Our child behavior specialists assist families in their efforts to help their children with behavioral challenges. We provide an extensive array of services, including those found below.
HOME CONCERNS
-Assessment of your child's home-based behavior.
-Assistance in devising a workable plan to change home-based behavior for the better.
-Instruction in positive and effective parenting skills.
-Guidance in implementing positive, respectful, and effective behavior management strategies in the home.
-Parent coaching in the home.
-Instructive shadowing/coaching of anxious new parents (natural and adoptive) to help them become skilled and confident in the care of their child.
-Behavior coaching via phone, computer camera feed, or e-mail. WHAT IS BEHAVIOR COACHING? (click here)
-Training of nannies, babysitters, and child care workers in positive and respectful behavior management.
SCHOOL-BASED CONCERNS
-Evaluation of behavior for upcoming discussions with your child’s school.
-Preparation of a justified Plan for Optimal Education (POE) for presentation at school meetings.
-Accompanying you to school meetings to advocate for your child’s POE.
-Communicating with your child’s service providers and translating their information and documents into everyday language.
-Assessment of cognition/intelligence, physical needs, educational achievement, social skills, emotional/psychological state, and language/communication skills.
-Information and guidance in addressing the social and emotional needs of adopted children from other countries.
-Information and guidance in addressing the social and emotional needs of bi-cultural children.
Contact us if you have other needs related to the social, emotional, and behavioral development of your child.
For those outside of the Hudson Valley and New York City area, consultation and support is available via e-mail, phone, or web cam. Click here or contact us for more information.
