Verbal Behavior Consulting Earns 2-Year Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Accreditation

Lexington, KY, February 26, 2018 (Newswire.com) - The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) has recognized Verbal Behavior Consulting with a 2-Year Accreditation, recognizing the organization as a top behavioral service provider in the country. This accreditation celebrates exceptional behavioral health providers that excel in the areas of clinical quality, staff satisfaction and qualifications, and consumer satisfaction. These areas are measured via a wide-ranging audit, including interviews with agency clinical leadership, a detailed staff qualification review, anonymous staff satisfaction survey, and anonymous consumer satisfaction survey. 

“Anyone that has met Amanda Ralston, founder of Verbal Behavior Consulting, can speak to her positive energy which translates into the fantastic workplace culture at VBC. VBC has a strong commitment to high-quality services and is a wonderful example to the community of an ethical and effective clinical practice,” said Sara Gershfeld Litvak, Founder of BHCOE. “We are excited to congratulate Amanda Ralston, M.Ed., LBA, BCBA and her team on running an ABA program that is an indispensable resource for the Kentucky autism community and beyond.”

We look forward to continuing to provide innovative, evidence-based services and serving our community with dedication.

Amanda Ralston, Founder & President

BHCOE Accreditation is the only ABA-specific accreditation. It provides feedback regarding clinical best practices, staff satisfaction and turnover, and consumer protection. Acting as a third-party, the organization systematically measures and reports on existing quality criteria in the behavior analysis community using standardized methods and practices, and accredits only those service agencies that meet these standards.

“At Verbal Behavior Consulting, we strive to provide excellent and effective client-centered behavioral solutions of the highest quality. Earning the 2-Year Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Accreditation is an honor because it reflects our dedication to providing services that help our clients make meaningful progress,” said Amanda Ralston, M.Ed., LBA, BCBA. “We look forward to continuing to provide innovative, evidence-based services and serving our community with dedication.”

About Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) 

The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is a trusted source that recognizes top-performing behavioral health providers. BHCOE offers a third-party systematic process that measures and reports on existing quality criteria in the behavior analysis community using standardized methods and practices that differentiates top services providers from exceptional services providers, and only awards accreditation to those service agencies that meet elite standards.  The BHCOE criterion features standards that subject-matter experts developed to measure state-of-the-art and best practices behavioral health services. For more information, visit http://www.bhcoe.org/.

About Verbal Behavior Consulting

Verbal Behavior Consulting, Inc. provides in-home and site-based consultation to families, schools, and agencies regarding techniques and procedures guided by the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior literature. For more information, visit http://www.vbcaba.com.

Source: BHCOE