Core Beliefs

Our Values

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Family

Family is our number one priority. Your family comes first in the treatment model. You and your family will lead discussions surrounding goals and direction of services. Your BCBA will give you recommendations and work with you as a team to create the best treatment plan goals for your child and family.

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Independence

At Spectrum Behavioral Services our goal is for your child to be as independent as possible. We will support your child to be involved in all family routines and the community with as little support as possible for them to flourish and grow.

Our goal is to teach and empower your child along with providing you the supports necessary so that our practitioners are no longer needed to help support your child and family

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Patience

We know each child's journey in intervention is different. Some of our learners move quickly through programming while others need a patient approach to learning. We will move through programming at the speed and pace that is appropriate for your child. We will meet you where you are at and provide the support for that time and need. As you and your child progress through intervention, we will always adjust to your needs rather than believing our pace is best. You and the child are the learner and the learner knows best!

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Compassion

We understand that the experience of neurodivergent individuals: specific to autism and related disabilities may be more challenging than peers. We know that there are times that you might want to vent. We aim to provide an understanding space so we can support you in navigating the work we hope to do together.

We strive to create a safe space for all individuals.

Happy, Relaxed and Engaged (Dr. Greg Hanley)

We strive for your child to be in a state that we consider "happy, relaxed, & engaged" (Hanley, 2019). This means that your child is ready for learning by being relaxed, happy and interacting with their environment. We will support your child in approaching difficult situations with tools and resources to return to their individual and unique happy, relaxed, & engaged state.

Please see the following link for reference material.

https://practicalfunctionalassessment.com/2021/09/09/a-perspective-on-todays-aba-by-dr-greg-hanley/