About Essential for Living.
Essential for Living (EFL) focuses on must-have functional and communication skills and has grown in use for learners where VB-MAPP is not an appropriate fit. The materials include a teaching handbook, assessment protocol, and printable tracking tools.
How Essential for Living works.
Essential for Living is a comprehensive functional life skills curriculum and assessment system designed for individuals with moderate-to-severe disabilities. The program was developed over more than eight years by Patrick McGreevy, PhD, BCBA-D, Troy Fry, MS, BCBA, and Colleen Cornwall, Ed.D., BCBA-D, with the curriculum concept originating in 2004.
The Essential for Living program provides evidence-based teaching procedures, assessment protocols, planning forms, and professional training resources. It is specifically designed to address must-have functional and communication skills for learners where other developmental approaches may not be the primary fit. The curriculum can be used alongside complementary programs such as the VB-MAPP, Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), ABLLS, and CABAS Curriculum.
Essential for Living materials are distributed through direct sales and authorized resellers, with products available for purchase through their online store. The company maintains an active presence through training webinars, professional development offerings, and ongoing curriculum support. The program serves educators, behavior analysts, and practitioners working with children and adults with moderate-to-severe disabilities across multiple settings.
What Essential for Living costs.
Pricing, deployment and integrations are self-reported by the vendor and re-attested each time the profile is updated.
- Deployment
- CloudWhere the product runs
- Free tier
- YesFree plan offered
- Pricing notes
- No pricing details are publicly advertised on essentialforliving.com. The site sells physical curriculum books and manuals via its store; the EFL App (web-based, via partner DataMTD/eflapp.com) offers a 'Create Free Account' option but subscription pricing is not publicly listed.
- Integrations7 LISTED
- Data Makes the Difference (DataMTD) – EFL AppDifferent Roads to LearningVB-MAPP (Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment)Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)ABLLS (Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills)CABAS CurriculumSkill Based Treatment (SBT) – Dr. Greg Hanley
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