Family Guide
Choosing an ABA Provider in Georgia
If you are comparing ABA providers, you are doing it right. The provider you choose will spend hundreds of hours with your child, so the differences between programs matter. Here is what experienced families ask - and how we answer.
1. Who writes the treatment plan?
Every plan should be written by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) after a functional assessment of your child - not pulled from a template. Ask who assesses, who writes, and how often the plan is updated.
At GRBS, a BCBA completes a functional assessment and writes an individualized plan before therapy begins, and reviews progress data on an ongoing basis.
2. Who actually delivers the therapy, and who supervises them?
Day-to-day therapy is usually delivered by a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). What separates programs is supervision: how often does the BCBA observe sessions and adjust the plan? Ask for specifics.
Our RBTs work under active BCBA supervision, with a clinical supervisor involved from your very first intake call.
3. Where can therapy happen?
Some providers only offer a center. Some only come to your home. Your child may need either - or both, changing over time. Ask what settings are available and whether you can mix them.
GRBS offers in-home therapy across our Georgia service area, center-based care at our Lilburn center for ages 12 months to 7 years, community-based and school-based support, and telehealth including parent training.
4. Is Speech-Language therapy under the same roof?
Many children in ABA also need speech services. When ABA and Speech are separate companies, you coordinate two providers, two schedules, and two insurance authorizations. Ask whether they are integrated.
GRBS provides both ABA and Speech-Language services, so goals and scheduling are coordinated by one team.
5. How are parents involved?
Progress that only shows up in sessions is not the goal. Ask how the program trains and supports you - the person who is with your child the most.
Parent training is a standing part of the GRBS model, available in person and by telehealth.
6. Do they take your insurance - really?
Ask providers to name the plans they are in network with, including Georgia Medicaid and its CMOs. "We can work with your insurance" is not the same as being in network.
GRBS works with Anthem BCBS, Cigna, Humana, TRICARE, Aetna, Amerigroup, CareSource, Peach State, and Georgia Medicaid. Our team verifies your benefits before therapy starts.
7. What does the path from first call to first session look like?
Ask for the concrete steps and the honest timeline. A provider should be able to tell you exactly what happens next.
At GRBS: an intake interview with a clinical supervisor, a functional assessment, a BCBA-written plan, then therapy begins with a trained RBT. You can start the intake paperwork online whenever you are ready.
Talk it through with us
Bring us your questions - including the hard ones. Call (404) 407-5224, email info@garegionalbsvc.com, or send us a note and a clinical supervisor will reach out. Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm.