Our Services

Assessments

Perhaps the most significant advancement in the assessment of severe, maladaptive behavior disorders, including autism, has been in the area of Functional Analysis. Functional Analysis is considered “best practice” for identifying causes of behavior problems such as self-injury, aggression, self-stimulatory behaviors and non-compliance. This approach has been mandated by several state and federal standards and court cases, and is considered a vital part of an ABA program. It gives a tremendous amount of information that can guide behavioral interventions and treatment.

Initial Assessment

The initial intake interview is conducted with the parents or primary caregivers of the client in order to gather past and current information in several different areas. These areas include: language and communication, social and play skills, self-help and daily living skills, maladaptive behaviors, self-stimulatory behaviors, academic behaviors, motivating reinforcers and interests of the client. In addition to the interview, a records review is typically conducted to better acquaint our staff with previous diagnostic reports and interventions.

Formal Assessment:

The Clinical and Assistant Directors of both offices are licensed clinicians, therefore ASC is skilled at administering a variety of both standardized and non-standardized assessment instruments. These assessments offer the ability to obtain important baseline information, help guide treatment and provide a guide for appropriate therapy goals. In addition, current clients may wish to use our assessment services to obtain another indication of their child’s current academic, cognitive and/or behavioral functioning.

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Supervision

Supervision involves setting up and maintaining individual behavioral therapy programs. Each supervisor will conduct team meetings, school observations and home observations. Additionally, supervisors will write reports, conduct assessments and attend an Individual Education Planning (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings. Supervision hours will vary depending on the needs and progress of each child.

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Home Therapy

Behavioral therapists with a wide range of experience, education and training are available to work within our client’s homes. Behavioral therapists receive a minimum of 30 hours of training in intensive Applied Behavioral Analysis including training in the reductive and teaching components.   

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School Shadowing Therapy

Our school shadows have specialized training in school shadowing techniques and social facilitation.

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Consultation and Training

School districts and parents who wish to train their own staff may hire ASC to train therapists for behavioral programs. Training can include basic discrete trial therapy, information on autism and special topics related to school programs. Program evaluations are also available.

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Social Skills Group

Often targeting specific age groups and social skills levels. Our social skills groups occur during different times of the year throughout the year.

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Circle of Friends Social Skills Group

Our “Circle of Friends” Social Skill Groups have a 2:5 ratio of facilitators to children with a focus on play skills and Theory of Mind. This service is geared towards children in 1st to 5th grade with high functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.

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ASC Sports Camp

Our ASC Sports camp offers social skills training with skilled group leaders with additional therapists available for 1:1 support when needed. ASC Camp works on a wide variety of skills from learning playground games to social skills problem solving. Our camps include typically developing peers to offer positive experiences for all of the children included in the camp. This camp occurs during both summer and winter breaks.

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Teenage Boys Detective Club

A group by young men for young men! TBDC is a social activity club that meets out in the community to do fun teenage activities, as a group, and practice figuring out the unwritten rules of friendship and daily life. Concurrently, the parents meet with a clinical supervisor to discuss issues related to teenagers on the spectrum.

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Funding Sources

ASC provides services funded through:

1. Regional Centers- As vendors of the Regional Centers, we are able to provide the following Behavior Modification services programs:
   1. Early Start behavioral intervention in-home programs (children 0-3 years)
   2. Behavior Modification in-home programs (children 3-18)
2. School Districts- ASC is certified by the California Department of Education as a Non-Public Agency and can provide the following services through the school districts
   1. Behavior Intervention Design: Clinical Supervision
   2. Behavior Intervention Implementation: Senior therapy, in-home or school settings
   3. Group Counseling
   4. Consultation
3. Private Pay
4. Insurance

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For further information on any of our services please contact us.

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