Resources & FAQ’s
Emergency Hotlines
Suicide Prevention Hotline: (877) 727-4747
Suicide Prevention Center in Los Angeles: (310) 391-1253
Both are 24-hour suicide prevention crisis lines and use community volunteers in providing hotline services. Hotline counselors can also refer the caller to a therapist in the community.
School Threat Assessment Response Team (START): (213) 739-5565
START provides training and consultation, assessment and intervention, and case management and monitoring to students at risk for targeted school violence. START collaborates with educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, mental health providers, and parents to mitigate or eliminate threats.
ACCESS Center: (800) 854-7771
Services include deployment of crisis evaluation teams, information & referrals, gatekeeping of acute inpatient psychiatric beds, interpreter services, and patient transport. This service is open 24/7.
Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT): (800) 854-7771
PMRTs consist of LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) clinicians designated per Welfare and Institutions Code 5150/5585 to perform evaluations for involuntary detention of individuals determined to be at risk of harming themselves or others or who are unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter as a result of a mental disorder.
Psychiatric Emergency Teams (PET): (800) 854-7771
PETs are mobile teams operated by psychiatric hospitals approved by the DMH to provide 5150 and 5585 evaluations. Team members are licensed mental health clinicians. PET operates similarly to PMRT and provides additional resources in specific geographical regions.
Books
The Joy of Parenting: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Effective Parenting in the Early Years. Lisa W Coyne, PhD, Amy R Murell PhD.
Verbal Behavior Analysis: Inducing and Expanding New Verbal Capabilities in Children with Language Delays. R Douglas Greer, Denise E. Ross.
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges. Mona Delahooke, PhD.
Beyond Behavior Modification: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Behavior Management in the School. Joseph S Kaplan, Lorna Idol, Karna Nelson
Parenting with Positive Behavior Support: A Practical Guide to Resolving Your Child’s Difficult Behavior. Meme Hieneman, Karen Childs, Jane Sergay.
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. John Gottman, PhD.
The Emotionally Absent Mother. How to Recognize and Heal the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect. Jasmine Lee Cori, MS, LPC.
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle. Mark Wolynn.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. David D. Burns, MD.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change. Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelly G. Wilson.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents. Lindsay C Gibson. PsyD.
Apps
ABA Teach by Otsimo (iOS/Android)
FAQs
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All ages up to 18. Parenting consultations can start as early as 0-6 months with the majority being done for children between 2-18 years of age. Skills acquisition goals can be identified for anyone at any time, including parents, to help the family as a whole. This includes identifying new skills to add to any person's repertoire (e.g., executive functioning skills like emotional regulation, perspective, flexibility, self-management, etc.).
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Parenting consultations can start as early as 0-6 months. In order to determine if your child needs therapy, I provide consultations to determine if your child is hitting their baseline milestones. Such assessments include the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) or the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales III (VABS). I can also provide a source of support in tracking your child's social emotional growth throughout different stages of their childhood. If it is determined that your child needs therapy, it is recommended they start as soon as possible.
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ABA therapy can be one-on-one with a therapist, although it can also involve a child’s parents. Working with parents, I teach them how to be their child’s anchor and support across their lifespan.
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Treatment length can vary depending on the treatment plan. Every client's needs and concerns will be addressed, assessed, and personalized goals will be created for the child/adult/family. Your specific needs will determine the length of treatment.
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Function First ABA does not currently work with any insurance providers. Payment is accepted only through private pay directly made to Function First ABA.
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Applied behavioral analysis can play an instrumental role in many areas. It can provide support with behavioral management if a client lacks language and has behavioral languages. It can give a speech therapist and/or occupational therapist a different perspective regarding a child's repertoire, their skills, and any missing prerequisite skills. As opposed to traditional behavioral approaches emphasizing modeling and imitation systematic prompting, ABA’s verbal behavior analysis offers an evidence-based framework for best practices in behavioral language intervention, including detailed information about assessment, instructional strategies, and procedures for evaluating efficacy.