Milestones Spring Issue 2022
Helping Individuals with Disabilities & their Families Achieve & Celebrate Events & Milestones in their Lives
Helping Individuals with Disabilities & their Families Achieve & Celebrate Events & Milestones in their Lives
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There’s an<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
for That<br />
As the parent of a now-27-year-old on<br />
the Autism Spectrum, I have spent years<br />
interacting with teachers and school-based<br />
therapists, social workers, and counselors. I also have<br />
started a home business, <strong>Milestones</strong> Magazine, dedicated<br />
ABA Therapists (Behavior Analysts)<br />
“The Board-Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®)<br />
is a graduate-level certification in behavior analysis.<br />
Professionals certified at the BCBA level are independent<br />
practitioners who provide behavior-analytic services.<br />
to showcasing programs, products, and services that help<br />
empower and support people with divergent abilities.<br />
BCBAs may supervise the work of Board-Certified<br />
Assistant Behavior Analysts® (BCaBAs®),<br />
My first step to showcasing these programs and services is<br />
to find them and enter them into resource lists I compile<br />
nationwide, on a state-by-state basis. I then reach out to<br />
them, to verify the accuracy of the information I’ve found<br />
Registered Behavior Technicians® (RBTs®), and<br />
other professionals who implement behavior-analytic<br />
interventions.” From the website of the Behavior Analyst<br />
Certification Board<br />
online at first party websites and social media pages.<br />
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board website has<br />
One assist I have in compiling the lists are the websites<br />
of national associations that exist. While most are<br />
professional organizations for prospective and current<br />
practitioners; the Association for Play Therapy website<br />
also has a search function for people looking for a Play<br />
information on credential requirements for the Registered<br />
Behavior Technician (RBT), Board Certified Associate<br />
Behavior Analyst (BCaBA), Board Certified Behavior<br />
Analyst (BCBA), and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-<br />
Doctorate (BCBA-D).<br />
Therapist.<br />
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board is focused<br />
Here’s a rundown of the national organizations I’ve come<br />
across while compiling the resource lists.<br />
exclusively on practitioners. It does not serve as a<br />
resource & referral to families looking for a therapist.<br />
■ Occupational Therapists<br />
■ Physical Therapists<br />
■ Speech Therapists (Pathologists)<br />
Autism Speaks offers resource guides, including one for<br />
ABA therapists, on its website.<br />
Psychology Today also offers online information and<br />
resource/referral for/about a number of therapies,<br />
■ Music Therapists<br />
■ Art Therapists<br />
■ ABA Therapists (Behavior Analysts)<br />
■ Recreational Therapists<br />
including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). It has a<br />
search function on its website where you can enter a city<br />
or zip code.<br />
The Association for Play Therapy (APT) maintains a<br />
website that provides a directory of Play Therapists that<br />
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