Resources for Parents
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.
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 Institute for Behavior Change.
The Behavior Barometer
The Behavior Barometer is available only at Treatmentplansthatworked.com
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.
Lyme Disease Symptom checklist
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 support.
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.