Grand Valley Behavior is a team of passionate and skilled Board-Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians, using trauma assumed Applied Behavior Analysis. GVBSC emphasizes outdoor and naturalistic environment teaching, and partners with families, clients, and therapy teams across the Western Slope to support confident and capable children and caregivers.
GVBSC professionals are able to serve clients, ages 1 - 21, of all abilities; however, our staff are certified in Professional Crisis Management and Skills Based Treatment, 2 of the most current, evidence-based, trauma informed practices for working with individuals with severe challenging behaviors.
At GVBSC, we use "NEW ABA" to support our clients' growth. What does that mean?
AT GVBSC, NEW ABA:
OUTDATED, OLD SCHOOL ABA INCLUDES:
At GVBSC, we work as a team to empower caregivers and clients to achieve the skills they need to access a meaningful and fulfilling life. We create treatment plans based on our clients' unique strengths, needs, hopes and dreams and prioritize the client and their family’s perspective when determining what goals will be most meaningful and result in the best outcomes.
At GVBSC, to maintain an environment where vulnerability is valued as a critical component of learning and empowerment, we operate with kindness, compassion, integrity, and respect for the perspectives each team member and client bring to our community.
We have 3 center-based locations, 2 in downtown Grand Junction and 1 in the Redlands. However, we provide services in multiple settings: home, community, and in our centers. GVBSC prioritizes outdoor learning and recognizes the value added to our clients' learning when we do not restrict their ability to learn in nature. Our center settings are designed to support both individual and social skills and to enhance development across developmental domains (communication, cognitive, social, emotional, motor, and adaptive),
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“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.”
– Wade Davis
At GVBSC, we recognize and have a deep respect for and understanding that every client, family, GVBSC team member, and collaborator comes to us with their own distinct values, traditions, experiences, background, hopes and dreams.
We demonstrate this respect through our commitment to and recognition of the many dimensions of diversity, and through our support of racial, linguistic, neurological, physical, gender, ethnicity, age and overall cultural diversity in our organization and in our services.
The GVBSC team is proud to represent all aforementioned dimensions of diversity.
Translation Services
At GVBSC, we strongly believe that language should not be a barrier to accessing high-quality services. To support our clients and families who speak languages other than English, GVBSC uses Southeast Spanish for translation services at no cost to our clients. If you would like to take advantage of this no cost translation service, please contact Allison Goryl, GVBSC’s office administrator, at 970-317-7175. Additionally, GVBSC uses CentralReach, a leading software and services platform, which includes documentation, resources, and customer support to assist Spanish speaking users. CentralReach has a client portal, which allows parents or caregivers to login to their own CentralReach account to access personalized data sheets, session notes, appointments and more. Finally, GVBSC also staffs multiple bilingual Registered Behavior Technicians who can implement treatment in Spanish for families whose primary language is Spanish.
Videos and Use of Closed Captioning
GVBSC is committed to ensuring our video consent is accessible to everyone. As such, all of our videos are hosted through CentralReach, Relias, and Zoom, with built-in closed captioning features included. For more information on enabling the closed captioning features, please contact the GVBSC office administrator, Allison Goryl.
Accessibility:
GVBSC makes every reasonable accommodation for clients that may have a documented disability to access services. These accommodations may include specialized equipment, technology, and the physical set up of the organization’s physical locations. Our clinic spaces are handicap-accessible and provide easy access for a wide range of physical disabilities. If you require additional accommodation, please contact your supervisor or our office administrator, Allison Goryl.