FirstSteps is committed to quality treatment for all children. As such, FirstSteps offers a range of direct and consultative services, including:
Your Program Director will review your child's unique repertoire of deficits and skills and design an individualized treatment plan. Program Directors ensure your child's program is effective by conducting bi-weekly Team Meetings, regularly reviewing progress via inspection of your child's program data and graphs, observing current Instructional Programs, and conducting parent and Instructor training. Further, your Program Director will work with you and your IEP / IFSP team to develop and track appropriate treatment goals.
Highly trained and caring Instructors are assigned to teach your child new skills and implement behavior intervention plans in home-based programs. Intensity is determined by each child's needs and goals.
If school-performance is a focus, Instructors may attend school with your child. While "shadowing" your child, Instructors may serve as a liaison between your child, peers, and teachers, while implementing prompts, reinforcers, and behavior intervention plans to increase both socialization and academic performance.
Because the success of any intervention program is based on its utility in the natural environment, FirstSteps places particular emphasis on parent involvement. Parent training is included as part of each intensive home-based program, but parent training may also be accessed as an independent service using a consultative model. Parent training generally includes training in ABA theory and practical application, including how to teach new skills and address problem behaviors. Recommended interventions and short-term goals are also given, with support and feedback for achieving each family's goals.
FirstSteps Program Directors can provide either formal training or consultation services to the staff at your child's school.
Our Service Area
Primarily Serving the South Bay area, as well as children living in West LA, for all services listed above.
For those families living outside of California, we are happy to offer services utilizing a workshop model. Workshop services are similar to local services, including assessment, program design, consultation, and parent training, however, families independently hire their own Instructors. A FirstSteps Program Director will travel to you quarterly, design an individualized program for your child, and train your staff to implement the program. Your program will be maintained and updated via regular visits, video reviews, phone consultations, and email correspondence.
