Services
Consultation
Mental and behavioral health consultation services including needs assessments, program design and implementation, staff trainings and workshops, clinical staff supervision, and program support and evaluation
Training / Workshops
YDC will provide staff with trainings/workshops on issues related to child functioning and success. YDC provides ongoing consultation and supervision to improve their effectiveness when working with children at-risk.
Find out more about training and workshops.
Neighborhood Based Partnerships Program
YDC brings professional services directly into the communities. YDC’s mental health and prevention services utilize clinically tested and proven methodologies for children from pre-school to Grade 12. The goal is to improve children’s healthy decision making, overall social functioning, and to develop appropriate strategies to address their problems.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Services and Training
YDC has expanded its services to include work in Autism Spectrum Disorder in public school districts in Essex and Union Counties.
- Compliance for Autism education and programs in school districts- YDC works with local school districts to provide necessary supports and services such that they can bring back or keep challenging students with ASD and other behavioral conditions in their local school districts and provide them with a comprehensive, quality education. YDC’s services involve working with schools to improve their capacity to educate children with ASD and other behavioral difficulties in the least restrictive educational environment, as set forth by NJ education law.
- Neurons to Neighborhoods: YDC has developed a public school Autism model to help school districts meet the state and federal “Least Restrictive Environment” mandates. The model addresses the need for in-district Autism Education classrooms, counseling, and consultation. These services are comprehensive, integrated, cost effective, and allow school districts to educate students with special needs in district. The current work we’re doing is in East Orange, Hillside, Newark, Union, Elizabeth and Irvington school systems, as well as a summer camp project at the Wycoff YMCA for Autism Spectrum Disorder kids.
ASD Marketing (pdf)
LRE (pdf) - Staff Trainings: YDC provides a series of trainings to all staff and administrators who will be involved in working with the identified ASD and special education students. Topics include Behavior Disorders in Children, Behavior Management, Classroom/Physical structure for students with ASD, Learning Strategies.
Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
Autism NJ: www.autismnj.org
Foundation for Autism Training and Education: www.thefate.org
Early Intervention Program
Using classroom observations and teacher consultation, YDC designs and applies intervention models to promote positive behavior in the classroom. Parent consultation is also used to provide support and to design specialized at-home interventions for families.
Counseling
Evidence-based psychotherapy services to address a range of child and family issues including trauma, family conflict, school adjustment, mood difficulties, disruptive behaviors, and autism spectrum disorders.
In-school counseling for special education students:
YDC is responding to the needs of non – autistic students by providing in-school counseling and support services. Many of these students have behavioral difficulties that may have required out-of-district placement in the past, however, with the comprehensive services and programs that we provide, these students can now be kept in –district. This again allows school districts to stay in compliance with the LRE while providing the necessary supports for the child to receive educational services in their local schools.
On–Site Counseling
Psychological testing and counseling for children and families with contracted agencies. Training programs for Advanced Degree professionals (Psychologists, Social Workers). Program Design and Evaluation Projects for Allied Colleagues.
Evaluation
Psychological and educational assessments to determine support services for individuals with special needs.
Psychological testing
and counseling for children and families with contracted agencies. Training programs for Advanced Degree professionals (Psychologists, Social Workers). Program Design and Evaluation Projects for Allied Colleagues.
Child Study Team Evaluations
(since 1982) at public and non-public schools. YDC offers Pre Evaluation, Full Evaluation, and Individual Education Plans with our psychologists, social workers, and Learning Disability Teacher Consultants (LDTC). Bilingual evaluations are also available. We provide these services off-site during or after school hours.
