Pathway to Progress Guide
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The Pathway to Progress Guide helps you and the parent identify the best training plan based on their child’s needs and family priorities. This tool provides guidance, but your clinical judgment should be used when selecting the final plan.
Sit with the parent and guide them through the questions, ensuring they understand each option.
Encourage honest responses based on their child’s needs and family priorities. Completing all the questions will trigger the results and break down the parent's responses to recommend a plan that fit's the family.
Use the form to the right to record the results and document your thoughts and the parent's additional comments. Submitting this form will email you the information you entered.
Use your clinical judgment and the other information you gather when reviewing the recommended plan to choose the plan that's right for the family.
Once the assessment and form are complete, scroll down to download the suggested plan or explore other options if needed.
There are 30 questions in the assessment so be sure to schedule enough time with the parent so they don't feel pressured or rushed. Encourage them to not "overthink" each question but provide their instinctual response.
Leaving this page will reset the assessment. This allows you to complete the assessment with multiple families. Make sure to document the results in the form to the right.
Your Parent Training Plan Selection!
Congratulations on completing the Pathway to Progress Guide! Based on your responses, we've identified the best-fit plan to support your goals.
Use Your Clinical Judgment: While the quiz provides valuable guidance, it's important to consider your own expertise and knowledge of the family's unique needs. If you feel another plan would be a better fit, you can explore all available options below.
How to Use This Page
Review the Recommended Plan– The Guide has highlighted the plan that best aligns with the family's priorities. Click the
image to download the corresponding guide.
Explore Additional Options– If you’d like to consider other plans, scroll down to find detailed descriptions of each.
Download & Implement– Each plan provides structured training, clear goals, and practical strategies to help families support their child effectively.
Click on any plan image below to download the guide and start using it with the family!
Start strong with ABA. This plan helps parents understand reinforcement, prompting, and behavior strategies so they feel confident applying ABA techniques at home.
Turn strategies into habits. Designed for families who struggle with follow-through, this plan helps parents create routines, reinforcement systems, and practical strategies that stick.
Reduce challenging behaviors. This plan guides parents in identifying behavior triggers, understanding why behaviors occur, and implementing function-based interventions to create positive change.
Make learning easier. Whether teaching self-care, academics, or independence, this plan helps parents break down complex skills, reinforce progress, and set their child up for success.
Unlock your child’s voice. This plan supports parents in teaching communication skills, whether through speech, AAC, sign language, or other functional strategies, reducing frustration for both parent and child.
Build friendships and confidence. Perfect for children who struggle with social skills, this plan helps parents teach turn-taking, cooperative play, and relationship-building in meaningful ways.
Calm big emotions. This plan teaches parents how to support their child in developing coping strategies, self-regulation skills, and emotional flexibility, leading to fewer meltdowns and a more peaceful home.
Foster self-sufficiency. Parents will learn how to teach daily living skills, personal responsibility, and safe decision-making, helping their child gain confidence and independence at home and in the community.
Use technology to support learning. From visual schedules and communication devices to ABA data tracking, this plan helps parents integrate effective digital tools into their child’s routine.
Prepare for life’s next steps. Whether transitioning to a new school, new routine, or adulthood, this plan helps parents create a structured path toward smooth and successful life changes.
Create peaceful routines. This plan offers behavior-based strategies to address sleep struggles and picky eating, helping parents build consistent, stress-free routines that promote health and well-being.
Empower yourself as a parent. Designed for those feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or stressed, this plan helps parents focus on self-care, resilience, and the mindset shifts needed to support their child effectively.
Available ACHIEVE Parent Training Plans
The Foundations Plan
Best For: Parents new to ABA or struggling to understand the basics.
Key Benefits:
-Provides a clear introduction to ABA principles such as reinforcement, prompting, and behavior analysis.
-Builds parent confidence by simplifying ABA strategies for everyday use.
-Helps parents understand their role in their child’s progress.
Family Profile:
-Parents who are new to ABA and need guidance on core concepts.
-Families feeling overwhelmed or confused by ABA terminology.
-Parents who want a structured starting point to effectively support their child.
Best for families needing a strong foundation before moving to more targeted intervention plans.
The Consistency Builder Plan
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Best For: Parents struggling with follow-through on ABA strategies.
Key Benefits:
-Helps families establish predictable routines to reinforce ABA techniques.
-Guides parents in building habits that make interventions more effective.
-Introduces self-monitoring tools to help parents stay on track.
Family Profile:
-Parents who start ABA strategies but struggle with consistency.
-Families needing structured reinforcement systems to build routines.
-Parents looking for practical strategies to make ABA a natural part of daily life.
Best for families who understand ABA basics but need help making strategies stick long-term.
The Behavior Navigator Plan
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Best For: Parents managing frequent or intense challenging behaviors.
