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Social Skills Classes!
Social Skills Classes!
PLC is preparing to offer afterschool and weekend social skills classes beginning in October. We are now beginning a wait list and collecting information so we may determine the age ranges and needs of the students seeking this type of support. Please contact us to get on the wait list. First come first serve! Classes will be small. To find out more information, click HERE.
Upcoming Seminar!
PPLC is hosting a ABA seminar on the latest autism research. Please contact us for more details: admin@pacificlearningcenter.org
Unique
Features
- What makes the Pacific Autism Center so special is our belief that every child should be given the opportunity of reaching their full potential. For some children, if treatment is started early enough, they can reach recovery.
- Each child's program is individually created and designed to meet their specific needs. No two children's program is the same. Each program begins with multiple assessments to develop a child's program. Children progress at their own pace due to the individual nature of the therapy.
- We embrace parent's involvement. We expect parents to be present during home sessions and to join in so they can learn how to implement some of the behavioral techniques. Parent training is an important component of our program.
- We provide a center with cameras to monitor and supervise the children, staff and the programs. At least 75% of the program is implemented in the center and the rest of the sessions implemented in the home. Many ABA programs are based in the home. There are pros and cons to this. It gives the parent maximum opportunity to become involved in the therapy and is located in the child’s natural environment but there are some components it misses, it lacks each session being well supervised to monitor the staff, the program and the behaviors. It leaves more of the oversight to the parent which is not qualified to monitor an ABA program.
- We use a proven curriculum that has been used for many years to help children recover. This curriculum comes from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, also known as C.A.R.D. At CARD, they have a research team that is regularly updating and revising their programs which keeps them on the cutting edge. We benefit from this from the curriculum, the training and supervision our staff receives.
- We have a team approach and aggressively troubleshoot problem areas as they come up.
- We use standardized assessments and monitor a child’s developmental progress every 3 months. Typically our children triple and quadruple their developmental progress in comparison to the>
- We offer treatment for children that address higher level cognitive deficits. Children and adolescents who have Aspergers and High Functioning Autism benefit greatly from this program and is where many ABA programs are deficient.
