BDI Services
Providing comprehensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) services and consultations to children with autism for over twenty years.
BDI Services
Providing comprehensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) services and consultations to children with autism for over twenty years.
Behavioral Dimensions
About BDI Services
Behavioral Dimensions provides intensive behavioral intervention services as well as behavioral consultation. These services are delivered by a team of licensed psychologists, behavior analysts, and trained practitioners.
Intensive behavioral intervention is a highly effective approach used to teach children with autism and other learning difficulties. The approach is comprised of both intervention and evaluation methods derived from the research and practices of applied behavior analysis. While intensive behavioral intervention has been practiced for over 25 years, it recently has become more recognized outside of the field of applied behavior analysis.
IBI Intake Packet
If you are interested in obtaining our services, please complete our intake packet. The intake packet is available online by clicking the link below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Isn’t it difficult for a child with autism to work for 3 hours straight?
The Senior Therapist of the autism program will work with the family to have preferred items or activities available to use as reinforcers to make learning fun for the child during his BDI shift and increase appropriate behavior. No one learns when upset and we strive for “no tears” shifts.
At the beginning of treatment for the child with autism, we will take small baby steps to teach a child how to sit at a table and pay attention to their staff and the teaching materials. As the child learns that their every effort is rewarded, sessions become more predictable and fun. The child will be given breaks as needed to keep learning at an optimal level throughout the shift, but our goal is to get as much teaching done in three hours as we possibly can.
What if my child does not learn?
Senior Therapists and Clinical Supervisors are trained to analyze data and troubleshoot learning difficulties that are child specific for each child with autism. Additional clinical and behavioral support will be scheduled in order to ensure that the child makes steady progress.
Do you have enough staff to fill all of the hours my child needs?
If there is enough trained staff in your area of Minnesota, and those staff are available during the times you desire, you will have a full schedule for your child. Every effort is made to fill open shifts with all children and the hiring process is an on-going process. Although BDI staff turnover is low, there are still situations when a child will have open shifts. Ideally, the easiest shifts to fill are those during a typical work day (between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.); however, early evening and weekend shifts can be successfully filled if staff are available.
What type of participation is required by the family?
The family is required to meet with the Senior therapist weekly to discuss the child’s progress.
If the family is interested in additional training BDI provides a series of trainings on specific parenting strategies called General Interaction Strategies (GIS). The series of trainings teach the family about reinforcement, responding to requests, offering choices, giving instructions, redirection, and responding to upsets. Once the family completes GIS, BDI can also provide assistance with toilet training, sleep disorders, feeding disorders, outings, and social skills training.
What skills are taught?
Beginning with basic imitation and matching skills, the child systematically moves through a curriculum to learn to understand and use language and social skills.
Who should receive these services?
Children with a diagnosis of ASD who display significant delays in development as well as severe behavior disorders are appropriately treated with the IBI model. The disorder is so severe that the children are unlikely to:
a) be safe in the home or community;
b) attain normal developmental milestones; or
c) succeed in a regular classroom without substantial one-to-one support.
The IBI model is only appropriate for children for whom the goal of treatment is to restore normal functioning as much as possible, and who demonstrate strong response to treatment on objective quantitative measures. Services are typically most appropriate for children under the age of 5?????, BDI’s existing data suggest response to treatment can be evaluated after nine months of treatment.
What is the time commitment?
Child must be available Monday through Friday, every day for 2 three to three and a half hour shifts for a minimum of 30 hours per week. We are only able to work around a child’s schedule who still requires naps. Additional weekday and weekend hours are available after the initial 30 hours are scheduled.
Where do the services take place?
Service occurs in the child’s home; caregiver must be present
Contact Us
Our administrative office is located in St. Louis Park, MN. While we don’t have a center that families can come to, we do want to make it easy to get in touch with us.
Download the Behavioral Dimensions brochure to learn more about our services today!
office@behavioraldimensions.com
Call Us
952.814.0207
Fax Us
952.938.8838
Mailing Address
7010 Highway 7, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Follow us on Social Media
Contact Us
Our administrative office is located in St. Louis Park, MN. While we don’t have a center that families can come to, we do want to make it easy to get in touch with us.
Download the Behavioral Dimensions brochure to learn more about our services today!
office@behavioraldimensions.com
Call Us
952.814.0207
Fax Us
952.938.8838
Mailing Address
7010 Highway 7, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Follow us on Social Media!