Assessment, Consultation & Treatment provides Early Intervention services. These services are provided to children 3 years old and younger who demonstrate delays in one or more areas of development. Services generally began with a brief developmental evaluation during which a client is described in terms of where they are in their development compared to others their age. A client’s strengths and weaknesses within different developmental domains are identified.

 

These developmental domains include:

 

• Language and communication
• Socialization and emotional functioning
• Cognition
• Adaptive living
• Motor skill

 

Specific developmental goals and treatment plans to guide services are created. Services are provided from a developmental and behavioral approach. Therapists work to catch young children up to their same age peers by providing intensive services focused on specific goals.

 

Behavioral-based teaching strategies are used in Early Intervention Services including:

 

• Breaking down skills into more manageable and achievable tasks and goals
• Repeatedly capturing and contriving practice opportunities
• Providing as much support and assistance as needed to help a client be independent and successful
• Motivating clients to achieve goals by using rewards based on their individual preferences
• Providing recommendations and feedback to parents and guardians on skills they can practice with their child outside of sessions