Within Reach-Community Support

As the sister company to Within Reach-Center for Autism, Within Reach-Community Support was founded to provide support and guidance to families in their homes, school, and community settings. The goal of behavioral consulting is to work as a team with the child’s parents, caregivers, and teachers so that they have the tools necessary to continue to foster growth and success.

There is no waitlist for these services and no diagnosis is needed.

Consultation and social group sessions occur 1-3 times a week for one hour. All services are provided directly by a Licensed Behavior Analyst or a Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. All services are private pay and  HSA/FSA accounts are accepted. We will travel to areas of Metairie and surrounding areas.

We know many of our families are on lengthy waitlists, so the goal of this program is to provide a jumpstart on ABA services to create strong foundational skills that will be the building blocks for future more intensive ABA therapy settings. This early learner program focuses on interacting with children and families in the comfort and familiarity of their own home.  They will provide strategies and support to nurture child development, strengthen bonds, and respond to the unique needs of each child.

This service is for children who qualify through an evaluation with Early Steps for behavioral services. Early Steps services are designed to improve the family’s capacity to enhance their child’s development.

These services are typically provided in the group setting. After an observation in the classroom and parent and teacher interview, we create a plan to be utilized in the classroom.  Ongoing support, training, and feedback is provided in the classroom until it is determined that services can be reduced or no longer needed. If specific skills need to be addressed in a 1:1 setting, these skills can be targeted in pull-out sessions as well.

This is focused training to address parent concerns in the home/community setting and can include things such as creating behavior plans for maladaptive behaviors, setting up daily routines, toileting, increasing communication, strategies for teaching skills, safety skills, etc.

Our RUBI Parent Training workshop is a 12 week structured parent training program. Each session covers a specific ABA topic and includes activities and discussions on how to apply the strategies at home. There is time built in for group discussions and to ask questions related to the topics.

The Social Skills Groups are a 6 week group program that focuses on social skills with peers. The children are grouped based on age and their current skills so they can work together on social programs such as parallel play, engaging with peers, sharing, turn taking, cooperative play, peer requests, tolerating waiting, etc. For children who are not current clients of Within Reach-Community Support, a 30 minute 1:1 session is required for us to get to know the child and place them in the appropriate group.

Our Play group is a 6 week group program that focuses on parent child interactions and learning strategies for teaching developmental skills in a fun and engaging way. The group is led by a BCBA and there are fun activities incorporated throughout the session so the strategies can be applied. This is also a great way to start building social skills in a small group environment.

The vocational social skills support program provides support on the job site for individuals with developmental and intellectual differences. The program teaches the job-related social skills needed for obtaining and maintaining employment. Additionally, the program offers consultation to the employer to provide training and recommendations of accommodations for employees with differences.

This in-home support teaches individuals skills needed for self-care and living. (Dressing, self-feeding, teeth brushing, toileting, fixing meals, etc.)

An individualized workshop is created based on the needs of your staff. These workshops can address topics such as behavioral strategies, teaching strategies for diverse learners, and ways to motivate resistant learners.

Based on observation and data, our BCBA’s will aid in the development of a behavior plan with your team and provide direct training and support to staff if needed.