The LABBB Clinical Resource Team provides students with an
individualized approach to their behavioral and emotional needs.
Counseling, social work, and behavioral support are provided by
experienced professionals who work together with other LABBB staff
to offer an integrated service delivery model that is
student-driven. Our clinicians work together with family, classroom
staff, specialists, clinicians, and vocational staff when
appropriate, to determine the specific techniques and supports that
are integral for our students’ success in the classroom, home, and
community. The overall goal of this department is to address our
students’ emotional and behavioral needs so that they may achieve
their full potential.
Our services are:
- Student-driven
- Individualized
- Supportive of parent involvement
- Team-oriented
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The LABBB Clinical Resource Department includes licensed mental health counselors, licensed social workers,
Board Certified Behavior Analysts, and experienced clinical support staff. Clinicians
utilize various methods and modalities
of therapy, including reality therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, systemic family therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and Applied Behavior
Analysis. Clinicians spend time in the classrooms to build relationships with students, observe and monitor
behavior, and assist with the
implementation of classroom-wide strategies and individual behavior support plans. They also work with students in the context of individual counseling sessions to help students become more aware of their behavior, self-evaluate, and make required adjustments so that they can be more productive in class or at work. As such, counselors work with vocational staff oftentimes in the work settings so that they can help generalize strategies found to be successful in the school setting.
They also promote positive functional skill development and emotional wellness through weekly groups. These are often co-taught with our specialists (OTs and SLPs) and cover the following topics: womens issues, mens issues, mens only, wellness, hygiene, sex education, self-advocacy, disability awareness, character education, social pragmatics, and independent living skills.
Our clinicians also:
- Work collaboratively with family members so that we can bridge the gap between home and school thereby facilitating the generalization of desirable behavior changes.
- Conduct home assessments and school-based functional behavior assessments both for our collaborative students and for students in our LABBB member districts.
- Offer in-service trainings to LABBB staff and to our member districts on an array of clinical topics, Applied Behavior Analysis, education, and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI).
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LABBB is also pleased to work with psychology interns from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. We typically supervise two to three interns each year. The interns are closely supervised by our counselors as they support our students by integrating in our classrooms, conducting individual therapy sessions, assisting with groups, and working with families. This is a mutually beneficial program that allows the
intern to gain valuable experience in our programs while our students have additional supports from developing clinicians.
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