Behaviour Support (BCBA)
Behaviour doesn’t always need therapy - sometimes just better strategies.
Behaviour that is difficult to manage at school or home is common and stressful for all involved. We provide parenting support for common child and teen behaviours, focusing on skill building, within an attachment and relational framework.
We can also provide support to your child’s learning environment at your request.
Rebecca Carter, Registered Psychologist is also certified as a BCBA. She provides coaching and consultation services to those experiencing disruption to life due to behavioural difficulties.
Is your loved one’s behaviour severe, disruptive, and sometimes hurtful? We can help.
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What is Behaviour Support?
When behaviours are severely disruptive at home or school (example, would be considered a behaviour disorder), we offer a more intensive intervention that is both targeted and collaborative, and can include school based professionals.
This intervention is sometimes called behaviour therapy, coaching or behaviour support. It is implemented by a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA).
A BCBA specializes in decreasing challenging and dangerous behaviours and teaching safe and easily understood replacement behaviours. They are also held to the professional and ethical standard of the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board.
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How does Behaviour Support work?
Behaviour therapy uses the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to decrease problem/unexpected behaviours and teach socially significant adaptive ones.
Through the use of behavioural principles, the goal is to decrease problem/unexpected behaviour (e.g., aggression, self-injury, property destruction) through teaching appropriate replacement behaviours (e.g., communication, distress tolerance skills).
Behaviour support will benefit your child or teen by teaching them how to communicate and tolerate emotional distress more effectively, prioritizing their safety and those around them, which in turn can allow for increased independence and self-confidence.
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Can we really learn how to respond differently to our child/teen?
YES! You will be given suggestions and coaching on how to change the environment both initially and throughout treatment to better support your child/teen (e.g., lowering expectations until we can teach the appropriate skills).
Our practice focuses on creating safe environments as quickly as possible before teaching more complex skills.