Key Benefits:
-Teaches parents function-based intervention strategies to reduce problem behaviors.
-Helps families identify triggers and patterns to prevent meltdowns.
-Provides reinforcement techniques to replace problem behaviors with positive alternatives.
Family Profile:
-Parents dealing with aggression, self-injury, tantrums, or defiance.
-Families who struggle to manage behaviors that impact daily routines.
-Parents looking for clear strategies to respond to behaviors proactively.
Best for families where behaviors are disrupting home life, school, or community participation.
The Skill Builder Plan
Best For: Parents focused on teaching new skills in a structured way.
Key Benefits:
-Provides task analysis techniques to break down complex skills into simple steps.
-Helps parents reinforce learning effectively to promote generalization.
-Teaches prompting and fading strategies to support independent skill acquisition.
Family Profile:
-Parents whose primary goal is teaching their child new skills (e.g., self-care, academic, social).
-Families who need a structured approach to learning and reinforcement.
-Parents looking for strategies to help their child retain and generalize skills.
Best for families focused on structured skill-building rather than behavior management.
The Communication Champion Plan
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Best For: Parents of children with limited verbal or nonverbal communication skills.
Key Benefits:
-Teaches parents how to introduce and reinforce communication.
-Covers basic and complex communication including mands, tacts, and intraverbals.
-Reduces frustration and behavior issues by strengthening communication.
Family Profile:
-Parents whose child struggles to express needs and wants.
-Families who want to support communication growth but don’t know where to start.
-Parents looking for a clear communication plan to reduce frustration.
Best for families needing structured guidance on communication development.
The Social Success Plan
Best For: Parents wanting to support their child’s social and play skills.
Key Benefits:
-Provides strategies to teach turn-taking, conversation skills, and peer engagement.
-Supports positive sibling interactions and cooperative play.
-Helps children build friendships and navigate social settings confidently.
Family Profile:
-Parents whose child struggles with social interactions.
-Families wanting to help their child engage in play and build relationships.
-Parents looking for structured strategies to improve social skills.
Best for families focusing on social development and peer engagement.
The Emotional Regulation Plan
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Best For: Parents helping their child manage big emotions and frustration.
Key Benefits:
-Teaches parents how to help their child self-regulate emotions.
-Provides calming strategies and coping techniques to prevent meltdowns.
-Helps parents reinforce positive emotional expression.
Family Profile:
-Parents dealing with frequent emotional outbursts or frustration.
-Families needing strategies to help a child manage stress or anxiety.
-Parents looking for ABA-based coping techniques.
Best for families struggling with emotional regulation issues that impact daily life.
The Independence Plan
Best For: Parents teaching daily living skills and fostering independence.
Key Benefits:
-Provides step-by-step guidance for teaching life skills like hygiene, dressing, and chores.
-Teaches community safety and self-advocacy.
-Helps parents support age-appropriate independence.
Family Profile:
-Parents whose child needs support with daily living tasks.
-Families preparing their child for more independence at home or in the community.
-Parents looking for structured approaches to building self-sufficiency.
Best for families working toward independence and real-life application of skills.
The Tech-Savvy Plan
Best For: Parents looking to integrate technology into ABA routines.
Key Benefits:
-Teaches parents how to use apps, AAC devices, and data tracking tools.
-Provides support around creating structured learning opportunities.
-Helps balance screen time and learning engagement.
Family Profile:
-Parents interested in using technology for communication, behavior tracking, or skill-building.
-Families seeking practical tech solutions to support ABA strategies.
Best for families looking to enhance ABA strategies with digital tools.
The Transition Planner Plan
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Best For: Parents preparing for major developmental or life transitions.
Key Benefits:
-Supports smooth transitions to new schools, services, or routines.
-Helps parents plan for long-term independence and ethical considerations.
Family Profile:
-Parents anticipating big life changes for their child.
-Families needing guidance on planning for the future.
Best for families preparing for transitions like school changes, puberty, or aging out of services.
The Sleep & Mealtime Plan
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Best For: Parents facing sleep struggles or picky eating.
Key Benefits:
-Provides structured routines for healthy sleep and eating habits.
-Helps parents reduce mealtime stress and expand food variety.
Family Profile:
-Parents struggling with bedtime resistance or night wakings.
-Families managing severe picky eating or mealtime battles.
Best for families needing structured behavior strategies for sleep and feeding issues.
The Confidence Builder Plan
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Best For: Parents needing support, encouragement, and stress management strategies.
Key Benefits:
-Focuses on self-care and mindset shifts to build confidence.
-Helps parents manage stress and feel empowered.
Family Profile:
-Parents feeling overwhelmed or uncertain in their role.
-Families needing emotional support and encouragement.
Best for families where parent confidence and well-being are a priority.
