Behavioral Intervention

Behavioral intervention offers individualized services for children and adolescents with social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Services are provided to your child in the environment where it would be most helpful towards achieving their goals; this might include the home, school or out in the community (e.g. a walk in the park or while participating in a recreational activity at a community center).

CARE staff help each child to make positive behavioral changes by developing new strategies and problem solving approaches to address their challenges. Types of skills your child might learn include relaxation techniques, anger control, thought stopping, communication and social skills, esteem building and problem solving strategies.

CARE staff also partner with parents to assist you in developing a family plan to respond successfully to your child’s challenging behaviors and encourage positive behaviors. Strategies may include behavior modification charts, house rules, incentive plans, consequence systems and safety plans. Parents can count on our trained professional staff to offer practical coaching skills to help you work through specific family situations, and learn how to implement new techniques to address recurring challenges.

The staff member will start out by doing an assessment which involves talking with the youth and their family about their goals, and then collaboratively developing a plan to address them. Depending on the specific needs of the family, the clinician may work with the youth individually, facilitate family meetings and/or provide behavioral support to parents. The young person’s progress towards their goals is evaluated on a monthly basis through consultation with family members. Strategies may be revised to adapt to a new or emerging set of needs. Services vary in length and frequency depending on your request, typically lasting one to five hours per day.