IHBS (In-Home Behavioral Support)

In Home Behavioral Services are specialized, intensive services and treatments that are driven by the family’s goals. Individualized behavior support plans are created after extensive observations, comprehensive assessments, and functional behavior assessments. Services are provided through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) funded through Mass Health.

Outpatient Services

Northeast Family Services Clinic provides a range of diagnostic and treatment services on an outpatient basis. Outpatient therapy is provided to adults, youth, couples and families for a variety of presenting concerns. 

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

ABA is an evidenced-based approach to understanding and changing behavior. By determining the function of behaviors, a behavior analyst identifies ways to modify the home environment and teach new skills to improve an individual’s health and safety, ability to communicate, and family relationships.

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The Applied Behavior Analysis Program serves individuals across Massachusetts between the ages of 3 and 22 who carry an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. Our services consist of behavioral skills assessments, functional behavior assessments, direct services provided by a Behavior Technician, supervision of direct services by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and consultation and training provided to families and caregivers.

Our services focus on addressing the core diagnostic criteria associated with an ASD diagnosis, specifically increasing communication skills, teaching social skills, and decreasing challenging behavior. Additionally, our staff work to help clients grow their skills in the areas of activities of daily living, self-care and personal hygiene, play and leisure skills, safety skills, tolerance skills, and community integration skills. 

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We use the principles of ABA, or applied behavior analysis, to effect meaningful changes in behavior through the analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental factors. Core components to the use of ABA include direct observation, measurement, and functional assessment of the relationship between behavior and the environment. We use the information gathered through these methods to alter specific variables within the environment to produce helpful changes in behavior.

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 Social Skills Groups: In addition to our individualized direct services, we proudly offer a variety of telehealth social skills groups! These groups use commonalities among clients to provide important social skill instruction and promote skill acquisition and generalization. Please see below for our current social skills group offerings!

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ACE Provider: Northeast Family Services is an ACE provider, offering

monthly Journal Club CEU events and quarterly Expert Speaker CEU events.

ABA Pride

Effective ABA hinges on detailed environmental assessments, and we believe that members of the LGBTQ+ community have deeply unique experiences that must be reflected in their behavioral services. Understanding the needs of our LGBTQ+ clients is essential to building a positive behavioral plan to help them work toward their goals. Clinicians who are well-versed in these topics will be able to provide ABA services that are fully in line with our clients’ lives.

Northeast Family Services’ Pride Team focuses on providing specialized behavioral and mental health support to individuals and their families that identify as LGBTQIA+. Our inclusive team is made up of trained clinicians and paraprofessionals who often have lived experience with this population, and as a result are able to share a connection with identified clients for this service. This team is culturally responsive to the needs of the community while also providing trauma-informed, quality outpatient and CBHI services catered to each client and family system.

SUS

IHBS

Outpatient

Autism Services

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