FCBI
Mission and Vision
FCBI Clinical Leadership
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Rick Amado, PhD (LP) – L
Tim Moore, PhD, BCBA-D (Director) - R
The vision of the Practical Solutions
to Behavioral Challenges program is
to enable families to independently
and confidently develop solutions to
challenging routines and behaviors at
home and in the community through
the core principles of positive behavior
change:
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Jessica Camp, MA, BCBA – L
Kendra Marvin, MS, BCBA – R
1. Know the function of behavior –
discover the triggers for problems and
the outcomes that problems produce
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The mission of the Family Centered
Behavioral Interventions program is to
empower parents to learn what works
to teach their children new skills, limit
problems during daily routines, and
succeed accessing life’s important
events.
Matt Oelke, MS, BCBA – L
Katherine Welter, MS, BCBA – R
2. Be proactive – minimize the triggers for
problems and plan for ways to
maximize better behavior
3. Reinforce – provide motivation for
children to learn new skills and change
their behavior
4. Respond positively when problems
occur – focus on what you’d like the
child to do instead
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Behavioral Dimensions, Inc.
415 Blake Rd. North
Suite 240e
Hopkins, MN 55343
www.behavioraldimensions.com
office: 952.814.0207
fax: 952.938.8838
Contact: Tim Moore
mobile: 612.384.3000
email: tmoore@behavioraldimensions.com
The
Family Centered Behavioral
Interventions
Program
Practical Solutions to
Behavioral Challenges:
Teaching Parents to Solve
Problems
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Tantrums during homework?
Refusal to eat meals?
Throwing things during free time?
Aggression when you say ‘no’?
We combine our expertise in
positive behavior change with
caregiver expertise in their
families to produce
extraordinary outcomes.
Our routines-based positive
supports empower families to
meet the challenges of life one
step at a time as they learn to
make lasting changes that work
for them.
The FCBI WORKSHOP
1. What does the workshop involve?
a. One 3-hour workshop session + one in
home support visit (30-60 min) per week,
for 6 weeks
b. Core principles of positive behavior change
(see back flap) are taught through lecture,
video examples, and hands-on practice
c. Each family builds a behavior plan that fits
their needs and unique living situation, one
week at a time
2. Who is the workshop appropriate for?
Parents and other primary family caregivers:
a. Who are comfortable learning in a group
setting and applying strategies at home
with limited support
b. Whose child (age 2-22) tantrums, hits
others, destroys property, doesn’t listen, or
hurts themselves throughout the day or
during specific routines (e.g., transitions,
meals, self-care, leisure)
3. What are the time requirements?
Everyday routines can be constant
struggles for families of children with
developmental disabilities and mental health
challenges. Leisure, meals, self-care, chores,
homework, and other routines can be daily
battles.
Constant focus on the parent and family as
the primary influences in the child’s life
b.
Key readings and discussion on
customizing core principles and strategies
(see back flap) to each unique family
All FCBI models feature instruction for
caregivers on the primary principles of Applied
Behavior Analysis (ABA) and specific positive
strategies for minimizing problems and
building desirable behavior. Families who
struggle every day to handle challenging
behavior will learn to plan proactively, teach
and reinforce desirable behaviors, and
respond effectively when problems occur.
Parents will use their knowledge and
experience to design their own plans for
behavior change—independent and
empowered.
c.
Hands-on training of intervention strategies
and the use of our problem solving
framework to design interventions
Choose the model that fits for your family:
3. What are the time requirements?
FCBI Model
Option 1: Standard. Two meetings per week
of 3 hours (with daily expectations on
off-days). 6 months – 18 months.
Duration
Intensity
Workshop (Twin
Cities metro)
6 weeks
Moderate
b. Followed by one meeting a month for two
months (ongoing monthly meetings are
available)
Workshop
(outside metro)
Determined
with each
county
Moderate –
high
In-home Option 1
(standard)
6 – 18 months
High
In-home Option 2
(digest)
6 weeks
High
In-home Option 3
(intensive)
1-2 weeks
Very high
adjustments will be made to the timing of
workshops. Please contact us to discuss a
customized arrangement for your county
1. What do in-home services involve?
a.
a. One three hour class per week for six
weeks (usually in the evening) and four one
hour in-home visits spread over the six
weeks
*For counties outside the Twin Cities metro,
FCBI IN-HOME TRAINING
FCBI Program Models: Options to fit your
family’s needs and preferences
2. Who is in-home service appropriate for?
Parents and other primary family caregivers:
a.
Who learn best from hands-on instruction
and feedback
b.
Whose child (age 2-22) tantrums, hits
others, destroys property, doesn’t listen, or
hurts themselves throughout the day or
during specific routines (e.g., transitions,
meals, self-care, leisure)
Option 2: Digest. Similar to workshop
framework but delivered to individual
families at home. One meeting per week
of 4 hours (with daily expectations on
off-days). 6 weeks.
Option 3. Intensive. Think “Super Nanny”.
Five days per week, wake-up through
bed-time, for 1-2 weeks. Designed for
families who require and prefer a
restructuring of many routines
simultaneously.
* FCBI programs may not be appropriate if children currently exhibit
crisis-level behavior that regularly requires physical
intervention to maintain safety of the child and others