Our Services
- Over 10 years experience
We offer a variety of services to help children succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. As trained professionals in the fields of psychology, education, and behavior analysis, we utilize a wide variety of research-based techniques to enhance the lives of children and families. Our services are individualized and range from prevention to direct intervention. Parents seek our services for many reasons including giftedness, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, attention difficulties, and emotional and behavioral problems.
Assessments
Psychological assessments are conducted by trained professionals and aid the development of effective educational and behavioral interventions. Psychological assessments involve the use of formal and informal psychological tests and procedures. All procedures are scientific and research-based. A comprehensive assessment typically includes observations, interviews, measures of intelligence, academic achievement, psychological processing, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. The information gathered from these assessments is integrated and presented in a psychological report.
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Consultations
Consultation involves working collaboratively with parents, teachers, and professionals to identify problems, offer guidance, explore treatment options, and develop interventions. Consultation is an indirect service provided by an expert consultant after observing the child, program, and/or intervention. There are several different models of consultation.
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Interventions
A variety of assessment instruments in combination with observations and parent and teacher interviews are used to determine problem areas, establish goals, and develop treatment plans. Interventions include all of the behavioral and educational treatment modalities that may be used to resolve a particular difficulty. Interventions may be direct or indirect. Since no single intervention can work effectively for all children, a broad range of interventions designed to address the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of the client may be implemented. Generally, interventions address inappropriate behaviors while teaching appropriate replacement behaviors across settings.
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Training
Training is offered on a variety of topics to further assist parents, educators, and others in understanding the child and the different intervention approaches available. We encourage parents to become active participants in their child's treatment plan so that they may learn how to interact with their child in a manner conducive to treatment and so that skill generalization can occur. Training also allows the parent, teacher, or other professional to continue implementing appropriate strategies once treatment has ended. If desired, a PSS staff member can provide continued supervisory and/or consultative services.
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