Horizon consultants are Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) with extensive experience in the field.  Our consultants have diverse backgrounds in applied settings including public and private schools, collaborative programs, early intervention and specialty services, residential placements, nursing homes and more.  Consultation often starts with meetings with administrators, teachers, family members and other stake holders to establish objectives.  Once a consultation plan is created then the consultant conducts observations in the target settings and collaborates with teaching or therapeutic staff.  Common consultation duties include program planning and organization, dynamic assessment of student skills and behaviors, creation and maintenance of individualized programs, writing behavior intervention plans, evaluating language needs, creation of alternative communication modalities and more. Written notes are often delivered as a record of the consultation.  Consultants can also assist in the supervision and training of direct care staff.

Highly qualified Horizon BCBA Consultants conduct a variety of standard assessments including: 

·         Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

·        Program Evaluation

·         Coordinated Program Review

·         Home Assessment

·         Classroom Assessment

·         Ecological/Environmental Assessment etc. 

Horizon Consultants also conduct nonstandard assessments that are tailored to the needs of individuals, families and schools.  Reports are generated for all assessments and recommendations are based on current trends in applied settings and peer reviewed research literature.

Horizon Behavior Technicians work in classrooms, work sites and homes and provide a myriad of services to students and families.  Behavior technicians can support students in inclusion classrooms, administer discrete trial instruction (DTI), follow students into social and recreational environments and collaborate with classroom teachers and paraprofessionals in the delivery of academic instruction. In client homes, Horizon Behavior Technicians assist parents in working with their children in the areas of self-care, activities of daily living, social and community domains to increase skill acquisition and independence.  Horizon Behavior Technicians monitor progress through empirically validated data collection procedures.

Horizon Consultants regularly provide trainings for small and large groups.  School districts often hire HCG professionals to conduct their professional development days.  Other groups frequently hiring HCG for training include Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (SEPAC), local and national advocacy groups, private special education agencies and schools, parent groups, college programs and nursing and therapeutic homes.