Positive Behavior Intervention Support is an evidenced-based framework for supporting the social, emotional, behavioral, academic, and mental health success of children. The focus of PBIS is prevention of unwanted behaviors, not punishment.

PBIS teaches and reinforces positive behavior strategies and uses consistent language to talk about appropriate expectations with consistent and clear positive reinforcement.

In addition to our broad adoption of PBIS, MAC also employs a clinical professional team called POST (Positive Outcome Support Team) to assist with positive intervention planning when significant challenges are present.

Safety-Care combines the most effective elements of ABA Therapy and Positive Behavioral Intervention Support to eliminate the use of restraints and provide increased dignity and safety for both our staff and clients.

Safety-Care can also be taught to families experiencing challenging behaviors at home and in other settings as part of our Family Skills Programs.

“We improve the lives of people in our care affected by autism”- MAC Mission.

This is most successful when there is consistency between care settings, both at MAC and beyond.

We provide Family Skills training that allows families to learn key ABA, PBIS, and Safety-Care methods they can incorporate anywhere, helping reduce challenging behaviors even when MAC professionals are not around. This is a key element of effective therapy as it helps families carry over the skills their loved ones learn at MAC into their everyday environments.

Family Skills can be done in our centers, virtually, at home, or on-the-go where challenging behaviors are most common, such as the grocery store or playground.