Functional Assessments
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To see your child’s whole picture, a qualified therapist will professionally analyze life skills (ADL), communication, social and behavioral aptitude. A definitive report of our findings is then discussed in detail with you.
We use Vineland, ATEC, and one-on-one therapy modules as assessment tools. Applied in an encouraging and open environment, our assessments provide an accurate and nuanced picture that will help us help you.
Our assessments often reveal related difficulties in a child or teen that even parents never realized had a connection. Newly armed with the insider knowledge of our detailed assessments, we can then map out a strategy to address and focus on our main goal- your child’s success and increased positive behaviors.
One on One Therapy
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Based on the initial assessment, our goal-based strategies are fine-tuned for your child's or teen’s unique requirements.
Empirian hand picks and trains all our RBTs (Registered
Behavior Technicians) in one on one therapy strategies. A child’s social, emotional, or behavioral challenges are addressed through laser-focused sessions with professional and compassionate instruction. A constructive working relationship develops between the child and therapist in this type of targeted setting.
Experience has proven the enhanced self-confidence and shared-goal of our one on one therapy sessions yield positive results and benefits.
Social Groups
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Teens and children who struggle with social skills feel like the domain of human interaction is a foreign country-and they are the only ones without a map! Empirian’s social groups provide a direct instruction environment where clients learn and practice relevant strategies.
Your child can and will develop the needed foundation to successfully integrate with peers. We organize our group’s social settings according to age and goal levels, to reap the most progress from the role-play and associative skills our therapists initiate.
Some of the skills our social groups address:
- Maintaining reciprocal conversations
- Showing interest in others’ stories and remaining attentive
- Allowing others their turn to speak and play
- Understanding social cues, such as body language, body orientation, maintaining eye contact and proper voice modulation
Discovering how to be better friends and make new ones are the priceless lessons gained.
Parent Training and Mentoring
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When parents use the methods we exercise in our therapy sessions, they can greatly enhance their child's progress.
In our parent training program, we communicate all strategies and goals in an easy-to-use guide so parents can adapt to our strategies at home. We share our charts and teach through role-play scenarios to effectively show parents the techniques that are working best with their child.
Sibling and Peer Training
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Our sibling program offers a place for the most influential members of a child's life to be heard, understood and validated.
Our therapists are trained to address the whole child and every relationship he or she has. Many siblings who live with a struggling child have their own feelings of resentment about the amount of parental attention that is so often taken away from them. We designed our sibling program with an array of fun activities in a supportive group setting. The common goals are met through a sharing of feelings and strategies with others in the same position. Everyone emerges with a better understanding of themselves and their loved ones.
You’re probably wondering
about insurance.
Empirian accepts:
- Most major insurance out-of-network plans
- Private pay schedules
For more details, please call 732-800-0053. We are always here to help.
thousands of children
Your child can overcome his struggles with a qualified ABA therapist who knows how to get to the root of the issue and take it on. The Empirian team is here to help reverse the behaviors that hold kids back, and boost them towards success.