quick survey for ABA professionals

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Hi!

I'm thinking about providing " consultant training

services " and would like to get feedback from ABA

professionals on what kinds of attributes/skills a

good ABA consultant should possess. I am also posting

a similar survey for parents/clients. (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

-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

-Managing your own time effectively; effective

scheduling

-Good organizational skills; handling administrative

tasks efficiently & effectively

-Developing/using 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

OPTIONAL:

Are you a consultant, therapist, other?

Which, if any, would you like to see more training

opportunities for?

Thank you for your time!

Amy Macfarlane, MBA, BCBA

ABA / Verbal Behavior Consultant

Kalamazoo, Michigan

amy@...