“Applied Behaviour Analysis is the science of human behaviour. It consists of scientific principles which explain how people learn behaviours and skills. The principles of ABA can be applied to teach any socially significant behaviour, such as toileting, communication, academic skills, social skills, community skills and many others. The science can also be applied to reduce behaviours that challenge, for example: aggression, property destruction, self-injury, feeding and sleep issues.”
Skybound Applied Behaviour Analysis are based in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and travel all over the UK and Europe to provide specialised services for children, adolescents and adults. Our team possess a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience and offer a variety of professional and client focused services to many families, schools, organisations and individuals.
The staff that work as part of our team of ABA practitioners all have or are working towards recognised qualifications in ABA. These include Board Certified Behaviour Analysts, Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analysts and Registered Behaviour Technicians. We place a heavy emphasis on staying up to date with the best practises and current research. We regularly send our ABA staff to leading courses in the USA in order to ensure that we provide the most up to date therapeutic programs.
APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS FROM SKYBOUND THERAPIES
We work together as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team at Skybound Therapies combining Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Social Skills.
Skybound Therapies believe that there is every reason to be optimistic about an individual’s future, with the right interventions anything is possible. We have high expectations of what each individual is capable of and we truly believe that given the necessary support, anybody can Reach for the Sky, One Step at a Time.
HOW WE HELP
Skybound Applied Behaviour Analysis offer a range of services for children, adolescents and adults who need help and support for any of the following:
This is not an exhaustive list, and working as experienced professionals, we are able to address many skill areas that may be inhibiting independence or success within a person’s life or refer you to one of our other team members, for example: our Speech and Language Therapists for feeding interventions or oral motor skills.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Skybound Applied Behaviour Analysis offer a range of services for children, adolescents and adults who need help and support for any of the following:
PROVIDING OUR SERVICES
Intensives
Our Intensive programs consist of 5 days in our purpose built centre in Pembrokeshire. Shorter intensive programs are available if required. Our intensive courses can consist of Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Behaviour Analysis or the program can be individually tailored for the disciplines of your choice.
The Intensive programs start at 9.30am and finish at 3.30pm. During the intensive, your child is thoroughly assessed and a detailed program is developed. Training is provided to all who have attended the Intensive with your child. At the end of the intensive we provide you with a detailed written program report to take home with you. Ongoing support can be provided following your Intensive.
Assessments
We can complete detailed assessments to assess a child’s strengths and needs. These assessments can be completed initially in order to establish a thorough baseline before any interventions are begun and updated regularly. These assessments include:
- Verbal Behaviour Milestone Assessment & Placement Program (VB-MAPP)
- Assessment of Basic Language and Learner Skills – Revised (ABLLS-R)
- Essentials for Living
- Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires
- Assessment of Functional Living Skills
We often collaborate with our Speech and Language Therapy team in order to conduct standardised assessments including the CELF 4, Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales and BPVS.
Supervision
Skybound can provide supervision for people working towards their Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCABA) and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) qualifications. The number of supervisees we are able to take is very limited. Please contact us for more information.
Consultancy
Skybound can provide consultants and supervisors for home based and school based programs. Our consultants are all Board Certified Behaviour Analysts or Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analysts. Our supervisors are either certified or are working towards certification. We are able to provide one off consults or regular on going consultancy.
We work with families doing early intervention with very young children, through to teens and adults. We have different consultants that specialise in different ages and different issues within our team. We travel across the UK and abroad to provide consultancy services. We can also provide consultancy to schools, colleges, respite centres and adult services.
Registered Behaviour Technicians
We can provide Registered Behaviour Technicians (RBT) to deliver a program to an individual with a disability on a regular basis. Our RBTs can deliver the therapeutic programs devised by our consultants/supervisors. Our Registered Behaviour Technicians have under gone a theory training package in order to qualify and are supervised regularly.
