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For Referring CliniciansWhat gets measured, what gets reported, how to read quarterly reports, and how this information can inform your continued care of referred patients.
ABA is distinctive among behavioral health interventions in its emphasis on continuous, session-level data collection. We collect data on every session — not aggregate impressions or clinician recall, but discrete trial data, frequency counts, and duration measurements tied to specific, operationally defined targets.
Every skill or behavior in a child's program has a clear operational definition — a specific, observable description that allows any trained staff member to measure it consistently. Definitions are reviewed and refined as needed. Vague targets ("communicates better") are not acceptable. Specific, measurable targets ("spontaneously labels at least 50 items by picture with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions") are.
The RBT records data during every session, not after. Session notes are completed same-day. Data is graphed and reviewed by the supervising BCBA at minimum weekly. This allows early identification of stagnation or regression — and rapid adjustment of the program before weeks of progress are lost.
Treatment plans are not annual documents. Goals are updated whenever the data indicates it's clinically appropriate — when a skill is mastered, when a target is not showing progress after a reasonable intervention trial, or when a child's circumstances change significantly. The BCBA documents all goal changes and communicates them to families.
Skills mastered in a session context are not considered mastered until they generalize. Generalization across environments, people, and materials is built into every program. We are not interested in children performing skills for their RBT in a controlled session — we are interested in children using skills in their real lives.
Skill Acquisition
Discrete Trial Data
Percent correct, prompt level, number of trials to mastery. Used for skill acquisition targets across communication, adaptive, and academic domains.
Behavior Reduction
Frequency & Rate
Count per session and rate per hour. Used for target behaviors where reduction is the goal — self-injurious behavior, aggression, elopement, property destruction.
Duration Targets
Duration & Latency
Time engaged or time to comply. Used for on-task behaviors, tantrum duration, response latency to instructions.
Natural Environment
Probe Data
Naturalistic observation of skill use outside structured trials. Confirms generalization and real-world application of trained skills.
Parent Report
Home Data Collection
Families are trained to collect targeted data on priority behaviors between sessions. Integrated into the overall data picture during monthly parent check-ins.
Standardized Tools
Adaptive & Behavioral Scales
Used at assessment and re-authorization to benchmark functioning across adaptive, communication, and social domains. Selected based on individual clinical presentation.
Reports are written for clinical audiences — they include data, not only narratives. The following sections appear in every quarterly report.
Quarterly reports are designed to inform your ongoing clinical picture of a shared patient. Some ways referring clinicians have found them useful:
If a quarterly report raises clinical questions, call us. You have a direct line to the supervising BCBA — not a general intake line.
Call us, email referrals@kindayaaba.com, or use the online form.