The BCBAce

Changing ABA for the better . . . . one child, one adult, one family at a time.

About

Candace Barefoot has been in the ABA world since 2003.  She has worked with individuals of all ages from 18 months old all the way to 24 years old.  From Autism, Emotional Disturbances, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Cerebral Palsy, and more; Candace has had a wide variety of experience throughout the past 20 years in the field.  

Candace has also had the privilege of working in both the private sector (in-home and in the clinical setting) as well as within the public school setting. She has been a special education teacher (PPCD Public Preschool for Children with Disabilities, Co-teacher, Resource teacher, centralized behavior unit teacher, general education teacher and Behavior Specialist) for three districts within the state of Texas and is fluently versed in all things education and the IEP (Individualized Education Plan).

As a parent of two children with special needs, Candace understands the difficulties of navigating the community and the public school system. When her son, Hunter, was diagnosed with Autism at only 3 years old, Candace worked hard to help him build his communication skills by providing him verbal behavior therapy around the clock. In May of 2016, Hunter went from being nonverbal, underserved and misunderstood by his neighborhood school to August of 2016 as a budding verbal communicator who had already mastered his annual goals that were introduced in just April thanks to the hard work and dedication of his mother.

Candace also understands the delicacy of working with individuals from a trauma background as a former foster parent. She has cared for over 13 children in the foster system and has seen the importance of providing empathetic care to all those that are exhibiting challenging behaviors as one can never truly know what is going on underneath the surface nor the impact that past experiences have on the present and future behaviors.

The ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) world has gotten a bad rap for the past couple decades. Candace is dedicated to turning that around! For the past 2 years, she has supervised 5 aspiring BCBA supervisees with a strong focus on ethics and top-notch treatment plans. She has created a Scope & Sequence that will guide those yearning to sit for the exam with experience and knowledge to do so with confidence and a deep understanding of the task lists.



Services

SUPERVISION

Are you interested in obtaining your supervision hours to sit for the BACB exam? Let Candace help you get prepared and confident to ACE the exam!! With her Scope & Sequence, you will work through all of the task lists in depth so that you not only feel knowledgeable about each domain, but that you also perform each skill with expert execution. You will also walk away with the study skills AND guides(!) you need to keep yourself fluent and confident for whenever you decide to sit for the exam.

ABA THERAPY/DIRECT SUPPORT

If you have a child/adult that is in need of ABA therapy provided in a loving, caring, supportive manner, The BCBAce has got your loved one covered! From direct ABA to overseeing your child’s intervention plan, Candace can help make sure that your child/adult receives the therapy/services that s/he needs to be as successful as s/he can be! Areas of Expertise include (but is not limited to): Verbal Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Based Relational Intervention, Behavior Reduction & Replacement Strengthening Plans, Community Based Instruction, Social & Emotional Skills, FBA(Functional Behavior Assessments)/FAs (Functional Analysis), and much more!

PARENT TRAINING/CONSULTING

As a parent of 2 kids with special needs herself (one on the spectrum and one with an emotional disturbance), Candace can relate to the every day struggles that parents of special needs face. Let Candace help you improve the quality of life for your entire family by providing you in-home parent training as well as out in the community! And if you’re at a loss with what your child’s school district is recommending for your child or need someone to walk you through what it all means, Candace has 17 years in the public education field to do just that. From attending ARDs to going through the drafted paperwork in advance, Candace is committed to make sure that each and every child she comes across has the best educational plan possible to increase the student and the staff’s success.

Contact

  • McKinney, Texas, United States