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Parent Training &
Family Support Programs

You are your child's most important therapist. Our BCBAs teach you practical ABA strategies you can use every day — empowering your family to extend the impact of therapy around the clock.

What It Is

Structured ABA Training
Built for Real Family Life

Parent training is a structured program in which a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) from Archways ABA teaches parents and caregivers to understand and implement Applied Behavior Analysis strategies as part of everyday life. Sessions focus on practical, immediately applicable skills — not clinical theory.

Training typically takes place in your home or via telehealth, and is tailored entirely to your child's specific needs, your family's routines, and the challenges you encounter day to day. You'll leave each session with clear action items and the confidence to use what you've learned.

The Research Is Clear

Studies consistently show that when parents are trained to implement ABA strategies, their children make significantly greater gains than when they receive therapy alone. Parent involvement is not a bonus — it's a clinical necessity for the best outcomes.

Why It Matters

Parents Are the Most Powerful Therapists

A child in ABA therapy receives 15–40 hours of therapy per week. That leaves 128+ hours per week when your child is not in formal therapy — at home, at meals, on car rides, at bedtime. What happens during those hours matters enormously.

When parents know how to prompt effectively, reinforce the right behaviors, respond to challenging situations, and build communication opportunities into daily routines, the therapy doesn't stop when the RBT leaves. It continues all day, every day — accelerating your child's progress in ways no clinic session alone can match.

Therapy hours alone are not enough. Parent training is the bridge between the clinic and the rest of your child's life.

Curriculum

What We Cover in Parent Training

Every program is customized, but our core parent training curriculum covers these essential areas — all taught in practical, jargon-free language you can use immediately.

Understanding ABA Principles

Learn the core principles behind ABA — why behavior happens, what maintains it, and how the environment influences your child's actions. No jargon, just practical understanding.

Reinforcement Strategies

Discover how to identify what motivates your child and how to use reinforcement effectively to strengthen desired behaviors — without unintentionally reinforcing the ones you want to reduce.

Prompting & Fading

Learn when and how to help your child without creating prompt dependence — using the least intrusive supports needed and systematically fading them to build independence.

Managing Challenging Behaviors

Understand why challenging behaviors happen and how to respond in ways that reduce them over time — using proactive prevention strategies and evidence-based consequence procedures.

Building Communication

Learn strategies to build and expand your child's communication — whether they use words, pictures, devices, or signs — by embedding communication opportunities throughout daily routines.

Daily Routine Strategies

Get tailored guidance for your family's specific challenging moments — mornings, mealtimes, transitions, bedtime — with ABA-based strategies that fit your real life and schedule.

Program Format

Flexible Formats That Fit Your Life

Parent training at Archways ABA is designed to fit around your family's schedule and circumstances — not the other way around.

  • In-Home or Telehealth — Sessions can be conducted in person in your home or via secure video — whichever works best for your family.
  • Typically 1–2 Hours Per Week — Sessions are focused and action-oriented, giving you clear skills to practice between appointments.
  • Standalone or Combined — Parent training can stand alone as its own service or be provided alongside your child's in-home or center-based ABA therapy.
  • BCBA-Led — All parent training is conducted by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, not a technician — ensuring clinical expertise in every session.
  • Insurance Billable — Many insurance plans cover parent training as part of ABA services. We verify your coverage before beginning.
Who It's For

Is Parent Training Right for Your Family?

Parent training is a strong fit for families in many situations, including:

  • Parents of newly diagnosed children
  • Families wanting to understand ABA
  • Parents of children currently in ABA
  • Families in rural areas with limited services
  • Caregivers who want practical daily strategies
  • Parents dealing with challenging behaviors at home
  • Families transitioning off intensive ABA services

Not sure if standalone parent training or combined services are the right fit? Our team will help you figure out the best approach during a free intake call.

Our Approach

Warm, Practical, and Built for Real Life

We believe parent training should leave you feeling empowered — not overwhelmed. Our BCBAs are warm, supportive, and skilled at translating clinical knowledge into language that makes sense in everyday family life. You won't leave a session drowning in jargon. You'll leave with specific, practical strategies you can use tomorrow morning.

Our Promise to Families

We meet you where you are — not where a textbook says you should be. Every parent training session at Archways ABA is built around your child's specific behaviors, your family's unique routines, and the real challenges you face every day. You are the expert on your family. We're here to give you the tools to help them thrive.

Ready to Begin?

Start Parent Training with Archways ABA

Contact us today for a free consultation. We'll discuss your family's needs, verify your insurance coverage, and connect you with a BCBA who's the right fit for your family.

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