SERVICES: BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

Developmentalists who specialize in Behavior Support are trained to assess and identify the causes of negative behaviors in your child as well as implement a behavior plan to eliminate problematic behaviors. Pediatric Therapy Professionals, Inc. has a Family Behavior Support Specialist who has extensive training in conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) in order to determine the underlying causes of concerning behavior. Once the root of the behavior is identified, this specialist is trained to implement a Positive Behavior Support Plan for your child and to consult with other therapists on your child's team to help to promote positive behaviors and to decrease undesirable ones. Our Family Behavior Support Specialist is trained to help your family learn strategies for discouraging negative behaviors and to promote positive behaviors in your child. The Family Behavior Support Specialist has experience addressing problematic behaviors such as: biting, hitting, tantrums, behavioral sleep disturbances, behavioral feeding problems, reactive attachment disorder, bipolar disorder, and a variety of other problematic behaviors associated with ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. Our Family Behavior Support Specialist has extensive training in addressing Infant Mental Health issues. The Family Behavior Support Specialist is trained to look at each child and family's unique needs and to design a Positive Behavior Support Plan that is specific to each family. Our Family Behavior Support Specialist utilizes a variety of different treatment approaches to help families, including Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) treatment techniques.