Clinical Services
While on campus, Spaulding students benefit from our Clinical Services through special education, psychology, behavioral health, speech and language, occupational therapy, physical therapy and nursing.
Our Approach: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
We believe children benefit most from highly skilled treatment rooted in evidence-based practice. Spaulding utilizes these practices, such as PBIS, to proactively promote a positive, safe and supportive learning environment to allow each student to reach their individualized goals. Other evidence-based practices used as part of our clinical approach include cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed therapy, applied behavioral analysis therapy, child-centered play therapy, solution-focused therapy and narrative play therapy.
Clinical Services team
Our Clinical Services team has expertise addressing a variety of childhood disorders, school problems and family challenges. They work with children who have neuro-developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mental health challenges, educational difficulties such as learning disabilities and emotional challenges.
Master’s Level Clinicians
Our Clinical Experts are skilled at balancing evidence-informed practice with the human touch. They value creating a warm relationship with children and families. These individuals provide a combination of individual, group and family therapy as needed. Our Licensed Therapist provides individual supervision for staff working toward licensure.
Psychiatry team
Our board-certified Psychiatric Doctor supports all Spaulding students and prepares them for transitions back home when they are ready. Our dedicated psychiatrist team is comprised of Nurse Practitioners of Health and Wellness Education, Pediatric and Family care.
Case Management and Permanency Specialist
These staff work with foster parents, birth families and pre-adoptive homes to develop a plan to transition the child toward permanency as well as provide resources to ensure that the child can maintain the skills needed to live successfully in the least restrictive community-based setting.
Therapeutic practices backed by evidence
Clinical Services at Spaulding can be seen in many different methods and settings throughout our campus and day-to-day student life. Spaulding residential and academic areas are therapeutic environments where trauma informed practices are used to assist our students in growing and healing. Clinical Services implements therapeutic practices, such as social-emotional learning skills, into the daily environments of the cottages and school.
Clinical Services also conducts psychosocial assessments for every student in the Residential Program, provides individual counseling, family counseling, therapeutic counseling for individuals with autism, case management and permanency planning for all students and their families. The Clinicians and Permanency Specialist create individual treatment goals for the students and their families to support and overcome the barriers to discharge.
Questions?
Please reach out below if you are interested in learning more about the Clinical Services we offer the individuals in our care.