Institute Of Applied Behavior

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Co-founded in 1981 by Dr. Gary W. LaVigna and Dr. Thomas J. Willis, The Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis (IABA) provides behavior management services, supported employment, supported living and supported educational services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Southern California. IABA is committed to providing the most advanced and highest possible quality services in support of people with challenging behavior. Our goal is to assure the highest quality of life possible for the people we serve by enabling them to live regular lives in natural settings with full, positive and valued community presence and participation.In addition to the support services provided in the US, IABA has become an internationally recognized source for training and consultation in the areas of positive, person-centered behavioral support, instructional strategies and total quality assurance systems. Since 1987, professional training programs to advance positive practices in the field of challenging behavior have been presented to audiences in 8 countries on 3 continents. STEP: A Behavioral Day Activity Service In 1985 IABA established STEP. It is the philosophy of STEP that a person with a developmental disability is entitled to live his or her life with the full dignity of a developing human being, as a self-reliant and productive member of society. Specifically, STEP offers individualized services toward the goal of independent and productive living and working in the community. STEP adheres to a strictly nonaversive behavior support philosophy. STEP was acknowledged as one of the seven "outstanding integrative employment agencies" in the United States in a federal grant project funded through the University of North Carolina in 1992.

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