Program & Services for Children and Young Adults

Consultation Services

The services of the highly experienced and skilled professional staff of Melmark New England are available on a consultative basis for a variety of behavioral and educational services and can be provided specific to a particular child, topic, classroom, education program or school district.

Our consultation staff members are either master’s- or doctoral-level with an average of 15 years experience working to facilitate positive gains with individuals, as well as systems (private and public schools, home and work environments, and communities). All of our consultants are board-certified in behavior analysis or are board-eligible.

Consultation services include:

Technical Assistance Consultation
District-wide Educational and Behavioral Program Design, Individual Student Educational and Behavioral Program Design, Curriculum Development, IEP and ISP formulation, Observation and Hands-on Staff Training, Parent Training, Collaborative Team building

Formalized Staff Training  One-time Trainings on Specific Topics, Intensive Multi-day or Week-long Trainings, Year-round Weekly or Monthly Trainings, Peer Supervision

Clinical, Educational and Behavioral Evaluation
Functional Behavior Assessment, Independent Evaluations, Program Evaluations, Psycho-Educational Evaluation, Diagnostic Evaluation, Neuropsychological Evaluation, Guardianship Evaluation, Transition Planning Assistance, Social-Skills Assessment

 PROGRAMS & SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS CONSULTATION SERVICES

Technical Assistance Consultation

Melmark’s consultation team is comprised of senior clinicians with extensive experience and expertise in the design of services for children with autism spectrum disorders and serious behavioral issues. These services are primarily provided throughout Massachusetts and New England but can be provided virtually anywhere. Melmark’s Board Certified Behavior Analysts work with public school district administrators and staff to train and strengthen in-district resources to reduce the need for out of district placements.

 

Services may take the form of:

•  District-wide Educational and Behavioral Program Design
•  Individual Student Educational and Behavioral Program Design 
• Curriculum Development
•  IEP and ISP formulation
•  Functional Behavioral Assessment
•  Observation and Hands-on Staff Training
•  Parent Training
•  Collaborative Team building
•  Diagnostic Assessment
•  Independent Evaluations
•  Program Evaluations

You can learn more about on consultation and training programs by viewing our Consultation brochure as well as our Expert Speaker Series brochures.

Formalized Staff Training

Melmark New England professional staff members are available to share their experience and expertise in customized seminars and training workshops. While many of the trainings listed here focus on the needs of individuals with pervasive developmental disorders, they can be tailored to other populations.

Training topics include:

• Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
• Overview of Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Collecting and Using Data
• Effectively Using Reinforcement
• Instructional Strategies (Discrete Trial Instruction; Incidental Instruction)
• Inclusion and Classroom Management Strategies
• Developing Effective Teaching Plans
• Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Developing and Implementing Behavior Support Plans
• Functional Communication Training
• Developing IEPs with Measurable Goals and Benchmarks
• Transition to Adult Services
• Vocational Assessment and Intervention
• Social Skills Assessment and Intervention
• Program Evaluation
• Assessing Training Needs
• Provide Effective Staff Training
• The ABC’s of Supervision
• Bullying Prevention

Clinical, Educational and Behavioral Evaluation

At the request of either parents or school districts, Melmark’s consultation team is able to provide a variety of evaluations for individual children to assist with the development and delivery of effective educational services. Evaluation services include:

• Functional Behavior Assessment
• Independent/Program Evaluation
• Psycho-Educational Evaluation
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Neuropsychological Evaluation
• Guardianship Evaluation
• Transition Planning Assistance
• Social-Skills Assessment

 

Please contact us for more information about our consultation and training services. All requests should be made to the Melmark New England Consultation Department at consultation@melmarkne.org or 978 654 4327.