subject: Why A Quality Aba Program Is Necessary For Schools [print this page] Autism is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders in young children, yet most school districts are ill equipped to handle it. Instead of providing educators with the training required to provide these kids with the education that they deserve, many schools feel that the only financial option for them is to instead place these children into special education classes or to leave them in a classroom with their peers until they fall behind or end up in disciplinary trouble due to behavioral differences. The simple fact is that ABA therapy can help, and school districts can afford the training.
While sending educators and guidance counselors from every school in a district may not be financially feasible, there are courses in ABA therapy that are available for school districts that utilize DVDs and offer all of the tools that educators need to properly apply the therapy in a one on one setting with a child. These programs are incredibly cost efficient and can be used over and over again to teach new educators or to offer refresher courses. They include data collection sheets, picture cards, and even access to help if there are any questions.
A quality ABA program can actually be incredibly helpful for educators. Not only will it help teach how to perform every step of ABA therapy properly, but a good program will also provide a better education about children with autism, how they learn, and how ABA can help. Great programs don't just offer instructions on how to perform ABA therapy, but how to really ensure that it works and how to make the most out of prompting, behavior management, discrete trials, and all of the other aspects of the therapy. In short, a great program is an incredible teaching tool.
Thanks to DVD programs, school districts can afford to offer ABA therapy. These schools can educate as many teachers and employees as necessary with a single program and can use it again and again. This is certainly cost effective, and the ability to use the DVDs as refresher courses can actually help make them more effective than a standard training seminar or class. At the end of the day, children with autism deserve a top quality education as much as any other student, and when there is a program out there that can provide it, school systems certainly need to look into providing the therapy for these students.
