Community Autism Program
Including in-home training for autism behavior in Georgia
Jason Cavin
Manager, Community Autism program
About Us
Marcus Autism Center offers an in-home training service for families of children with autism and related disorders. Behavior parenting specialists will help families address the behavioral needs of their children and teach strategies to improve social and self-help skills.
Who is eligible?
The Marcus Autism Center Community Autism Program serves children:
- Diagnosed with autism and related disorders
- With mild to moderate behavioral challenges
- Who are Medicaid approved
- With motivated parents who are ready, able and available to learn new skills
How does the program work?
A behavior parenting counselor goes into the home to work directly with the child and parents. Counselors assess family's strengths, needs and priorities to create a service plan to best meet those needs. Services are generally provided in weekly 2 hour appointments for up to 12 weeks.
What services are provided?
- Home Consultation—a behavioral parenting specialist serves as a parent trainer who demonstrates and coaches family members in techniques that:
- Identify, teach and reinforce children's appropriate behaviors.
- Make daily routines more enjoyable in home and the community.
- Expand learning opportunities for your child.
- Child-focused Planning—all services begin with a set developmental process that includes family planning to:
- Set goals based on child strengths and the family's primary concerns.
- Provide intervention strategies that focus on communication.
- Increase natural learning opportunities by setting daily routines.
- Improving parent-child interaction skills
- Positive Behavior Support and PCI—as a family team, we design a behavior intervention plan for problem behavior that help parents:
- Identify the causes of problem behaviors.
- Understand behaviors.
- Prevent challenging behaviors.
- Increase positive behaviors.
- Increase positive parent-child interaction.
- Language Instruction and Teaching Techniques—is a one-on-one service aimed at providing family members with skills that:
- Teach the importance of direct communication.
- Increase functional communication skills.
- Encourage the use of communication in daily routines.
- Provide tips on incidental teaching and alternative communication methods.
- Developing home-based routines and schedules
- Developing alternatives for difficult times and places
- Family-centered Planning
Download Information
Marcus Autism Center New Patient Intake Form
Community Autism Program Flyer
Contacts
Contact Jason Cavin by e-mail at jason.cavin@choa.org or call 404-785-9414.