BCBA-supervised care, informed by decades of local experience.

What BCBA supervision actually means

A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a master's- or doctoral-level clinician trained and certified to design and oversee applied behavior analysis programs. At MCDS, the BCBA is responsible for the initial assessment, the individualized treatment plan, the goals that plan tracks, and any updates that plan needs as your child grows or as circumstances change.

Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) — the clinicians who spend the most one-to-one time with children in in-home and community-based sessions — work under the direct supervision of the BCBA. That supervision includes program review, session observations, data review, and regular case coordination. It is not a signature on a form. It is the reason the plan actually moves forward.

Twenty-plus years of South Florida experience

MCDS's leadership includes a behavioral specialist with more than two decades of experience supporting South Florida families — spanning schools, homes, community settings, and the realities of Florida Medicaid, private insurance, and out-of-pocket care. That local experience shapes hiring, training, and how MCDS talks with families about what to expect from ABA therapy.

The result is an organization that pairs modern, evidence-based ABA methodology with someone who has watched Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach change for twenty years — and who knows the difference between a promise a family should hear and a promise that will quietly fail them later.

How clinical decisions are made

MCDS does not publish individualized clinical recommendations on this website. Every child is different, and the appropriate hours, setting, goals, and pace of care come from a BCBA-led assessment tailored to that specific child, family, and environment. What this website does describe is:

• The services MCDS offers and where they are typically delivered.
• The insurance plans MCDS works with and how prior authorization typically works.
• The service areas MCDS covers across South Florida.

Family leadership alongside clinical leadership

Alongside the BCBA, a family leadership team keeps MCDS accountable to the families and communities it serves. That shared clinical-and-family leadership is why decisions here rarely feel like they were made in a boardroom. It is also why cultural responsiveness is treated as a core operating principle rather than a marketing line.