Beyond the Basics

Beyond the Basics We are committed to providing quality ABA services that focusing on self advocacy and consent and we commit to always be innovative, ethical and excellent.

At BASICS ABA Therapy we know Black Lives Matter, Queer Lives Matter, and Autistic voices Matter. We are dedicated to providing quality ABA services. Behavior is a form of communication and it is important to understand it rather than control it. We challenge traditional models of ABA by teaching self advocacy rather than compliance as a primary skill to promote independence and increase better quality of life. We use child specific data to create behavioral, communication, and social skills interventions that honor the whole child and family by working together collaboratively with the child, family, and other professionalsWe commit to always be innovative, ethical and excellent.

Over one half over traffic dealths on Super Bowl Sunday involve alcohol. Stay safe!
02/06/2026

Over one half over traffic dealths on Super Bowl Sunday involve alcohol. Stay safe!

Lyft is offering free rides to people in the DMV who are too intoxicated to drive on Superbowl Sunday. Please stay safe!

Snow day sale! 50% off the NEW Trauma Informed ABA Series: Practical Tools and Applications- worth 12 CEUs and our Traum...
01/30/2026

Snow day sale! 50% off the NEW Trauma Informed ABA Series: Practical Tools and Applications- worth 12 CEUs and our Trauma Informed ABA Handbook! 2 days only! Link in comments! Code: SNOW

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We want...
01/28/2026

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We wanted to do another one before Spring Break and everything started. I wanted to share it with everyone.

This is an expansion of the Trauma Informed Behavior Management Series I have been doing and takes it to the 2nd step of HOW to implement the trauma informed goals in realistic ways. I am super excited about it. It stands alone but is a great part 2 also.
https://www.beyondthebasics-dc.com/clinical-series

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We want...
01/28/2026

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We wanted to do another one before Spring Break and everything started. I wanted to share it with everyone.

This is an expansion of the Trauma Informed Behavior Management Series I have been doing and takes it to the 2nd step of HOW to implement the trauma informed goals in realistic ways. I am super excited about it. It stands alone but is a great part 2 also.

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**What**
-2 hours a week asynchronously with recorded content
1 hour a week synchronously with me (Saundra Bishop, BCBA, CCTP)* and a cohort of up to 10 colleagues
-This will be for 12 CEUs (including 2 Ethics and 2 Supervision)
-You will also receive an electronic copy of my Trauma Informed Behavior Management Handbook
-You will leave with concrete ways to teach trauma informed skills
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**Details**
Week 1: Trauma and Trauma Informed ABA

-Attendees will be able to identify trauma events and how they relate to ABA
-Attendees will be exposed to a variety of trauma informed ABA models
-Attendees will discuss the ethical implications of trauma using and not using trauma informed interventions

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Week 2: Running Trauma Informed Antecedent Interventions

-Attendees will be able to define how trauma events can function as a setting event
-Attendees will be able to define practical trauma informed antecedent interventions for setting events
-Attendees will be able to apply these interventions to a case study
Attendees will observe and practice interventions related to trauma informed antecedent interventions for setting events

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Week 3: Teaching Trauma Informed Replacement Behaviors

-Attendees will be able to define practical trauma informed replacement behaviors
-Attendees will be able to apply these interventions to a case study
-Attendees will observe and practice interventions related to these trauma informed replacement behaviors

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Week 4: Trauma Informed Consequence Interventions

-Attendees will be able to define specific trauma informed consequence interventions
-Attendees will be able to apply these interventions to a case study
-Attendees will observe and practice interventions related to these trauma informed consequence behaviors

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We want...
01/28/2026

Our last cohort was popular but it was super close to the holidays and a lot of people were not able to make it. We wanted to do another one before Spring Break and everything started. I wanted to share it with everyone.

This is an expansion of the Trauma Informed Behavior Management Series I have been doing and takes it to the 2nd step of HOW to implement the trauma informed goals in realistic ways. I am super excited about it. It stands alone but is a great part 2 also.

Join Saundra Bishop’s 6-week Trauma-Informed Behavior Series to build a treatment plan for a real client. Practical, clinical, and rooted in real-world impact.

Join us for our new Cohort starting in February for our NEW Trauma Informed Behavior Management ABA Series! Link in comm...
01/25/2026

Join us for our new Cohort starting in February for our NEW Trauma Informed Behavior Management ABA Series! Link in comments!

It's ok to say "today sucked" What's important is we try again tomorrow. Some BCBAs will say interventions need to alway...
12/29/2025

It's ok to say "today sucked" What's important is we try again tomorrow. Some BCBAs will say interventions need to always be perfect to work. While that is ideal, we live in real life. Mistakes will happen, people won't be their best selves, and tomorrow will come and we can do better.

12/19/2025
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12/19/2025

Love this!

ABA often focuses on praises and rewarding for correct responses. Research shows this increases the behavior. However, at BASICS, we believe effort (goal directed behavior) is just as important. We also spend time "having fun" in session and run goals doing things kids like to do.

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