How We Assess Children

Behavioral therapy assessments play a key role in diagnosing your child’s level of functionality and skills as well as outlining their developmental potential. This is essentially the starting point in developing a treatment strategy to maximize your child’s success and optimize their quality of life. This starts with a methodical, data-driven approach that uses ABA therapy’s established best practices.

Getting To Know Your Child

Magnolia Behavior Therapy’s experts start the assessment and evaluation process by getting to know your child. This starts out with a casual approach to both establish trust and build the kind of connection that facilitates the diagnostic process. Our compassionate therapists are with you every step of the way answer all your questions during this time.

The Diagnostic Process

There are several important phases to our diagnostic process; Clinical Consultation, Testing & Evaluation, as well as Results and Care Coordination. At every step, our goal is to develop an in-depth understanding of your child’s current skills, and challenges while developing measurable and accomplishable goals.

Clinical Consultation & Intake

Our professionally licensed care navigators start with a clinical consultation. In some cases, this might be an in-home consultation where your child is in a familiar and comfortable environment. The focus is on learning more about your child to better understand your goals and priorities.

Insurance Eligibility

This session might also include reviewing your insurance coverage or providing you with a financial consultation. We want you to know exactly what to expect so that no surprise co-pays or co-insurance could complicate your child’s progress.

Testing and Evaluation

We use industry best practices to test and evaluate your child’s current skills and potential. This methodical, compassionate approach helps us develop a customized treatment plan for your child, as well as providing you with the resources you need to guide your child toward their important milestones.

The entire testing and evaluation process will be performed by a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst. This typically involves a variety of industry-specific diagnostic processes. Based on your child’s comfort level and response, this can often be done in-home or in a clinical setting.

Results & Care Coordination

Afterward, we will review the results in detail with you to ensure you understand the data and observations that went into the informed diagnosis. We are happy to answer any-and-all questions you might have.

At that point, our team of ABA therapy experts will provide you with a series of evidence-based recommendations and proven treatment options. Each will be based on your child’s unique needs with the goal to improve your child’s skills, communication, and foster their natural sense of independence.

This often includes setting up short-term milestones that lead toward long-term goals. Of course, the treatment strategy can always be modified based on your child’s progress and response.

Access To Experts

Magnolia Behavior Therapy partners our experts with your family to provide a holistic treatment plan customized to your child’s needs. If at any time you have any questions about the assessment process, the results, or the care coordination recommendations, we have specialists on hand to make sure you are always making the most informed possible decisions for your child.