Center for Behavioral Sciences

Center for Behavioral Sciences, Inc. is a state-wide behavior analysis agency, founded by Dr. Joyce C. Tu , Ed.D, BCBA-D, in 2004. We have grown to over 100 employees, offering service primarily in Orange County, Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire and San Diego County. CBS also provides consulting services to organizations locally and overseas.... Our foremost goal is to enrich the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities through cutting-edge, research-driven behavior analytic services. We offer a variety of treatment formats, such as one-to-one direct instruction, consultation for parents, paraprofessionals and educators; as well as individual and group workshops. You can find a description of our services here , or in our catalog, below. All of our services employ the science of behavior analysis. We evaluate each client's individual needs using a functional behavioral assessment (FBA), or referring to an existing FBA. We assess skill deficits and behavioral excesses. Our program is also based upon the philosophy of positive programming: we teach appropriate replacement behaviors that are functionally equivalent, while systematically decreasing problem behaviors. Every procedure we implement is evidence-based, tailored to the client, and grounded in the latest research. For example: To teach multiple unit behaviors such as self-care skills, we use task analysis, then chaining and fading procedures. To teach single unit behaviors such as responding to an instruction, we use discrimination training, such as discrete trials teaching or shaping. To teach functional communication, we use approaches derived from verbal behavior principles. That is, we contrive and/or capture the client's motivating operation, prompt or shape appropriate responses, and follow each target response with specific reinforcement. By conducting a careful functional analysis, we determine the function of the target behavior, and develop a customized and effective behavior intervention plan. Our team implements that plan, ...Read More