Harbor Regional Center’s clinical team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) offer classes on a wide variety of topics to individuals served and their families across age and diagnosis.  

Please contact your Harbor Regional Center Service Coordinator if you are interested in attending classes and workshops.  

Behavior Services and Supports

Orientation to Behavior Services   

Audience: HRC Caregivers  

Length: One two-hour session  

Topics:  

• How and why Regional Centers and insurance fund for behavior services, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)  
• HRC classes and workshops taught by BCBAs  
• Additional HRC services and supports 

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register.  

Understanding Behavior 

Audience: HRC Caregivers 

Length: This class meets for two hours, once a week, for six consecutive weeks  

Topics:  

• Why behaviors occur  
• How to respond when behaviors occur  
• How to prevent behaviors from occurring  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register.  

Self-Care and Social Skills

Toilet Training for All Ages

Audience: HRC Caregivers  

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics:  

• Individual/caregiver readiness for toilet training  
• Preparing the environment to increase success  
• Common barriers to successful toilet training  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Increasing Independence  

Audience: HRC Caregivers  

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics:  

• Different types of prompts  
• Strategies to minimize prompt dependency and increase independence 
• How to apply strategies across different skills  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register.  

Promoting Social Interactions  

Audience: HRC Caregivers  

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics:    

• Information on social development  
• How to foster social interactions  
• Information on HRC-funded social skills groups  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Understanding ABA Reports  

Audience: HRC Caregivers 

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics: 

• Components of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) 
• Components of behavior plans 
• Importance of caregiver participation 

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Using Visual Supports  

Audience: HRC Caregivers 

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics: 

• Benefits and examples of visual supports  
• Creating visual supports 
• Implementing visual supports  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Boundaries, Puberty, Sexual Health and Safety

Puberty Talk

Audience: HRC Individuals Served between the ages of 10 – 13 

Length: One mandatory caregiver session followed by six weekly two-hour sessions 

Topics: 

• Boundaries and consent 
• Puberty and anatomy 
• Optional activities for caregiver and child 

Please note that, due to the child’s participation, caregivers are required to attend Orientation to Puberty Talk and provide consent for their child to attend. 

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Teen Talk  

Audience: HRC Individuals Served between the ages of 14 – 17 

Length: One mandatory caregiver session followed by six weekly two-hour sessions 

Topics: 

• Boundaries and consent 
• Anatomy and body image 
• Sexual safety and decision making 

Please note that, due to the child’s participation, caregivers are required to attend Orientation to Teen Talk and provide consent for their child to attend. 

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register.  

Elevatus Sexual Education 

Audience: HRC Individuals Served age 18 and older 

Length: One orientation session followed by six weekly two-hour sessions 

Topics: 

• Boundaries and consent 
• Anatomy and identity 
• Sexual safety and decision making 

Please note that individuals served are requested to attend Orientation to Elevatus Sexual Education and provide consent to attend. 

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register. 

Talking With Your Kids About Sexuality 

Audience: HRC Caregivers  

Length: One two-hour session 

Topics:  

• Examining barriers to talking about sexuality 
• Exploring how to express your values  
• Discussing ideas about disability and sexual health  

Please contact your HRC Service Coordinator to register.