A Balanced Approach offers an option to families who wish to run their own program and hire their own Instructor Therapists. For our home-based clients, A Balanced Approach will also provide the services of Senior Clinician (Shauna Pavone) Under the supervision of Clinical Supervisor (Kathie Shaw, MSW, RSW, BCBA)
- Providing direct supervision with your child and an Instructor Therapist
- Provide direct supervision to your Senior Therapist
- On-going review of ABLLS-R; SCERTS, HELP or other curriculum tools that are being utilized and ISP to ensure goals are being met
- Chair team meetings (for parents, and all therapists)
- Complete a progress review of all acquisition and maintenance programs
- Research and implement different ABA/VB teaching strategies
- Ensure best-practice guidelines are followed
- Review and approve all new programs being implemented
- Attend case conferences and school planning meeting/IPRC/IEP meetings as required
- Provide and maintain records and data keeping
Each family will have a Senior Therapist (ST) on their team. It is the responsibility of the ST to:
- Create and implement new programs
- Provide modeling and demonstration of programs to the Instructor Therapists
- Update your child’s ISP and update your child’s ABLLS or curriculum assessment on a regular basis
- Research current ABA/VB techniques and strategies
- Attend team meetings
- Prepare materials/documentation as required