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NEW
RESOURCE!
Treatmentplansthatworked.com is now available for parents
& professionals.
Access more than 150 "treatment plans that worked" -
with the data that
documents
it!
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Our approach integrates high-fidelity to the 'wraparound' philosophy with
a behavioral treatment delivery system that works
for children of all ages, and a treatment outcome measurement system that
is simple, reliable, valid and that consistently obtains and maintains
funding for treatment until it is finished -- over a period of several
years, if necessary -- which can be funded 100% by federally mandated
EPDST (Medicaid) benefits that, in some states like Pennsylvania, are
available to any US citizen under 21 with a disability regardless of family income.
Click here for our latest news,
personnel updates and press releases.
Read a short summary of what we do |
For
Immediate Release:
The Institute for Behavior Change
has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA)
Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award program for its exceptional
Employee Career Development activities. We are recruiting Licensed
Psychologists, not-yet-licensed Masters-level and BA-level "Psychologist's Assistants" to
work with us. Want to work with us?
Click here.
| The Institute for Behavior Change
was founded in 1997 by licensed psychologist and Certified School
Psychologist Steven Kossor to recruit and train providers of in-school and in-home psychological
treatment and behavioral support for children and adolescents in
Southeastern Pennsylvania. Our staff have delivered these services to more
than 500 children throughout Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia
counties. We currently employ more than 75 staff, including five Licensed
Psychologists and two Certified School Psychologists. The Institute is
a training site for aspiring Board Certified Behavior Analysts,
Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Clinical
Social Workers, and other mental health professionals.
Our senior professional staff have specialized in the
treatment of children with developmental disabilities, including autism,
since 1977. The innovative community-based psychological service
delivery model that Mr. Kossor created in 1981 to deliver psychological
services and behavioral support to children (and that we continually refine
and develop) was recognized as a promising treatment modality by the
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.
We are behavioral scientists.
We teach the use of evidence-based practices, how to monitor treatment outcomes on an ongoing
basis, and how to conduct research to develop new and effective behavioral
intervention strategies and techniques. Mr. Kossor has been an Advisor
to the National Wraparound Initiative since 2006 and has presented
the Institute's outcome research methodology at national conferences,
including the 2007 annual conference of the Center for School Based Mental Health Services
and has presented information about funding mental health treatment for
children at the prestigious bi-annual Training Institutes conference.
Our most recent study of more than 500
treatment records shows a 72% to 84% success rate (based on parental assessment of
progress) across five major behavioral domains (Physical Aggression,
Safety Awareness, Communication Deficits, Socialization Deficits and
Noncompliance with Adult Prompts) in children from age 2 through 17
between 2002 and 2007, with comparable results for girls and boys, and for
children with Autism, ADHD, Conduct Disorders and Developmental Disorders.
The average percentage of successful treatment outcomes after just four
months in children whose behavioral
profiles were deteriorating was 79%. Researchers at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have independently verified
our treatment as
promising.
All of our
professional services are absolutely free regardless of family income,
to qualified recipients.
To request these services for your child
Download this
Referral form
(.pdf format)
You will need
to view of this .pdf document
To preserve the confidentiality of your personal information,
do not return this form
on-line.
You can fax or mail the form to us.
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The Children's Behavioral Health Center is now open! The
Center is attached to the
IBC office located near Coatesville (about 30 miles west of Philadelphia and
10 miles north of the Maryland border) -
get driving directions here. The Center is
a place where any child from Pennsylvania with a disability who does not yet have Medical
Assistance benefits can receive an expert diagnostic evaluation and
consultation with a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist
with more than 30 years' experience in the field of children's mental health
-- with very little waiting time. Click here
for more information about the psychological evaluations that are
performed at the Center. Click
here and
here for pictures of PA State
Representatives who attended our Grand Opening on 11/17/2006.
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- The Center consists of two examination
rooms (suitable for physical
examinations by a medical doctor and for the delivery of basic dental
evaluations) that are equipped to meet the needs of children who are not
able to obtain these basic healthcare services because they require more
emotional and behavioral support than the typical doctor or dentist can
offer. A private psychiatric consultation
office is also available,
and a large group
meeting space is also available for up to 20 trainees.
View our photo gallery
here.
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The Institute for Behavior Change is actively involved in
fund-raising and recruitment efforts to obtain professional staff to
perform these medical and dental services at the Children's Behavioral
Health Center. Education programs regarding basic behavior support,
special education regulations, sibling support, and other topics will be
scheduled periodically for both parents and professionals. For more
information about the structure and organization of the Institute, click
here.
For fast answers to brief questions via e-mail:
answers@ibc-pa.org |
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How can I apply for
employment?
Send us e-mail with your Resume:
employment@ibc-pa.org
Through
the Network for Behavior Change, we have
clinical internship and practicum opportunities that are affiliated with
area colleges and universities. These are paid positions at the prevailing
wage for the type of work performed. Employees working 30 or more
hours per week are eligible for health insurance, paid time off, and other
benefits. Our staff receive the best supervision & training available
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What exactly are these services?
Is my child eligible?
Is there a
waiting list?
I need answers now.
Get more in-depth answers to these & other questions.
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