Blossom Behaviour Consulting Ltd

Description

If you are looking to work with a behavioural consultant, we can discuss your needs and options with you.

• Our services' cover a range of different needs and we have experience working with children, young people and adults who have an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) in England and an Independent Development Plan (IDP), in Wales.

Our services include:

Assessments, Programme design and Ongoing monitoring

Below are some examples of behaviour analytical tools we work with:

• Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK)
• Verbal Behaviour Milestones Assessment and Placement Programme (VB-MAPP)
• Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS-R)
• Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
• Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS)
• Essentials for Living (Patrick McGrieve)
• Inventory of Good Learner Repertoire (IGLR)
• Social skills Solutions
• Accept, Identify and Move- The AIM Curriculum (PEAK ABA Solutions)

From working with Speech and Language therapists and other practitioners, we are also familiar with a range of different mainstream and speech and language therapy resources that we can support and facilitate.

We value the contribution of the wider multidisciplinary team, and as part of our roles, we can use behaviour analytical strategies to facilitate learning, in line with a person's readiness and preference.

Assessment of distressed or excessive behaviours

At Blossom ABA Limited, we use a number of different tools to assess distressed and excessive behaviours.

Following our assessments, we design the most appropriate interventions to support a person in overcoming challenges and increasing any skills they find will help them in a meaningful way. Our assessments focus on supporting a person who is showing signs of stress in their daily life (e.g. via self injury or behaviours that pose a risk to self and others).

Our assessments also include the design of behaviours that are excessive and may impact someone's health and overall wellbeing over time.

Types of activities we conduct during our assessments are as below:

• Parent/carer/practitioner interview
• Scoring of functional assessment specific questionnaires
• ABC data collection
• Observation of the behaviour
• We provide assessment for stressed behaviours (self-injury and behaviours that pose a risk to others)
• Practical Functional Assessment (Dr. Greg Hanley)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Mindfulness

From our experience working with people with a varied range of needs over the years, we understand the pressures parents, professionals, carers and teachers are under.

To support our practice, we incorporate principles of mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into the work we deliver.

ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and it brings a unique approach to dealing with thoughts which allows individuals to gain more brain flexibility.

One of ACTs core messages is that trying to avoid or change thoughts is not productive.

In our practice, we support clients in engaging in alternative techniques based on the core processes of ACT:
< Acceptance (acceptance that thoughts do not go away)
< Cognitive defusion (separating ourselves from our thoughts)
< Being present (enjoying and focusing on the now)
< Self as a context (practicing self-analysis and reasoning with oneself)
< Values (e.g. Family, friends, work) and
< Committed action (setting realistic goals and working on bettering self).

ACT is evidence based and it can support clients in establishing goals that will lead them closer to their values, enhancing their quality of life.