Dr. Behavior

Mr. Behavior is back! 🎉

After a few years away, I’m finally back and ready to serve again!

Relocating from Dubai to Thailand was nothing short of a rollercoaster. What I thought would be a one-year transition turned into four intense, growth-filled years. I’m now proud to say I’ve found my footing here in Thailand—personally and professionally.

Work has kept me incredibly busy. After three years, I was promoted to Director of Counseling and Special Education, a role that has challenged and fulfilled me in many ways. But now that I’ve found my rhythm, I’m excited to extend my professional services once again!

Mr. Behavior is back and available for:

✔️ Parent/Caretaker Training

✔️ Paraprofessional Training

✔️ Behavior Consultation

✔️ Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Development

✔️ RBT Supervision

If you or someone you know needs support in Applied Behavior Analysis or behavior training, feel free to DM me or email me at [email protected].

Please don’t forget to share this page—your support means a lot!

Let’s make behavior better—together. 🧩✨

I am delighted to announce that Dr. Behavior will be holding its first ever Facebook Live to reach out to families, caretakers, special educators, and paraprofessionals for FREE CONSULTATION!

Please come with your concerns and questions and Dr. Behavior will be most happy to accommodate them. Check flyer for more information. See you!

I am happy and excited to announce that I will be holding another 40-hour RBT Training. Please see below flyer for more details. Let's make our summer a little more purposeful! 😊

- Dr. Behavior

Hello everyone and welcome to my page. I am Michael Abarca, a Behavior Analyst (BCaBA), special educator, and a nurse.

I have finished my bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a master’s in Nursing Service Administration. I have also done BCaBA course sequence in University of West Florida (USA) and Diploma in Special Education in Ajman University (UAE). Furthermore, I have attended numerous trainings that tackled Mental Health, Pharmacology, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Special Education to name a few.

I have almost a decade of experience working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA); 6 years of which I have been working as an Assistant Head of the Department at the Department of ABA in Al Noor Rehabilitation and Welfare Association for People of Determination - one of the oldest and biggest non-profit special needs school in Dubai, UAE. Some of my responsibilities working in Al Noor include:
- Handling and supervising 60-70 students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Creating and executing crisis management protocols
- Supervising and training staff employed in my department
- Training staff members from other department on ABA and Makaton Sign Language
- Administering Skills Assessment Tools such as VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R
- Creating individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for students with challenging behaviors
- Contributing in the generation of Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) of students, etc.

Apart from managing severe and challenging problem behaviors, I am also expert on providing parent/caretaker training either face-to-face or on any online platforms; as much as I find joy working with my students, I am extremely passionate on training and collaborating with parents and caretakers. I am very eager on bringing positive change in the lives of my students, their families, and the community surrounding them.

Presently, I am engrossed in designing (and hopefully materializing) apps for students with ASD. I see myself pursuing this for the next years of my career aside from doing a lot of engagement with my audience here in my page. So, please continue supporting and viewing this page as I will be holding a lot of free consultation and paid training events.

For any queries, feel free to send me a private message or email me at [email protected]