In-Home ABA Therapy

How in-home ABA therapy works

In-home ABA therapy brings sessions to the place your child spends the most time. Skills are practiced during real routines: getting dressed, mealtimes, play, bath time, and moving from one activity to the next. Skills learned where they are used are more likely to carry over into everyday life.

1. Assessment. A BCBA meets your child and your family, observes, and asks about your goals. See what the ABA assessment involves.
2. Treatment plan. The BCBA writes goals for communication, daily living, play, and social skills, and plans for any behavior that gets in the way of learning.
3. Sessions at home. An RBT works one-on-one with your child on those goals, using play and everyday activities.
4. Supervision and review. The BCBA supervises sessions, tracks your child’s data, and updates the plan as your child learns.

What sessions look like

Sessions are active and often look like play. The RBT follows your child’s interests, breaks skills into small steps, and praises and rewards each step your child takes. Your child’s BCBA decides how long sessions run and how many happen each week, together with you.

Your role as a parent

Caregiver training is part of every BrightBridge program. Your BCBA shows you the strategies the RBT uses, so that you can use them between sessions too. Learn more about parent training.

When in-home therapy is a good fit

In-home ABA suits many families: children who are working on daily routines at home, families who live far from a clinic, and children who learn best in a familiar space. If your child would benefit from a structured setting with other children, ask about clinic-based ABA therapy.