Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Bethany Stuart, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Master's in Special Education with a specialization in Behavior Analysis. She works with families across Denver and Aurora.
Bethany Stuart is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with nearly a decade of experience in applied behavior analysis. Her work centres on autism spectrum disorder across two areas that do not always sit together: early intervention, and support for severe behavior. She serves families throughout Denver, Aurora and the surrounding Colorado communities.
Background
- She holds a Master's degree in Special Education with a specialization in Behavior Analysis from the University of West Florida.
- Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Florida State University.
- She has worked in applied behavior analysis for close to ten years.
- She is a DORA licensed behavior analyst, as every behavior analyst at Budding Futures is.
Approach
- She builds individualized skills-acquisition programs rather than working from a template.
- She writes behavior-reduction programs for the harder cases, including unsafe and severe behavior.
- She trains and supervises Registered Behavior Technicians, and signs off on them before they work with a child.
- She works closely with caregivers, on the view that the people with the child all day are the ones who make a skill stick.
- Therapy is assent based. When a child opts out of an activity, that is information, and the plan changes.