"The gentlemen you connected us with this year have been great. I wanted to write and say thank you. Having the stability of good one-on-ones who are conscientious and consistent has really helped us stabilize our program. Thanks for keeping these guys in place." — Alan White, Asst. Principal

By providing either in-home or in-school behavioral intervention, our goal is to:

• Improve the behavior of the child
• Increase optimism within the classroom and family and decrease staff/parental fatigue
• Provide the opportunity to heal from the psychological damage the misbehavior has had on the staff, parents, child or siblings (increase resiliency)
• Decrease the likelihood of out-of-home placement
• Embed the child into the community
• Guide the child into new, natural relationships
• Helping remove stigma and unneccesary labels attached to difficult-to-serve children.

The Behavior Specialists role is:

• Implementing the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Designing and implementing behavioral plans and goals in conjunction with the treatment plan or input from the case manager or therapist and to document progress
• Promoting the physical safety of the client and discouraging dangerous or unwanted behaviors
• Integrating the child into the community through exposure, activities, or therapeutic programs that engage the client in supportive natural relationships.
• Providing in-home respite care for the parent.