Our California licensed School psychologists are very well qualified to provide the support your school needs. They are experts in supporting students in their ability to learn and also provide teachers with strategies to help them differentiate their teaching and support each learner’s needs. They come to you with expertise in providing mental health support, behavioral support, and social-emotional support which in turn helps the student succeed because of a nurturing environment. Our team of school psychologists has also provided evaluation support to various school districts and charter schools and we are happy to have them as a part of our team. We are happy to announce that we also have bilingual school psychologists on our team.
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Counselors
Our mental health therapists have either a PPS Counseling license or are AMFT’s/MFT’s and have the expertise in providing individual, group, and family therapy. They become an integral part of your school intervention team and have the background in working with staff members to coordinate services. Many of our AMFT’s/MFT’s have the necessary training in Medi-Cal billing. All our counselors are trained to provide services while keeping in mind HIPPA confidentiality. We proudly state that our counselors are very well trained to work in a multicultural environment and are able to provide crisis intervention and also trauma response.
Registered Behavior Technician
The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCaBA, BCBA, or BCBA-D. The RBT is primarily responsible for the direct implementation of behavior-analytic services. The RBT does not design intervention or assessment plans. It is the responsibility of the RBT Supervisor to determine which tasks an RBT may perform as a function of his or her training, experience, and competence. The BACB certificant supervising the RBT is responsible for the work performed by the RBT on the cases they are overseeing. We take pride in matching our RBT with your student’s personality!
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a person with a certification in applied behavior analysis. Certification is obtained through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Applied behavioral analysis (ABA) uses scientific and systematic processes to help influence an individual’s behavior. Behavior analysts can work in schools, classrooms, hospitals, clinics, and nonprofits; many analysts specialize in certain areas like autism, developmental disabilities, or mental health issues. We have multiple BCBA’s on our team who not only support our behavioral aides but also our registered behavior technician’s. Our BCBA’s are also proficient in conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and working with the team to develop a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
Speech Therapist
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. We have multiple speech therapist’s on our team. Our speech therapists work as a part of the multi disciplinary team or as the case manager for students who have been identified as having a speech disorder. We have bilingual (Spanish/Tagalog) speech therapists and many of our speech therapists have a strong background in Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC).
Occupational Therapist
Whether your need is for a part time or a full time Occupational Therapist we can fulfill your need. Our Occupational Therapists are licensed to practice in California. They support a student’s ability to participate in desired daily school activities or “occupations.” They help children to fulfill their role as students by supporting their academic achievement and promoting positive behaviors necessary for learning. Our occupational therapists are well trained to support academic and non-academic outcomes, including social skills, math, reading and writing (i.e., literacy), behavior management, recess, participation in sports, self-help skills, prevocational/vocational participation, transportation, and more. They collaborate within the education team to support student success. In this way, occupational our therapy practitioners can contribute within both general and special education settings.
Physical Therapist
Our Physical Therapists are licensed to practice in California. In addition to providing direct physical therapy our physical therapist is able to provide consultation to the IEP team. Our physical therapists work with students to improve strength, balance, coordination, and/or mobility. Our Physical Therapists are well trained to design and perform therapeutic interventions, including compensation, remediation and prevention strategies and adaptations, focusing on functional mobility and safe, efficient access and participation in educational activities and routines in natural learning environments.
School Nurse
School nurses work across education and health, providing a link between school, home and the community. Their aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. They work with families and young people from three to nineteen and are usually linked to a school or group of schools. School nursing is a specialized practice of nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievement and health of students. Keeping children healthy, safe, in school, and ready to learn should be a top priority for both healthcare and educational systems.
