Getting Started with Services...What to Expect
Process
Initial Interview and Observations: We will start by completing a formal interview and assessment with family and caregivers to identify what are priorities to you. We often ask: "If 3 things could be easier, what would they be?" We start there. Typically during this interview process, the child is in a separate room working with a therapist and getting familiar with the space.
Treatment Plan and Authorization: The team will proceed to create a treatment plan that is unique to each individual child. Due to the typical high needs of each child, a treatment plan may consist of 10-20 goals that will try to be achieved in a 6-month period with direct services provided 15-40 hours a week. This plan is submitted to insurance and services can begin once insurance authorizes the plan.
Ongoing Treatment: The child will attend sessions weekly in accordance to the recommendations of time and any other "real life" considerations that may impact availability. When goals reach a point of mastery, parents and caregivers are brought in and trained on how to apply the new skills to their natural environments.
Reauthorization and Discharge: Every 6-months, a treatment plan will be re-submitted to insurance for further approval, either consisting of new goals, or the same goals and their present levels of progress. If a child meets success criteria as determined by caregivers and the team, they will be discharged and no longer require services.