Services Offered
IBT, Inc. offers many services to families of children with autism, as well as members of the community.
We offer training to parents, caregivers, paraprofessionals, teachers, and other educational and child-care staff. This allows all members of a child's community to participate in their learning.
We provide skill assessments to guide program development and functional assessment and analysis services to address problem behaviors. This allows parents and teachers to provide needed services based on the child's ability.
We offer consulting services to write teaching programs to help develop needed skills for children with autism. This includes data collection and progress monitoring to ensure success.
We provide parent education and training in ABA and raising a child with special needs. This includes providing a support network for family members.
We partner with many state and federal programs to make services available to families. We currently provide services under the following programs:
Kansas HCBS Autism Waiver
Kansas HCBS MR/DD Waiver
ECHO/Demonstration Project
We also work with families to bill their insurance and offer a sliding fee scale for our services to families who pay directly for our services. In addition, we are preparing to provide services under the new Kansas State Employee Health Plan coverage for children with autism.
Parent Training Services
Behavioral Consultant services are $125 an hour on a sliding fee scale according to the family’s ability to pay. This involves a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) visiting your home to meet with you and conducting the ABLLS with your child; the result being development of programs for you to teach at home. This would also include one-on-one training with you and feedback on the implementation of these programs.
Online and Hands-On Training is available to parents without being individualized to their child. Typically, the training consists of reading online lessons about ABA principles and then attending 2 days of hands-on training where you have the opportunity to practice these skills in the presence of IBT's trainer, who will provide coaching and feedback. To participate in this training, the cost is $500. Parents also have the option of just accessing the online lessons without attending the hands-on training. The cost of this service is $100, with the signed agreement that you will not share the content of the lessons.
Assessment Services
Assessment services are also available without additional services. IBT can conduct the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS) and Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP). The amount of time spent on the assessment depends upon the child's skill level. Young children and children lacking in numerous skills will not take as long to assess because they will not have many of the more complex skills. If the assessment takes up to 4 hours, the cost is $150 for you, including the cost of the book, which will stay with you. You can then use the book to reassess your child in the future (up to 4 times in one book), to develop new programs or decide on what skills to work on next, and show to other providers and school staff. If the assessment takes up to 7 hours, the price is $250. Also, you can purchase a license for $100 for us to input your child's ABLLS into the online ABLLS program. This would allow IBT to print out summaries and suggested programs based upon his ABLLS. It also has a feature that suggests IEP goals based upon the assessment.
Consultative and In-Home Provider Services
Behavioral Consultant services are $125 an hour on a sliding fee scale according to the family’s ability to pay. This involves a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) visiting your home to meet with you and conducting the ABLLS with your child; the result being development of programs for you or other providers to implement at home. This also includes team meetings conducted with providers and parents to monitor your child’s progress and ensure correct implementation of programs.
In-Home Providers are trained in applied behavior analysis techniques by IBT, Inc. and placed with families according to skills and geographic location. Providers conduct one-on-one sessions with your child to implement the programs developed by the Behavioral Consultant. Providers are also able to assist with homework, daily living skills, and problem behaviors according to your child’s programs. Team meetings are held with the Behavioral Consultant and providers on a regular basis (i.e., every other week, once a month) to guarantee the correct implementation of your child’s programs. The average cost of providers is $18 an hour.