Meet The Members Of Your Autism Therapy Team

Trumpet Behavioral Health provides comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to help children with autism reach their full potential. We assign several autism therapists to every child’s team to ensure they receive the attention they need to learn important new skills and decrease challenging behaviors. Read on to learn more about the various members of your Trumpet autism therapy team and their unique role in your child’s treatment.

Read More: How Trumpet Ensures High-Quality ABA Therapy

How Many Autism Therapists Are On My Child’s Therapy Team?

We call all team members who work directly with clients “therapists,” though they take on different roles within your child’s treatment plan. Trumpet typically assigns between 2 and 4 therapists to a child’s autism treatment team depending on the intensity of the services they will receive. Depending on the skills your child is developing, we’ll assign additional therapists to help. For example, if your child is learning to apply social skills to new environments and people, a new therapist may be added to your team to act as a “stranger.” One Board Certified Behavior Analyst is assigned to each team, and the rest of the team is usually composed of Registered Behavioral Technicians.

What Do Board Certified Behavior Analysts Do?

At Trumpet, every individual with autism is assigned a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to lead the ABA treatment. BCBAs are certified to practice ABA therapy and hold an M.A. or Ph.D. in the field. As the team leader, the BCBA conducts assessments, develops the treatment plan, supervises therapists and clinicians, provides training, and coordinates with medical professionals outside of Trumpet. To ensure every child receives effective ABA therapy, our BCBAs follow a structured routine that includes mapping out therapy plans 45 days in advance, holding 1-4 parent meetings per month, reviewing and modifying treatment plans, supervising therapists on a biweekly basis, and completing ongoing progress reports.

What Do Registered Behavioral Technicians Do?

Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBTs) are commonly referred to as therapists by our families and staff. Therapists have been certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) to provide ABA therapy. RBTs are the Trumpet team member families and children see most often, and they’ll work with your child between 2 and 5 times per week. RBTs use the treatment plan developed by the BCBA to teach new skills and reduce problem behavior through structured learning sessions and naturalistic learning strategies. RBTs also collect data on your child’s progress, which the BCBA uses to update and adjust the treatment plan.

Additional Support From Trumpet Team Members

There are many roles at Trumpet created to indirectly support the children and families we serve, including:

• Site Administrators and Managers: These individuals ensure our autism therapy centers are clean and safe. They also manage communication with families and team members when there are schedule changes or last-minute cancellations.
• Home Office Teams: These team members help coordinate insurance benefits, schedules, and authorizations for services.
• Client Intake & Care Coordination Team: This team helps families start services and supports families on an ongoing basis once services are started. When you start autism therapy with Trumpet, this team will be some of the first people your family will meet.

Trumpet retains a variety of autism therapists and support roles to ensure every family receives the high-quality autism services they deserve. To learn more about ABA therapy at Trumpet, contact us today.