Our Therapy

Community-Based therapy focuses on generalizing skills across settings. Below are a few examples of our programs and the skills that are practiced.

Safety: crossing the road safely, walking on the side walk, staying with an adult. 

Self Management: Having an appropriate tone of voice for the setting, waiting in line, accepting no, staying w

Community-Based therapy focuses on generalizing skills across settings. Below are a few examples of our programs and the skills that are practiced.

Safety: crossing the road safely, walking on the side walk, staying with an adult. 

Self Management: Having an appropriate tone of voice for the setting, waiting in line, accepting no, staying with an adult, tolerating crowds.

Advocacy :  communicating wants and needs.

Center-based therapy offers structured and focused sessions within a clinical setting. These sessions are personalized to address individual needs and goals identified through behavioral assessments. Therapists use evidence-based techniques to teach and reinforce desired behaviors, while collecting data to track progress. Parent involveme

Center-based therapy offers structured and focused sessions within a clinical setting. These sessions are personalized to address individual needs and goals identified through behavioral assessments. Therapists use evidence-based techniques to teach and reinforce desired behaviors, while collecting data to track progress. Parent involvement is encouraged, and socialization opportunities are be provided. Consistency and collaboration among a multidisciplinary team are key features of center-based ABA therapy, which aims to promote independence and improve quality of life for individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities.

At Rise Above, parent education and involvement is a top priority in our service delivery as research shows that parental involvement in ABA, promotes even greater gains for the child. During scheduled meetings, parents and providers will discuss strategies and principles used in ABA to use outside of the therapy context. Parents will als

At Rise Above, parent education and involvement is a top priority in our service delivery as research shows that parental involvement in ABA, promotes even greater gains for the child. During scheduled meetings, parents and providers will discuss strategies and principles used in ABA to use outside of the therapy context. Parents will also learn how to respond effectively to inappropriate behavior including tantrums. Caregiver education involves discussions, instructions, demonstrations, and practice of therapeutic skills. Considerations of family goals and values as well as household dynamics play a part in our caregiver education and training.

Rise Above Behavioral Group contracts with school districts to provide consultation services regarding behavior management for elementary school students with and without a diagnosis of autism by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Below are examples of consultation services offered.

• Classroom set-up to reduce occurrence of maladapt

Rise Above Behavioral Group contracts with school districts to provide consultation services regarding behavior management for elementary school students with and without a diagnosis of autism by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Below are examples of consultation services offered.

• Classroom set-up to reduce occurrence of maladaptive behaviors.
• Data collection to identify why behaviors occur.
• Development of behavior protocols.
• Staff training to implement behavior protocols.
• A dedicated BCBA to analyze data and adjust protocols.
• Behavior Assessments including Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)  and Functional Analysis (FA).