Tools for Behavior Analysts

Caregiver buy-in isn’t luck.

It’s a skill you can build.

A simple, behavior-analytic framework for turning parent training into collaborative, compassionate support.

  • Build caregiver buy-in without power struggles

  • Keep sessions focused, structured, and humane

  • Reduce burnout - for you and the families you serve

Parent support is where behavior plans soar… or fall apart.

You can have a beautifully written behavior plan but if caregivers feel overwhelmed, blamed, or unsupported, it won’t get used.

Most behavior analysts were never trained in:

  • How to build buy-in with exhausted parents

  • How to have hard conversations without defensiveness

  • How to collaborate instead of “convince”

So we’re left trying to solve human problems with technical tools.

The CARES Framework gives you a bridge between behavior science and real-world families.

Here for you.

What is the CARES Framework?

The CARES Framework is a 5-step structure for compassionate, collaborative caregiver consultation.

It gives you a repeatable way to:

  • Start conversations

  • Navigate resistance

  • Build shared goals

  • Create realistic next steps

All without sacrificing behavioral rigor.

What you get

Framework to rely on

Stop guessing what to say when during parent support sessions

Compassionate care reminders

Prompts to help you implement compassionate support

5 simple steps

Not a huge overwhelming protocol, but something actually doable.

This is for you if:

  • You’re a BCBA or behavior analyst working with caregivers

  • You’re tired of “just give them the plan and hope”

  • You want to support parents without blaming, shaming, or compliance-only strategies

  • You believe behavior change happens through relationships, not pressure

“This is not for…”

  • RBT-only audiences

  • Parents

  • People looking for discipline scripts

This is intended for professional behavior analytic caregiver consultation support.

Meet the behavior analyst behind Parenting with ABA

Leanne Page, BCBA- LBA

You don’t have to go it alone- whether you're parenting through tough seasons or supporting families as a BCBA. As a behavior analyst and mom, I blend evidence-based tools with real-life experience to make behavior strategies simple, compassionate, and doable.

  • Best-selling author of Parenting with Science, Enjoy Parenting, & The Calm & Connected Journal

  • BACB ACE Provider for 5 years, over 50 CEU courses taught focusing on compassionate ABA parent support

  • Founder of the Parent Support 101: Behavior Analyst Summit

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