Guiding Clients to Live their Values
Kirk Arndt, MS, BCBA, LBA
Behavioral Consultant and Life Coach
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As a Licensed Behavior Analyst, I specialize in creating tailored behavior management strategies that enhance the quality of life for clients and their families. My services focus on understanding and addressing unique behavioral challenges through evidence-based interventions.
Licensure, Training and Experience
Licensed Behavior Analyst in the State of Minnesota
National Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Master of Science Applied Behavior Analysis
Master of Science Counseling and Human Resource Development
Four years as Board Certified Behavior Analyst in Home and Community Settings
Over 20 years of Intensive Community-Based Counseling with At-Risk Youth
I provide Applied Behavior Analysis Services and Life Coaching utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills to align my recommendations with my client's values and goals.
Committed to Improving my Client's Quality of Life
I am a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in private practice based in Willmar, Minnesota. I serve clients in-person throughout central Minnesota, including the western Twin Cities metro area. I provide virtual services through video conference and to individuals, families, schools and agencies throughout Minnesota.
As a Life Coach and Parent Coach, I work with clients nationwide to increase value-related behaviors and achieve goals.
What is the difference between Behavioral Consulting and Life Coaching?
In a nutshell, clients with a clinical diagnosis require behavioral consulting services. For those working towards personal goals, a more informal life coaching approach is often a better fit.
Behavioral consulting focuses on reducing clinically significant problem behaviors that seriously interfere with the client's quality of life. Life Coaching's focus is improving client quality of life by increasing value related behaviors.
In my behavioral consultation practice, I work with clients who have received a formal diagnosis from a practitioner licensed to diagnose, such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. (As a LBA, I am not licensed to diagnose) I have worked with clients with diagnosis including: Autism, Oppositional Defiance Disorder and Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADHD), Anxiety disorders including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and many more. I conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and write Positive Behavior Support plans and Transition Plans focused on relacing behaviors that interfere with client's quality of life.
In my life coaching practice, I assist clients with identifying their values and the pivotal behaviors they need to increase and decrease to live their values and move towards achieving their goals. Together, we discover the underlying behavioral motivations for current behaviors and design a plan to make positive changes. Then, I provide accountability and problem-solving support to make the plan a reality.
BEHAVIORAL CONSULTING
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Our daughter was running away from the house and the classroom at school almost every day. Once we started using Kirk's recommendations, this almost completely stopped within a month. Parent
Our client, an elderly man, started being verbally abusive to our staff, despite already having a behavior plan in place. After Kirk did an updated assessment, and we started using his recommendations, this behavior stopped quickly. House Manager
Staff were uncomfortable taking an elderly man who lives at our home into the community, because he would often touch himself inappropriately in public. Once we implemented Mr. Arndt's plan, this behavior stop almost completely, and staff were able to easily redirect him when he did occasionally start again. Group home Program Director
A resident at our home had been scratching open sores for many years, leading to open wounds that became infected. She did this when nobody was watching, so we didn't know if there was anything that could be done about it. Kirk worked with the client and our staff to make a series of contracts that helped her to stop this behavior within a few weeks, and her wounds have now healed and she hasn't done it again in over nine months. Group home manager
A young man at our home was stealing from his housemates and staff for several years. Kirk's assessment helped my staff understand why he was doing it, and his positive support plan recommendations helped us motivate him to quit immediately and he hasn't relapsed in over 6 months! Group home Program Coordinator
Our client, a young man, had been engaging in severe self-harm and physical aggression several times a week for over ten years. After Kirk trained our staff to implement his recommendations, we were able to reduce these behaviors to once or twice a month and reduce the intensity to about a fourth of before, within three months. Program Director
Our Autistic son was banging his head on the wall severely several times a day. Once we started following Mr. Arndt's recommendations, this became much less frequent and severe, with over 90% reduction within 2 months. Parent
Our client had been engaging in escalating acts of aggression for over a year. Using Kirk's recommendations, we were able to help her stop engaging in physical aggression in less a month. Group home Manager
Over 600 clients served
30 years of experience helping clients
Functional Behavior Assessments
Expert assessments aimed at understanding and addressing problematic behaviors through scientifically validated strategies.
Parent Skills Training
Training programs designed to empower parents with the skills needed to effectively manage their child's behavior at home.
Behavioral Consultation Services
Professional consultation for individuals, families and agencies to enhance behavioral practices and interventions.
Life Skills Coaching
Lets design a plan together to align your behavior with your values to achieve your goals.
I can teach you how to replace the behaviors that are holding you back with behaviors that reflect your values and move you towards your goals.
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