Can private ABA service providers observe in a classroom?
Collaboration between home ABA providers and school teams is important for fostering student progress and facilitating generalization of skills. Parents wishing to have their home ABA consultants observe in their child’s classroom should request that visit through the principal. Each school has procedures and policies for classroom visits designed to maintain the integrity and continuity of the instructional program. The principal will coordinate the visit and contact the ABA coach who will accompany the consultant during the classroom observation. The ABA coach will also be available to meet with the home ABA consultant immediately following the observation to answer any questions. Since one of the primary responsibilities of the ABA coaches is to make recommendations to classroom teachers, the coaches will follow-up with teachers after the classroom visit and will take into consideration the information discussed during the debriefing.
