The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Behavior Analysis Services Program (BASP) program has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of: Behavioral Management for Adolescents in Child Welfare, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given a Scientific Rating.

• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Foster, adoptive, and biological caregivers and their children

The Behavior Analysis Services Program (BASP) is a parent training and child intervention program designed to promote the placement stability of dependent children with challenging behaviors. The program provides caregiver training classes for individuals who are becoming licensed foster parents, caregiver training classes for pre- and post-adoptive parents, and parent training seminars for individuals in the community who are not involved in the foster care system. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) services are also provided for children in the foster care system and BASP providers work closely with foster parents to increase parenting skills and decrease child problem behavior.

The goal of the BASP program is to increase the placement stability of foster children who engage in problem behavior by training caregivers to competency on behavior analytic procedures, including (but not limited to) non-contingent reinforcement, differential reinforcement, contingency management, and extinction/planned ignoring.