Company Profile
Morning Star Behavioral Associates
Company Overview
Taking the Technology to the Fullest Extent
When working with individuals, as a practice, we are committed to the application of scientific literature given its current data base. Behaviorism started with a man named B.F. Skinner who looked at the world through a scientist’s rather than a philosopher’s perspective. He considered himself a biologist by trade but later took human behavior into a light that could be measured and evaluated rather than speculated based on one persons observation.
In radical behaviorism, Skinner, as well as, Morning Star believe that if it can be seen it can be measured and if it can be measured it can be changed. This is a key in the way treatment is viewed and carried out instead of having a very daunting goal of “communication” we can measure and teach skills that are integral in this process.
Our Passion
Based on excellence we strive to provide the least intrusive yet most effective behavioral interventions with supports that can be sustained by the individuals natural environment. We are a company that holds fast to the technology and the underlying principles of Behavior Analysis while maintaining our humanity and compassion for people. Our chief goal is to put the people we serve in the position to not only be independent but to dictate their own hopes and dreams as they lead their team on the journey with them.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Lindsey Radcliffe has been a partner in Morning Star Behavioral Associates since 2012. She has a rich linage of compassion and service in the state of Illinois becoming the fourth generation of family serving people with disabilities in the southern most Illinois. She has over six years of experience working in program design and the implementation of research projects in residential, day training, employment and educational settings gaining a wealth of experience. Lindsey has presented and consulted with top universities and state committees on current employment trends for people with disabilities and how active treatment in employment can effect primary education at an early age. She has also designed a highly successful program “the Eleven Categories of Independence” for adults with intellectual disabilities helping them achieve a higher level of independence both residentially and on the job. Lindsey is known for her innovation in planning and creating a very natural and common sense approach to learning and treatment.
Jim R. Livesay is the founding member of Morning Star and the Senior partner in the company. As a person that has worked for people with demonstrated need for over 30 years, he understands not only the complex technology but how to merge that with compassionate care. Jim has served on several ground breaking research projects that have shaped the field of behavior analysis as a whole. He has taken the basic principles gleaned from this research and applied them to a range of areas that include human performance, education, correctional rehabilitation, mental health and developmental disabilities. The settings in which he has provided these services have include individual contact, small community based alternative living arrangements, inpatient programs (mental health and developmental disabilities) and a range of incarceration levels including minimum to maximum security. At all times infusing positive and proactive interventions while attempting to maximally honor an individual’s choice and preference.