We understand that a client’s family may be new to having a child who has been diagnosed with Autism, Communication Deficits, or other disorders that impact their child’s development and new to Applied Behavior Analysis intervention.  We are here help you through this stressful time with compassion and positive support.

As your child’s Behavior Analyst or Behavior Consultant conducts their initial assessment of need, they will involve you in this process to help ensure that your input and needs are also considered in the development of your child’s treatment.  They will also talk to you about your needs in the process, and help determine the skills that they can teach you in order to support your child’s treatment.  Most insurance companies now require that there is a treatment/training goal for the family incorporated into the treatment plan for the child, and some have minimum monthly requirements on the training time that must be provided.

This family training can be provided in our Lancaster offices with or without your child present.   If your child attends center-based services in our Lancaster center, family training and support can be provided outside of your child’s regular session in our assessment and family training area or during your child’s regular session if the clinician does not need the child to be present.  These services are often provided in the home, and can also, currently, can be provided through tele-health.

Family Training and Support Opportunities

We have recently begun an 8 week training and support series for our newer client families that will be held at least three times per year, both during the day and after hours for those who cannot make it during the day.  It is currently held in person to give families the opportunity to meet and get to know each other, and we may develop an online platform to continue these connections, as well as, to support other families who find it difficult to attend such a group in person at our Lancaster offices.

Additionally, our amazing clinical staff regularly runs activities outside of the clients’ therapy sessions/days to help give clients and opportunity to practice the skills they are learning, provide opportunities to attend a children’s event as a whole family in a safe and familiar environment, and to allow more opportunities for families to connect with each other for friendship and support.

Please watch your Brightwheel account, our website, and our social media for upcoming events.