PBS and ABA Services - The TLC

About

This is an independent service, which is not run by the NHS or WSCC.

This service is not checked by WSCC and including it on the Local Offer website does not mean that it is a recommended service.

Before using this service, we recommend you make your own checks. Your checks should include being happy that: the service will meet your needs; staff are properly qualified; policies are in place to keep everyone safe and you know how much the service will cost.

Use this guidance for advice about what to ask to help you make sure that children and young people are happy and protected in clubs, groups and activities. Find out more on our terms and disclaimer.

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Some behaviours stop a person from fully enjoying and experiencing the world around them.
Perhaps they struggle to form friendships or learn at school. Perhaps sleeping, eating or toilet training is a problem.
We will work with individuals and the people around them to find solutions that work.

The Teaching and Learning Collaboration (TLC) is a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated professionals offering a range of individualised, effective and high quality services to families and schools

What we do

• Some behaviours stop a person from fully enjoying and experiencing the world around them. Perhaps they struggle to form friendships or learn at school or college. Perhaps sleeping, eating or toilet training issues are becoming a barrier to them living well. We will work with individuals and the people around them to find solutions that work.
• The Teaching and Learning Collaboration (TLC) is a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated professionals offering a range of individualised, effective and high-quality services to families, schools and colleges as well as adult supported living.
• We can provide assessments and support plans as well as direct 1 to 1 sessions for individuals struggling with communication, learning, social and/or functional living skills or where challenging behaviour is a barrier to learning or living well. We provide support to families at home, school or college right through to adult supported living. Our assessments and support plans are monitored, updated and evaluated regularly. We use functional assessment to understand why a behaviour is happening or not, in the context of home or school.
• Our learning programmes are always individualised. They can include daily living skills, such as tolerance to brushing teeth, making a snack or interview skills. We can support with all communication skills from early interaction through to conversation. Our focus is on supporting people to find play and leisure activities that they will enjoy and love for life. By breaking big skills down into smaller steps, we have taught bike riding, driving, football skills and winning and losing games with friends and siblings
• All our staff have or are working towards accreditation with the United Kingdom Society for Behaviour Analysis (UKSBA) and/or the Behaviour Analysts Certification Board (BACB), who both regulate training in behaviour analysis and oversee the profession through ongoing professional development and ethical compliance. Those registered with the UKSBA are regulated by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (including education). Qualified professionals included in this register are regulated and have agreed to follow the ethical and professional guidelines that the UKSBA have in place, including additional Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and safeguarding checks.

Age range

2-upwards

Wheelchair accessible

No

Free to use

No

Our users say

'We wish we had heard about ABA before. Before we started, our son had many behaviour problems that hindered his and our lives, at home and at school. Now, he is starting to eat vegetables and fruit and we can now enjoy meals at home and in cafes.'