CBAP

COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC PROGRAM (CBAP)

The COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC PROGRAM (CBAP) services students from Preschool through the age of 21. The CBAP program is founded on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). All teaching techniques, program protocols, and data collection systems within this program are rooted in scientific principles, drawing on peer-reviewed research to guide their practices.

Applied Behavior Analysis uses positive reinforcement strategies. It can help children who are having difficulty learning or acquiring new skills. It can also address problem behaviors that interfere with functioning through a process called “functional behavioral assessment.”  Strategies used under this methodology include building rapport with the child, reinforcement, breaking tasks down into smaller parts, individualized and targeted instruction, implementation of specific prompt, and prompt fading strategies in order to help the child to learn new skills.

Numerous teaching techniques fall under the ABA umbrella, some of which are utilized in the Bernards Township classroom. These encompass incidental teaching, video modeling, audio modeling, schedule following, scripting, discrete trial instruction, and small group instruction. These techniques share several common elements.

All the aforementioned teaching techniques entail objectively defined target behaviors, circumstances in which these behaviors occur, individualized teaching procedures, probes to ensure generalization of learning, and strategies for maintaining acquired skills. We work closely with our families to ensure generalization of the daily life skills to the home environment.

When a child turns 14, we work with the families to begin the development of transition planning and life goals for the child after the age of 21. We begin to incorporate vocational tasks and early work skills to prepare the learner to be as independent as possible. We individualize our programs to meet the diverse needs of our learners. Students 18-21 years will participate in our Work Based Learning Program.