Frequently Asked Questions

Intervention services are not designed to provide long-term care for the client. They are designed to help you, as the parent or caregiver, learn techniques, strategies, and systems that you will be able to use on a daily basis with the individual receiving service. The Behaviorist or Infant Specialist in your home is meant to serve as a resource for information, training, and support.

One of our goals is to provide services within a natural setting. This means that we want sessions to look as much like your daily living situation as possible. However, we do require that you, as the caregiver, be a part of every session. We will need as much of your undivided attention as possible during this time. We are aware that you may have other children and other responsibilities to oversee, but we require that you be an active part of the intervention process. Also, we require that the home environment be safe and appropriate for working and learning.

Sessions with your Behaviorist or Infant Specialist may be as infrequent as 1-3 times per week. Thus, it is important that you be able to recount events from the rest of the week that may be important to address during the intervention sessions. Many of our families have found it helpful to write down brief notes, questions, or observations in a notebook that can be referenced later.

There is no “typical” session. However, most sessions will consist of addressing various goals as determined by our assessment process and training topics, such as the following:

Our agency keeps printed articles, web links, and a variety of other resources. A member of the Keany Associates team will be able to direct you to the relevant information you are looking for.