A Bridge to Achievement

ABtA loves Halloween!

We had a 👻SPOOKTACULAR👻 time celebrating it with our learners this week with fun games and dressing up!

We also want to make sure everyone has a safe and memorable holiday so swipe through the post above to see a few helpful tips and tricks to make this Halloween the best one yet! Happy Halloween everyone 🎃

Happy 🎉 Today’s term is the First/Then Approach.

Carrigan Farms was the perfect venue for our Q4 staff event. We had a blast playing games, eating, and connecting with our teams from all 3 center locations. Thanks to everyone who came out! 🧡

It was Apple Picking Week for our social skills groups and this week we read “Apple Picking Day” by Candice Ransom.

The learners loved exploring this theme through various activities, with washing apples using brushes and soap being the group’s favorite themed activity! The fun continued into the gym with glow in the dark ball play! It was another week of fun, friendship, laughter, and learning.

The progress observed this week was tremendous, and we are so proud of our social skill learners and staff!

Week 6 of our social skills groups is complete! ❤️

This week we talked about all of our hometown heroes, using the book “Hello! Hometown Heroes” by Tori Armier. Our learners had an amazing time learning about all of the hometown heroes there are and how they make our world a better place and what they do! To make it even more exciting, our learners got to go into the surprise box and in it there were construction worker costumes with play tools. We had so much fun with our pretend play this week especially making a mess as you can see from our hammering center, dancing to songs about hometown heros, and playing with the parachute with one another.

We are so excited to see our learners growing friendships with one another and taking turns. Stay tuned in for what we have planned for next week!

This week’s ✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨ is: Tanajzha from the Pineville center!!

Week 5 of our social skills groups flew by!

We dove into the topic of bus safety, using the book "A Bus for Us" by Suzanna Bloom as our guide. Our learners had a blast practicing bus etiquette, learning about safety rules, and even pretending to ride a bus with imaginary seats and destinations. To make it even more fun, we danced to silly songs and played games related to bus travel. We're so impressed with our learners' progress and their enthusiasm for learning new social skills and building relationships with their friends!

We’re rocking and rolling with our groups, and happy to have you along for the ride!

That’s a wrap on our fourth week of our Social Skills Groups! ♥️

This week’s theme was all about riding the bus to school, and just how much fun it can be! We read “The Little School Bus” by Carol Roth. Learners had a blast dancing to bus themed songs like “Wheels on the Bus,” and playing games like Pete the Cat’s Wheels on the Bus game. And as always, the surprise box was a huge hit!

Growth, connection, and a whole lot of fun. Keep following along to see how our learners and staff are building friendships and unlocking potential!

Happy 🎉 Today’s term is Prompting.

We're hiring for multiple positions across all 3 of our locations, including Behavior Technicians! Make a difference and join our team to be part of something truly meaningful. 💙

This week’s ✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨ is: Ashantia from the Winston-Salem center!!

Join us in congratulating some stellar employees’ accomplishments!

Two of our BCBAs, Sam & Anita, have obtained the Level 4 credential for Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) and skill-based treatment (SBT) of severe problem behavior through FTF Behavioral Consulting. We continue to pride ourselves in providing high quality, ethical and trauma-assumed ABA services.

There are seven credential levels offered and each level requires a set of processes or outcomes and necessary documentation.

We are so proud of you Sam and Anita, and can’t wait to see you continue to unlock potential and transform lives!

If you would like to know more about each level please follow the link:
Credentialing: Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) and Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) of Severe Problem Behavior - FTF Behavioral Consulting (ftfbc.com) (https://ftfbc.com/credentialing/)

This week was the third week of our Social Skills Group here at ABtA! ♥️

The week's theme was all about how much fun the first day of school will be with all of the activities you will do, plus the emotions to expect and how to work through them! The book this week was "Llama Llama Misses Mama" by Anna Dewdney. One of the learners' favorite activities was being able to play pin the tail on the llama! It was incredible to see the learners having so much fun working together to get the tail on the right spot and being silly while doing so! We also worked on communication skills by asking for dance songs with this week's favorite song being Hickory Dickory Dock. During the song, each learner got a chance to go in the surprise box to get their own clocks and move the hands on the clocks along with the song.

We had such an amazing week and stay tuned in for what we have planned for the upcoming weeks!

Happy 🎉 Today’s terms are the 4 Functions of Behavior.

Last week was our second week of our Social Skills Groups here at ABtA! ❤️

This week’s theme was all about getting ready for the first day of school and what to expect in a fun and silly way. We read the book “If You Take a Mouse to School” by Laura Numeroff. One of the learners’ favorite activities was getting a little messy with a shaving cream experiment, like how the mouse did in the book!

We also worked on sharing and working together by building the tallest tower with cups! Learners also got the chance to work on communication skills by requesting dance songs and sing along songs. A group favorite is the Freeze Dance song!

We had such an amazing week and can’t wait for what we have planned for the upcoming weeks

This week’s✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨is: Leah from the University center!!

Happy 🎉 Today’s terms are Assent and Assent Withdrawal.

We launched our Social Skills programs this week! ❤️

Our week one theme is all about best friends! We read “How to Spot a Best Friend” and discussed what friends would do versus not do. One of the favorite activities is the surprise box! Learners chant along with staff while waiting to see what’s revealed. This week it’s musical instruments for the learners to explore while singing “Will you be a friend of mine”? Learners also participated in center activities to work on targeting specific social skill goals identified by a BCBA, including playing with the parachute and following group instructions during parachute play. Learners had the opportunity to explore various toys and work on building their social motivation and play skills in both the classroom and gym.

We had a BLAST in week one. Stay tuned for what we have in store next week!

This week’s ✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨ is: Shanyia from the Winston-Salem center!!

This week’s ✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨ is: Prim from the Pineville center!!

Our First Virtual Info Session is on Monday; you won't wanna miss it! Click the link below to RSVP:

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See you there! 💙

Happy 🎉 Today’s term is Verbal Operants.

ABtA had the privilege of being a sponsor at WIBA (Women In Behavior Analysis) this past week in Atlanta, GA, and WOW!

To be surrounded by such powerful and encouraging women in the ABA field was truly amazing!

Our team there made life long memories, connections, and gained so much knowledge. Can’t wait for next year!

This week’s✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨is: Yasmine from the University center!!

Join us in celebrating some successes our learners have had the past few weeks at our centers! 🎉 🎊