Familias First serves clients ages 18 months to 16 years (other ages served on a case-by-case basis) throughout the Greater Los Angeles County and Inland Empire. Our ABA services embrace the Regional Center Behavior Modification (BMOD) model with emphasis on parent education and training, and the Discrete Trial Training (DTT) model which emphasizes intensive, direct instruction to the child in order to teach him/her fundamental life skills.

Familias First is a State of California Non-Public Agency (NPA) that is contracted through school districts to provide behavioral services. We are also vendored through the following Regional Centers:

•  Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center
•  Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
•  Harbor Regional Center
•  San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
•  South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
•  Westside Regional Center
•  Inland Regional Center

Our ABA services include:

Discrete Trial Training
Behavior Modification/Parent Training
Workshops for Parents and Professionals  
Individualized Assessments and Consulting
Collaboration with other professionals

Who benefits from our services

Families looking for an agency that will individualize a Behavior Plan to address their child's challenging behaviors and teach appropriate replacement behaviors. These may include:

• Aggression
• Tantrumming
• Short attention span
• Non-compliance
• Self-injurious behaviors
• Transitioning