{"id":6909,"date":"2023-11-28T00:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:14:34","slug":"aba-therapy-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/aba\/aba-therapy-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Objetivos de la Terapia ABA: 25 Ejemplos Pr\u00e1cticos y Cronogramas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1 uagb-toc__collapse uagb-block-2b4065a5      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>In This Article<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#how-goals-are-used-in-aba-therapy\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">How Goals Are Used in ABA Therapy<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#typical-specific-goals-of-aba-therapy\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Typical &amp; Specific Goals of ABA Therapy<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#daily-routines\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Daily Routines<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#expressive-communication\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Expressive Communication<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#receptive-language-skills\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Receptive Language Skills<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#social-skills\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Social Skills<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#community-skills\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Community Skills<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#how-are-aba-therapy-goals-achieved\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">How Are ABA Therapy Goals Achieved?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#how-long-do-aba-therapy-goals-take-to-achieve\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">How Long Do ABA Therapy Goals Take to Achieve?<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important thing to understand about ABA therapy goals is that they are tailored to your child&#8217;s unique strengths and needs. There is no standardized set of goals that ABA Therapy will expect your child to achieve. Instead, ABA therapy begins with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) assessing your child to determine where they need support the most, and proceeds based on a plan to address their specific challenges with techniques that suit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, some needs are common in children with ASD. 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Through discussions with caregivers, <a href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/aba\/functional-behavior-assessments-aba\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7131\">direct assessments<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/aba\/abc-data-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9614\">collecting data<\/a>, the BCBA can get a basic idea of what goals may be included in the child&#8217;s individualized program. Parents are asked about challenging behaviors, current <a href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/aba\/how-aba-therapy-helps-social-skills\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6167\">social and language skills<\/a>, and overall priorities in care. Using this information, behavior analysts can create achievable goals for meaningful behavior change. Instead of tackling a big goal all at once, they transform specific behaviors into smaller, measurable steps that contribute to a more complex skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that in mind, it is important to remember that many of these specific goals that ABA therapists work on may look different than what one would expect. Many of the chosen targets of an Applied Behavior Analysis program are evidence-based and contribute to the development of broader skill sets. These targets are created as building blocks in decreasing challenging behavior, teaching new skills, and encouraging prosocial behaviors in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/aba\/naturalistic-teaching-aba\/\" title=\"natural environment\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"144\">natural environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical &amp; Specific Goals of ABA Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many different sub-goals one may come across when discussing goals such as more independence in daily routines, better time management, learning to speak, following directions, and so on. Many of these types of skills are kept in mind when making behavior-analytic goals for children with autism, but their importance in treatment is always dependent on the child&#8217;s current skills and the caregivers&#8217; perspective on what is important. These various skills that are commonly brought up by parents can be broken down in various ways. Here are just some of the ways these goals are incorporated into a treatment plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Routines<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals1.jpg\" alt=\"ABA therapy goals\" class=\"wp-image-6921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals1-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents often desire more independence in common <a href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/autism\/daily-living-skills\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8832\">daily living skills<\/a> such as toileting, hygiene skills, feeding and mealtime skills, getting dressed, and so on. To make progress in these areas, specific and measurable targets are placed into the treatment plan. These targets are always tailored to the child and intend to boost their overall self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ultimate aim is to enable these individuals to navigate <a href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/autism\/level-3\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37\">daily life<\/a> with increased independence, and to generalize the behaviors learned to other situations and settings. More specific targets related to achieving goals related to daily routines may be&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benny will complete all steps of toileting in the absence of challenging behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will feed themselves using a utensil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will put on a shirt correctly in the absence of challenging behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will complete all steps of showering with only verbal prompts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will complete the hand-washing steps using visual prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expressive Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns with social skills and communication are frequently mentioned as priorities for treatment when it comes to treating children with autism disorder. Goals related to expressive communication skills can include a lot of different components including learning to speak with words, using more complex language, improving conversational skills, greeting others, asking for help, requesting items, answering questions, saying please and thank you, responding with yes and no, and improving social functioning. Goals related to expressive communication may be written as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benny will request items using 3+ words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will label 30 household items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will point to an item as a request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will imitate the actions of peers during a play session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will engage in 5 verbal exchanges on a preferred topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Receptive Language Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These work hand-in-hand with expressive skills when it comes to communication. These types of skills may take the form of following directions, identifying objects when asked, completing actions when instructed, attending to a speaker, answering questions, listening comprehension, understanding and identifying details, understanding vocabulary, and more. Improving overall receptive language skills may include goals such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benny will orient towards a speaker when called on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will respond correctly to 5 directions related to instructional control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will perform 4 motor actions when instructed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will receptively identify objects in an array of 3 for 10 different objects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will receptively identify 10 different body parts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals.jpg\" alt=\"ABA therapy language goals\" class=\"wp-image-6919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ABA-therapy-goals-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improving overall social abilities includes many of the various skills described above as prerequisites. If a client is struggling with expressive communication in general, they will also likely struggle with social behaviors. Along with those described above, some other skills related to improving social ability include taking turns, sharing with peers, engaging with peers, responding to new people, greeting others, understanding nonverbal communication such as body language, identifying emotions, asking questions, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benny will label 5 different emotions from others&#8217; faces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will respond to requests given by his peers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will engage in 5 verbal exchanges on a preferred topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will respond to greetings by saying hello or goodbye.