Changing Lives by Going Big

Behavioral Integration Group (BIG) creates environments where therapists, learners and families can thrive. We’re a CABAS® accredited learning center with a team of dedicated therapists focused on providing the skills, personalized teaching environments and learning opportunities necessary to improve the quality of life for children with autism.

Cassie Bradford and Renee Cole launched the Behavioral Intervention Group in 2007 after realizing how difficult and expensive it was for families in Louisiana to receive qualified behavior analysis services. They say the best part of their job is to see the growth and progress each child makes. “Watching a child learn something for the first time or use a skill that you just taught them is an amazing experience,” says Cole. She enjoys mentoring her staff and teaching them to apply and use their classroom in the real world to teach children with autism. Bradford loves spending time with parents of children recently diagnosed with autism to help put them at ease. “I truly love sharing with them how we are here to support them from the time they contact us to the time we are helping transition their child to a classroom setting,” she says. Seeing the children’s growth and progress is the best part of the job.

Behavioral Intervention Group (BIG) believes in creating environments where our therapists, learners & families can thrive. BIG’s comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis program aims to develop a child’s greater opportunity for independence. Because BIG believes effective autism intervention is not a “one-for-all” program, the therapists at BIG treat each child differently. Through its uniquely individualized approach, parents can expect a program that is tailored to their child’s specific needs.