Equip Behavioral Services, LLC was formed by founders OJ Nofuente and Leslie Hall through the assistance of JKP to create a company that is sensitive to the overall needs of children, adolescents, and adults with varying degrees of developmental, and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with no disabilities but present behavioral challenges both at home and at school. The founders are truly passionate about teaching parents, teachers, and caregivers the necessary skills to maintain newly acquired socially appropriate replacement behaviors and employ teaching and problem solving strategies to prepare them for independence with their loved ones long after services are discontinued. The company’s mission statement is enriching lives and building stronger families one behavior at a time.

Our vision is to be the premier provider of ABA services that is truly committed to improving every facet of individuals’ lives as well as their families, teachers, and caregivers by using evidence-based procedures, quality services, and ongoing innovation.

Equip Behavioral Services is committed to teaching essential skills for children, adolescents, and adults with varying degrees of developmental disabilities as well as typical developing children and adults with behavioral challenges and skill deficits that are preventing them from reaching their maximum potential and highest level of independence.

Equip Behavioral Services embraces the science of human behavior and utilizes evidence-based teaching strategies such as Discrete Training Trials, Behavior Rehearsals, Role-Play, Natural Environment Training, and chaining procedures to promote maximum success by acquisition and mastery of necessary essential skills as well as generalization of newly acquired skills across all the people and environments where they will be used.

To achieve our mission, Equip has created a culture of excellence by only hiring therapists with aspirations to develop and grow within the field of Behavior Analysis and Behavior Analysts who possess superb clinical skills, true passion for helping others, and a commitment to innovation of services and behavioral technology. Since we highly value quality and innovation, all of our therapist goes through a rigorous training to become Registered Behavior Technicians while all of our Behavior Analysts comes from reputable ABA programs and are encouraged to attend state and national conferences to ensure that everyone possesses the latest knowledge on the most current behavioral research and technologies. In addition, we conduct monthly supervision to ensure adequate oversight of current cases as well as a forum to collaborate on effective treatment strategies and discuss new research in the field. Equip Behavioral Services works closely with Florida Institute of Technology hybrid chair, Dr. Joshua Pritchard, as we strive to become a practicum site for budding behavior analysts in our field.

OJ Nofuente is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology at University of Central Florida, and his Master of Science Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis at Florida institute of Technology. Similar to his co-founder, Leslie Hall, he has been practicing the science of Applied Behavior Analysis for quite some time with over 14 years of experience and in various settings such as in-home, early intervention clinics, school settings, and adult day training and vocational centers. OJ has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with varying degrees of intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as individuals who have no developmental or intellectual delay but present with behavioral challenges. Moreover, OJ worked with extensively with parents, teachers, and caregivers in teaching them essential skills to develop strategies and structures to maintain acquired replacement skills for those receiving services and keep rates of challenging behaviors at bay. Finally, OJ had Organization Behavior Management where principles of Applied Behavior Analysis is applied in an organization level as the previous Director of an Adult Day Training Center. OJ is passionate about helping all the individuals he serve in maximizing their full potential through acquisition of skills as well as their families, teachers, and caregivers in creating an environment that will allow development, growth, and independence in all facets of life.

Leslie Hall is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Central Florida, and her Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Florida Institute of Technology. She has over 10 years of experience in the field of ABA working with children, adolescents and adults with varying disabilities. Treatment settings include in-home behavioral services, working in clinics providing early intervention services, consulting in the school setting (grades Pre K-12), and adult day training and vocational centers. Her passion is to apply and teach principles of ABA in as many settings as possible to assist in making a meaningful difference in the quality of each individual’s life.

Equip Behavioral Services focuses on the following services:

• Home-based 1:1 Behavioral Therapy (Verbal Behavior Programs)
• Social Skills Programs
• Descriptive Behavior Assessment
• Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)
• Behavior Reduction Programs
• Behavior Analysis Intervention Plan
• Discrete Trial Training
• Skills Assessment and Skills Acquisition Programming
• Parent/Staff Trainings
• School Consultation
• Intensive Toileting and Feeding Programs
• Supervision for Individuals Seeking Certification
• Behavior Assistant Training