Language Development Center Recognized For Supporting 21 Orange County Schools

Verbal Behavior Associates receives award for supporting behavioral health throughout Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

Orange County, CA - Verbal Behavior Associates, VBA, an Irvine group of dedicated professionals who offer applied behavior analysis (ABA), recently received an award from the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD). The “You Are The Advantage” Award is given to community members and employees who embody the district’s four core values of innovation, excellence, collaboration, and integrity.

Verbal Behavior Associates provides applied behavior analysis services to children impacted by autism or other developmental delays as well as children who demonstrate moderate-severe behavior problems. VBA founder Matthew Howarth, Ph.D., BCBA-D and his team collaborated with PYLUSD during the previous year to provide the required intensive behavioral training for the school district’s Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) as they provide the necessary behavioral support to the district’s 21 elementary schools.

“We strongly believe that the student is always right,” says Dr. Howarth. “All children are capable of learning, and as teachers we need to adapt our teaching strategies based on our students’ responding to ensure success.”

About Verbal Behavior Associates

Working with school districts throughout southern California, Verbal Behavior Associates provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy to children impacted by autism or other developmental delays, as well as kids who demonstrate moderate to severe behavior issues. The professional team of roughly 200 Ph.D.’s, BCBAs, BCaBAs, and Professional Interventionists operates in general education settings and home environments, bringing decades of experience applying behavior analysis to teaching and communicating.

VBA is a Non-Public Agency certified by the state of California, with offices in San Diego County, Orange County, and Riverside County. They accept many health insurances, private pay, or Regional Center funding. They can be found online at www.vbacalifornia.com.