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ABA Therapy duration is dependent on the hours approved hours after initial assessment is done by the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). It can be anywhere 17 to 30 hours per week on average. It should be noted that ABA Therapy approval solely depends on the child’s need and the severity of diagnosis. Once a final approval is determined, the schedule of ABA Therapy is arranged directly with the child’s primary caregiver, Blooming Case Manager and the RBT and BCBA
Blooming Behavioral Health is able to deliver ABA Therapy in the child’s home, school, day care, community center, or PPEC. Furthermore, Blooming Behavioral Health has its very own treatment center located in Miami where parents are given the option to bring their child in for ABA therapy services.

The child works directly with the Registered Behavioral Therapist (RBT) in the presence of the child’s caregiver. A caregiver is defined as the child’s parent, legal guardian, teacher (in the school), nurse (in PPEC). The RBT provides individualized therapy as indicated in the treatment plan formulated by the BCBA. The RBT is also supervised directly by the BCBA on a weekly basis. In addition, Blooming provides parent training to make sure parents and caregivers receive routine education and follow-ups to make sure treatment plan remains consistent.

Yes, the goal of ABA Therapy is to establish patterns and correct maladaptive behaviors in the child’s environment.
Blooming’s intake process consists of collecting all the needed documentation from physicians, specialists, CDE testing, in some cases the IEP from the public school. The child also needs to be evaluated first by the BCBA, who will make the recommendation on how many hours per week the child should receive for ABA Therapy.

There are over 25 Diagnoses that qualify for ABA, the most common are: Autism; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Maladaptive Aggression; and Lack of Expected Normal Physiological Development in Childhood.