Hi
I was wondering if anyone who has used ABA therapy could help me out.
I am looking at starting an ABA program for my 3.5-year-old son. He has just begun to say a few words. However, he does not actually communicate with us. He has recently been diagnosed with ASD.
I have advertised for a tutor and shortlisted 3 possible candidates. However, the strongest candidate is only available until Sept 2017.
What I want to know is as the tutor is experienced in ABA do I still need to pay for a consultant to train the tutor and oversee the program. The cost of the consultant is very expensive! Can I not just employ the tutor directly without using a consultant?
If the training is necessary how can I protect myself from the tutor just not sticking around and then having to pay out again to train someone new?
Also my son get 15 hours 1-1 support at preschool and I was thinking about approaching them to see if they could release his support worker to attend the training (the more people trained that work with him the better) But I have read on another forum that training the preschool worker may backfire when I apply for funding for ABA via an EHCP?
Another option I was thinking about was to split the 15-20 hours per week ABA tutoring between 2 different tutors that way I have more security if one was to leave.
I would love to hear from anyone who has experience of ABA and can possible help me clarify what my best options would be.
Thanks
Max
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user1467117083 · 05/05/2017 12:16
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