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will engage in parallel play with another peer for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents commonly express the want to teach and improve behaviors related to being out in public settings. It should come as no surprise that these types of skills also rely on many of the different skills described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having a firmer grasp of social, expressive, receptive, and even daily living skills is essential before being able to generalize the skills to other environments such as grocery stores or doctor&#8217;s offices. Target behaviors related more specifically to community skills include responding to a cashier, purchasing items, managing money, grocery shopping, playing a restaurant order, speaking to public servants, walking safely on sidewalks, understanding signs and symbols, safe engagement with strangers, understanding personal space, requesting help when needed, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benny will label 10 different community helpers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will correctly follow 5 different signs related to safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will wait in line without engaging in challenging behaviors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will identify different currency values (e.g., $1, $5, $10, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benny will identify individuals who can help them in the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Are ABA Therapy Goals Achieved?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behavior is complex in that many different skills are used to accomplish a goal. For example, a behavior analyst may be working on a client&#8217;s overall ability to follow directions. There are many prerequisites to consider when tackling such a skill. Are they able to scan an array of items? Do they attend to a speaker when their name is called? Do they have the ability to imitate the speaker to learn what they need to do to follow an instruction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the types of questions a BCBA must consider when developing a learning program. During treatment, many of these prerequisite skills may be targeted at a time to build a foundation for the more complex overall goals. Focusing on these basic skills throughout therapy brings about improvements in the child as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Long Do ABA Therapy Goals Take to Achieve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice how nearly all of these overall goals require mastery of other foundational abilities. Depending on various factors, it may take longer before the greater goals can be observed in natural settings. Most ABA therapy services recommend at least 15 hours weekly for progress, with some children receiving up to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/aba\/why-so-many-hours-aba-therapy\/\"   title=\"40 hours\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"915\">40 hours<\/a> weekly. The speed of a child&#8217;s progress depends on a variety of factors including how many hours of ABA services per week, the child&#8217;s current abilities, severity of problem behaviors, level of parent involvement, and how much caregivers transition learned skills into everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For children who engage in more dangerous or severe problem behaviors, it may be crucial to focus more on reducing those behaviors before teaching social skills. If children cannot request items from others, this may take priority over teaching them to follow instructions. Behavior analysts are aware of how seemingly unrelated behaviors work together, and so ongoing conversations between parents and ABA professionals are essential in enhancing effective understanding, collaboration, and program success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important thing to understand about ABA therapy goals is that they are tailored to your child&#8217;s unique strengths and needs. There is no standardized set of goals that ABA Therapy will expect your child to achieve. Instead, ABA therapy begins with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) assessing your child to determine where &#8230; <a title=\"Objetivos de la Terapia ABA: 25 Ejemplos Pr\u00e1cticos y Cronogramas\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/aba\/aba-therapy-goals\/\" aria-label=\"Leer m\u00e1s sobre ABA Therapy Goals: 25 Practical Examples &#038; Timelines\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[24],"class_list":["post-6909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aba"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",1000,667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",1000,667,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",1000,667,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",1000,667,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",18,12,false],"yarpp-thumbnail":["https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Daily-routine.jpg",120,80,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christina Gladden - BCBA","author_link":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/author\/christina-gladden\/"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"The most important thing to understand about ABA therapy goals is that they are tailored to your child&#8217;s unique strengths and needs. There is no standardized set of goals that ABA Therapy will expect your child to achieve. Instead, ABA therapy begins with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) assessing your child to determine where&hellip;","authors":[{"term_id":24,"user_id":9,"is_guest":0,"slug":"christina-gladden","display_name":"Christina Gladden - BCBA","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57d1af39bd8b670777468430474324f4e110cb3a28c4aa1077d083294d447047?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"1","user_url":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com","last_name":"Gladden","first_name":"Christina","job_title":"","description":"Christina Gladden happened upon the ABA field soon after obtaining her bachelor\u2019s degree at the University of New Orleans. She worked in an autism clinic working with children and knew almost immediately that it was her calling.\r\n\r\nShe obtained her master\u2019s degree in applied behavior analysis in 2022. She has three years of hands-on experience working directly with individuals on the autism spectrum. Her career in ABA was sparked by a genuine passion for mental health, a keen interest in human behavior, and a love for research. She has worked on various posters and presentations with her former supervisor for conferences such as ABAI and volunteered as a research assistant for multiple years.\r\n\r\nShe currently works as a BCBA at a company stationed in New Jersey and is excited to work with her clinical director on various research projects to present at future conventions. When she isn\u2019t working, she can be found nose-deep in a book or scraping her knee on a longboard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christina-gladden-ma-bcba-1a15a5273\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\r\n\r\n<b>Certification Level:<\/b> Board Certified Behavior Analyst\r\n<b>Certification Number:<\/b> 1-23-66716\r\n<b>Issued:<\/b> July 2023"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6909"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13703,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909\/revisions\/13703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6909"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueabatherapy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=6909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}