7721 Southwest 62nd Avenue, South Miami, Florida 33143, United States
Educational Consulting
Pivotal Therapy Educational Consulting for Families
We offer consultation services for families, specializing in special education, challenging behaviors, and applied behavior analysis. Many families seek our support for advocacy during the IEP process.
Common questions parents ask when they reach out to us:
- Does my child need an IEP?
- Is the current IEP effective?
- What is happening at school?
- Should my child receive different services?
- Are these IEP goals appropriate?
- Is my child making friends at school?
- Is the IEP or behavior plan being properly implemented?
- How can I support my child at school?
We believe in collaborating with schools to help students with disabilities achieve their goals. Our aim is to partner with school professionals to identify effective teaching strategies and behavior supports that ensure student success.
Our expertise spans various disability categories, including autism, intellectual disabilities, specific learning disorders, emotional/behavioral disabilities, developmental disabilities other health impairments, and multiple disabilities.
Educational Consulting Services:
- Review documents including assessments, IEPs, and school meeting minutes
- Interview parents, teachers, and school staff
- Observe the child in the school setting
- Meet with the family at home or in the community
- Attend IEP/IFSP/504 meetings
- Facilitate collaboration between family and school
- Provide expert witness testimony in due process cases
- Attend mediations and resolution sessions
- Conduct independent educational evaluations (IEE) for functional behavior assessments (FBAs)
- Offer parent training on topics such as toilet training, managing challenging behaviors at home, addressing sleep difficulties, and sibling interaction concerns
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Contact us today to schedule your a free 15 minute consultation.
School Services: EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
Pivotal Therapy Educational Consulting for Schools
Pivotal Therapy provides consultation to public, private, and non-public schools throughout Miami-Dade County.
Who provides the service?
Our consultants are uniquely qualified, with extensive experience as special educators and behavior analysts within school systems, as well as roles as external providers and district consultants. We collaborate with school and district teams to develop individualized outcomes for each consultation. We take pride in ensuring that schools feel comfortable and confident in implementation, enabling them to continue successfully after our consultation.
Why Schools Contact Us:
- Managing intensive behavior challenges in the school setting
- Addressing student refusal to leave home or attend school
- Classroom management for both general and special education
- Applying ABA techniques in classrooms
- Consulting with district personnel about systemic changes
- Conducting Individualized Educational Evaluations (IEE) for Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
- Implementing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) in inclusive settings
- Utilizing ABA with a focus on verbal behavior strategies
What to Expect During a School Consultation:
- Initial meeting with school personnel to determine needs and outcomes
- On-site observations
- Review of IEPs
- Review and/or conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)
- Review and/or write Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Support for implementing evidence-based strategies
- Parent training
- Training for teachers, staff, related personnel, and administrators on individual strategies
- Workshops on evidence-based practices
Got Questions? Send a Message!
Contact us today to schedule your a free 15 minute consultation.
Pivotal Therapy LLC
7721 SW 62nd Avenue Suite 203 South Miami, FL 33143
Se Habla Español
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