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The Institute for Behavior Change offers several products to aid adults in understanding and responding therapeutically to children who present behavioral challenges.    We offer these products here for review by parents, teachers and others.  These products are offered "as-is" and no warranty, expressed or implied, is given regarding the suitability of any of these products for any application or use.  All files are in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format for maximum accessibility. 

The Children's Behavioral Health Center closed its Coatesville location after three years of nonsupport by County or State officials, but these services are still available and can be delivered to Pennsylvania children who are disabled but who do not yet have Medical Assistance benefits -- without need for the approval of any government official or insurance company.  The evaluation is absolutely free to qualified Pennsylvania residents under the age of 21, regardless of family income. 

If you live in Pennsylvania and your child has a mental health or behavioral problem but does not yet have Medical Assistance ("MA") benefits, you do not need "permission" from any government agency or insurance company to get help at the CBHC.  

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The Behavior Barometer®  

is available only at Treatmentplansthatworked.com (click here to go there)

The Behavior Barometer is a patented device for providing visual feed-back to a child concerning the child's behavior.  The parent or another adult responds to the child's behavior by moving an indicator upward or downward to give the child immediate and continuous feed-back about the quality of his or her behavior.  This helps to maintain consistency of behavioral expectations and behavioral contingencies.  Useful for children ages 2 to 10 and as a guide to parents for behavioral limit-setting. 

 
This checklist was developed after seven years of research concerning the impact of Lyme disease on children, from a psychological and educational perspective.  Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of a tick and can cause a huge variety of academic and mental impairments, including mental confusion, memory and concentration problems, increased irritability, and can contribute to school failure.  Before children receive psychiatric medication to treat so-called "Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" (ADHD), the possibility of Lyme disease must be ruled-out. 

Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment Questionnaire 

This is the device used by the staff of The Institute for Behavior Change to collect comprehensive information about the strengths, weaknesses and needs of children, so that strengths-based Treatment Plans can be created that address the child's most pressing needs.  By collecting information in this standardized way, we make certain that no important information is overlooked in the process of understanding the strengths, weaknesses and needs of each child that we work with.

Sample Bio-Psycho-Social Evaluation Report, Treatment Plan & Progress Monitoring documents

The Network for Behavior Change (a group psychology practice with a long-term affiliation with the Institute) offers this sample of its comprehensive approach to the treatment planning process.  These documents are prepared by the child's Behavior Specialist Consultant and the Licensed Psychologist who provides supervision of the child's treatment program, to achieve maximum integration of all these documents, including the Progress Notes to be used by each service provider.  The initial Treatment Plan is developed and improved during the treatment delivery process in close collaboration with the child's parent(s) and teacher(s), so that it remains an "active" document that both reflects and guides the Treatment process. 

Interagency Team Meeting description for parents from CCBHO pages 1 & 4

Produced by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization (CCBHO) the Managed Care Organization contracted by Chester County to serve children in need of BHRS since 2004, and reproduced here with their permission, is a summary of the work that should be completed at the Interagency Service Planning Team (ISPT) meeting that is necessary in order to have BHRS authorized for a child.  Get pages 2 & 3 here and a list of Chester County resources selected by CCBHO for inclusion in their pamphlet here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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