I have to pay 70.00 /hour for the ABA consultant to come to our home (to train us to work w/our son) 2 hour each time/ weekly and 20.00/hour for the ABA tech from her company to come to work w/ my son (3yrs old ) 5 days /wk. I just wonder how much you pay for ABA service / What is the difference between ABA therapist and consultant ?
Thanks
Sarah
Those prices sound about right. I have paid anywhere from /hr for a therapist with absolutely no experience that we had to extensively train, to /hr for one that was highly experienced. For our ABA consultant we paid /hr for consulting, and /hr when she did therapy with our son. This consultant was just starting out so her prices were a lower. But I have paid other consultants as much as /hr.
The consultant is the one who writes the programming and analyzes the data to track progress, and then makes changes. An ABA consultant should have an advanced degree, and should have extensive training in behavior therapy. They should have mentored with another highly experienced behavior analyst, and taken the certification exam to be a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst). A therapist actually works with your child, and is under the direction of the consultant. I think the consultant should also be having therapy sessions with your child so that they know your child well.
[QUOTE=shakes352]aba is provided thru the school district, free of charge where i am.[/QUOTE]
Did you ask for it in the iep meeting?Also did you have to fight for it or did it come easy?
Currently we receive ABA through our Infant/Toddler EI program ( First Steps ). They reimburse the consultant /hour and the implementers /hour. aba is provided thru the school district, free of charge where i am.