Parent Trainings for ABA

Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education is committed to helping you navigate the autism treatment journey. Our Parent Training resources provide information on issues in the ASD caregiver space.

Access the webinars and instructional materials below featuring topics like crisis management, feeding and sleeping issues, and daily visual schedules.

Creating a Visual Schedule

Most children with ASD have difficulty with transitions and unexpected changes in routines.  Schedules help cope with unexpected changes.

In today’s discussion we will talk about what pairing is, how to pair, why it is important, and finally going through some scenarios of what pairing looks like. Pairing is a way to establish yourself as a reinforcer for your child. Some people may also refer to this as building a rapport. During the pairing process, you want to establish yourself with things your child finds enjoyable.

The Power of Words: Using Positive Phrases with Your Child

Next up in our Parent Training series, we will be discussing the Power of Words: Using Positive Phrases with Your Child. The powerpoint presentation below provides audio narration for ease of access. Click on the link below to follow along.

Principles of Reinforcement

This week in our Parent Training series, we will be exploring different principles of reinforcement. Reinforcement is a powerful tool that we utilize when we are teaching new behaviors as well as when we are maintaining behaviors.

Navigating IEPs

If your child is struggling in school, or if your child has received a diagnosis by a medical professional, they may qualify for an Individualized Education Program or IEP. It’s hard to know where to start or what to expect during this process, and the law can be…

3 Questions to ask yourself when evaluating social validity in treatment outcomes

Do you ever wonder if what you’re doing matters much? If you’re an RBT or a BCBA, you likely know how important it is to ensure that your programming is relevant and socially valid, especially when you’re serving kiddos with autism who really need strategic plans in place. According to Montrose Wolf (1978), social validity in behavior analysis can be evaluated in 3 ways.

5 Tips to Prepare for Your Child’s Virtual Learning

We’ve all needed to make adjustments to our work, school, and socializing over the last six months. One aspect that can be especially challenging is successfully adapting to virtual learning, and we want to help! These tips and tricks were compiled from recommendations from Cultivate employees who have supported or are currently supporting their own children in the virtual learning process.

5 Tips to Support Your Child’s Virtual Learning

You’ve prepared a learning space, printed and organized materials, and set expectations for the daily routine. Now what?

Motivating your child, creating achievable goals for yourself, and generally setting everyone up for success for consistent, effective virtual learning can be a challenge. We hope the following tips will help parents manage and functionally support schooling from home.

Crisis Management

As a parent with a child on the autism spectrum, the thought of Crisis Management may seem like a task too big to handle. Cultivate is here to help. A team of Registered Behavior Technicians in our Apprenticeship program put together this informative presentation in…

Creating Visual Schedules

The third presentation in our Parent Training Series focuses on the benefits and applications of Daily Visual Schedules. The goals for this training are to: Provide you with 3 general strategies for easing transitions between activities with daily schedules,Explain…

Sleep Problems

80% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder struggle with sleep. In this training, we will break down common sleep problems and recommend strategies for skill building and decreasing challenging behavior. We will address three specific problems associated with…

Navigating the Back 2 School Journey

Cultivate is dedicated to working with our families as they take on the unique challenges of heading back to school this year. Our team is excited to help you navigate this journey! This month, we are thrilled to share information on our caregiver support services,…

Feeding Problems

Are you a parent with a child on the autism spectrum struggle with feeding problems? Our new Parent Training resource provides in-depth information addressing these concerns. Feeding Problems Addressed in this Presentation Food SelectivityDifficulty sitting at the…

ASD Caregiver Support Group

Please join us for our Virtual ASD Caregiver Support Group! We hope that this message finds you all healthy, happy, and safe in the midst of the COVID-19 chaos we’ve all been experiencing. Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education is doing everything we can to…