POAC-NoVA Verbal Behavior Instructors Academy (PVBIA)

The mission of the POAC-NoVA Verbal Behavior Instructors Academy (PVBIA) is to increase the local availability of quality Applied Behavioral Analysis using Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior (ABA/VB) instruction by founding a school for ABA/VB therapists/instructors. In addition, the program's goals are to: (1) train new therapists in research-based methodologies; (2) teach parents and therapists best practices in organizing and running home programs; (3) help parents organize structured training programs for their therapists; and (4) serve as a model for other locally-based schools to train therapists in effective, research-based methodologies for teaching developmentally delayed children.

PVBIA, in addition to George Mason University Advanced Practicum, offers a full set of training classes and includes supervised hands-on therapy with children in the homes of POAC-NoVA members.

Please visit PVBIA website to find current training information and/or to submit an application.