Functional Behaviour Assessments
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We conduct detailed Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBA). An FBA is recommended by NICE guidelines and the British Psychological Society for those with a learning disability and who display challenging behaviour. A Functional Behaviour Assessment consist of interviews, observations, data recording by carers and questionnaires.
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From these assessments, the function(s) of the behaviour(s) is hypothesised. It is important to establish the function in order that effective interventions can be developed.
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Following the functional behaviour assessment, a detailed Behaviour Support Plan (BSP) is written by our specialists.
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Our interventions focus primarily on teaching functional replacement skills that can replace the inappropriate behaviours. By teaching the individual an easier, alternative appropriate behaviour to meet the same function as the challenging behaviour, the challenging behaviour can be reduced.
The Functional Behaviour Assessment usually occurs over two days, but sometimes longer is required. During the Functional Behaviour Assessment, we will observe the individual as well as have discussions with the individual if appropriate, their parents/carers and any relevant professionals. Following the FBA, we then write a detailed report and behaviour support plan. We then return to complete two days of training on the Behaviour Support Plan, including hands on implementation of the interventions. Following this we can continue to provide ongoing monitoring and consultation if desired.
Our Skybound Applied Behaviour Analysis Team are able to provide courses to groups of individuals, including parents, teachers, and other professionals who would like more information within this field of work.
These courses can be run as a full day which will discuss the topics in great detail, or we also offer 2 hour courses which will include an overview of the points discussed.
We provide the following training courses, but we also can tailor make a training course specifically for your requirements. We can also combine with the other Skybound departments to provide multidisciplinary courses, for example for developing communication skills or feeding interventions.
COURSE 1 : Tolerating Health and Medical Procedures
- Tolerating medical and health procedures is an essential part of life. Without being able to tolerate check-ups and medical procedures an individual may not get the treatment they need without other procedures such as a General Anaesthetic. This course will aim to give the participants the skills to be able to assist individuals in becoming acclimatised to these procedures.
Learning Objectives
- To be familiar with the steps for teaching toleration for the numerous health and medical procedures.
- To be able to use task analyses to break other health and medical procedures down into the component skills required
- To understand the use of rewards including when and how they should be delivered during health and medical procedures
- To understand when the use of counting, visual supports, timers etc may be advantageous
- To know which equipment may be best o use with individuals with autism or related conditions.
COURSE 2 : Introduction to ABA and Teaching Children With Disabilities
- This course will introduce attendees to the science of applied behaviour analysis and how it can be used to teach children with a wide range of disabilities.
Learning Objectives:
The course will specifically look at how ABA can be used to teach:
- Play skills
- Communication
- Speech
- Self-help skills
- Social Skills
- Early academic skills
- Language Skills
- Cooperation
- And many more!
COURSE 3 : Decreasing Behaviours that Challenge
- Behaviours which challenge such as aggression, self-injury, non-compliance, property destruction, verbal abuse and others can be difficult for families and staff to manage.
- This course will identify the assessments that should be completed and strategies that can be used to teach appropriate replacement behaviours and to decrease behaviours that challenge.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the functions of behaviour
- Identify methods that can be used as part of a functional behaviour assessment
- Identify common replacement behaviours
- Identify ways to teach these replacement behaviours
COURSE 4 : Intermediate Teaching Children with Disabilities
- This course is a follow up to our Introductory course and focuses on more advance language and academic skills.
Learning Objectives:
- Increasing cooperation in more challenging settings
- Conversational skills
- Perspective Taking
- Inferences
- Maths
- Reading
- Developing independence
COURSE 5 : Developing Meaningful Skills with Adults with Learning Disabilities
- This course will review the curricula that are currently available and how these can be used to develop a meaningful intervention program for individuals with a disability.
- This course will look at why it is important to use a variety of curricula and not just to rely on one curricula.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify curricula that can be used to help identify targets
- Identify the most socially significant targets
- Use task analyses
- Identify reinforcers and how to use them effectively
- Write an intervention plan for a skill
- Develop an individual learning plan
- Identify environmental supports that are needed to teach skills
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