quick survey for parents/clients

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Hi!

I'm thinking about providing " consultant training

services " and would like to get feedback from

parents/clients on what kinds of attributes/skills

they feel a good ABA consultant should possess. I am

also posting a similar survey for ABA professionals.

(It should be interesting to compare the two lists!)

If you are interested in providing feedback, please

follow the instructions in the next paragraph. (If

this message posts and the list gets jumbled, feel

free to email me privately for clarification.)

The following is a list of skills/attributes/services

that may be important for a good ABA consultant to

have. Please rate from 1 on up in the order of

importance, with 1 being the most important. Then,

cut and paste the list with your ratings and email to

me at this email address: amy@...

-Knowledge, experience, and training in ABA methods as

applied to children with autism

-Providing customized services (preparation of

materials, consultation reports, conducting team

meetings)depending on client's needs

-Ability to explain ABA techniques/methods in terms

that clients find easy to understand

-Good " people skills " ; empathy for clients

-Ability to organize and conduct effective

consultations

-Providing timely responses to client's request,

questions, etc.

-Willingness to work 1:1 with clients as part of

training

-Developing/providing a good data collection system

-Ability to write effective reports, evaluations

-Good organizational skills; handling administrative

tasks efficiently & effectively

-The use of a systematic procedure for training

therapists; effective use of handouts, modeling,

observation, feedback, evaluations to train therapists

-Knowledge of latest research findings in ABA

-Other: Specify

Please feel free to include any comments!

Thank you for your time!

Amy Macfarlane, MBA, BCBA

ABA / Verbal Behavior Consultant

Kalamazoo, Michigan

amy@...