Successes

 

YDC 2010-11 End of Year Report

• School Services (Counseling/Consultation) 669 children, 79 caregivers, and 215 staff served

• School Services (Autism Consultation) 120 children, 40 cargivers, 75 staff served

• DYFS 82 children, 92 parents/adults and 75 staff served 

• Agency (CAC/St. Timothy’s) 11 children, 5 staff served

• Agency (IFDC) 34 children, 29 parents, 36 staff served 

• Agency (Wyckoff YMCA) 22 children and 16 staff served

  

School-related services: Counseling and Consultation Services

• East Orange School District – Preschool through high school
• Leaguers pre-schools
• Irvington School District – Office of Early Childhood
• Hillside School District – autism education classrooms
• Newark Public Schools – Public, private, and charter schools
• Burch Charter School

 

Agency-related Services:Counseling, Consultation, and Evaluation Services

Division of Youth and Family Services

Irvington Family Development Center

CAC – St. Timothy’s Group Home

Wycoff YMCA

2010-2011 Highlights

YDC worked with Hillside to develop and implement a new preschool autism classroom using the Neuron to Neighborhoods model

YDC instituted the Neurons to Neighborhoods model across all special education self-contained classrooms (non-autism) in the Hillside district

Neurons to Neighborhoods was implemented cross all autism education classrooms (preschool to middle school) in the East Orange school district

YDC worked with East Orange to plan for their new high school autism classroom

For the first time, the Neurons to Neighborhoods model was implemented in a non-school environment (the Wycoff YMCA cmp for children with Autism)

Received grant support form funders to expand counseling and autism services in the East Orange district

YDC began services at four more schools in Newark – Shabazz, Barringer, and Eastside High Schools, and Luis Marin Elementary

YDC was approved as a provider of in-home behavioral services by the state of NJ

YDC received authorization from the state of NJ to re-start its outpatient clinic

 YDC’s Evaluation Criteria:

 

YDC staff uses empirically validated evaluation instruments like Clinical Assessment of Behavior (CAB) and Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS-R). The data is then entered into a YDC database which allows for a measure of pre and post intervention.

 

The Clinical Assessment of Behavior (CAB)

is designed to assist in identifying children and adolescents who are in need of behavioral, educational, or psychiatric treatment or intervention. Examples of referrals are aggressive behavior, ADHD, poor social skills, and anxiety. This tool facilitates treatment planning and then determines the level of improvement by the end of treatment.

 

The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS)

is an educational tool used to measure the basic linguistic and functional skills of an individual with developmental delays or disabilities. The ABLLS is commonly used with children with autism spectrum disorders to assess their strengths and weaknesses in each of twenty-five skill sets, including receptive language, classroom routines, play and leisure, and grooming.