About Psychotherapy and Counseling for Autism: Empowering Growth and Well-Being
Impowering Hearts, Nurturing Minds – Transformative Counseling and Therapy for Every Unique Journey
While Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the leading approach to improving your child’s development. But what is is the alternative ? We are leaders in the field of ABA alternative in Psychotherapy and Counseling by understand how to apply it to help your child reach their full potential.
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At every Action ACK action daycare and school program clinic Behavior location our therapists implement 1:1 alternatives ABA therapy following individualized treatment plans created for each child by their psychotherapist . These hyper specific plans are created after a thorough Initial Intake Assessment where the Psychotherapist will learn your child’s developmental needs, as well as parental concerns and goals.
Plans are comprised of programs or “lessons” to increase replacement behaviors, teach developmentally appropriate skills, and reduce challenging behavior. The teaching modality varies and is developed through a compassionate lens with a framework built on assent.
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ABA therapy might be the gold standard in behavioral therapy for children on the spectrum. The goal of our alternative ABA therapy centers is to help your child reach their highest potential. play therapy is the best approach for helping autistic children learn naturally
What Treatment Works?
We are very pleased that the work we do is validated by research – our staff have been trained at leading schools that teach the therapy that works best: psychotherapy and counseling . Our program has been built to incorporate the best practices from research studies, and we are happy to share with you the “why” of what we do.
Family Guidance
Families and guardians are an essential part of any therapy program and need to be active in the treatment process. Family Guidance is a core part of what we do at ACK. We require biweekly sessions between guardians and their dedicated Therapist where there’s continued discussions and teachings on how to generalize what’s being done during center hours to their lives at home and in the community.
Clinical supervisors and therapists (psychotherapy and counseling ) who are highly-trained and consistent.
Children on the Spectrum benefit from a strong continuity of care, so professionals with practical experience and a dedication to the field are essential. Consistency in the therapist is an important factor in the success of an therapy program, and we really focus on this with our team and our clients
Does play and art Therapy Work for Autism?
Simple Answer: Yes. More complex answer: Every child is different and requires different levels of care and longevity of care. However, key studies have shown that children who have received two or more years of intensive behavioral intervention have made substantial progress,but children at our centers while using play base program got to higher results faster . ABA is not the only ‘evidence-based’ approaches to autism and different approach are being used
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What is Targeted by an child counseling/psychotherapy Therapy Program?
The focus will depend on the specific needs of your child, but often include:
Adaptive Living Skills
(toileting, feeding, bathing)
Communication skills
Synergestic actionables. Circle back or but what’s the real problem we’re trying to solve here?
School Readiness Skills
Not just imitation, matching, categorizing
Reduce Maladaptive Behavior
aggression, elopement, self-injury and property destruction
Social Skills
initiating conversation, responding to questions from peers, interactive play
. Circle back or but what’s the real problem we’re trying to solve here?
What Does a Typical Day of psychotherapy and art Therapy Look Like?
Action ACK believes that we can achieve the greatest gains with early learners that need intensive interventions. Many of our clients are 2 to 6 years old, although we have children outside this range.
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