Psychological and Behavioural Therapy
Our Behaviour Analyst can assist you in understanding emotional and/or behavioural challenges and moving towards positive changes.
We tailor treatments specifically to the individual’s presentation and needs. Our Behaviour Analyst works with children, adolescences, and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds. Working with children also involves working with parents, teachers, or other health professionals to better understand and deliver strategies to support their learning, emotional development, and or behavioural concerns.
Some of the common presentation for children and adolescents
Children and adolescents
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Emotional regulation difficulties
Social skills difficulties
Defiance and oppositional behaviours
Anger and aggression
Anxiety
Low self-esteem
Depressions
PICA Behaviour
Adult Behaviour Services
Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsions
Depression
Stress
Relationship issues
Grief and Loss
Parenting
Trauma-related
Work-related issues
Aggression behaviours
Self-harm behaviours
Behaviour therapists have an obligation to understand individual’s preferences and values. To deliver evidence base interventions that is tailored to the individual needs. Psychological and behavioural therapy involves a wide range of therapeutic modalities and some of the common therapeutic approach used are:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Mindfulness-based therapy
Psychoeducation
Emotional and Social skills training
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Behaviour Therapy Intervention
Psychological and Behavioural Assessments
Comprehensive assessments help us to gain valuable and “objective” information about individual’s abilities, behaviour, characteristics, or their cognitive or academic functioning. Assessment procedure often involves clinical interview, clinical observation, gathering developmental history, self-report measures, and standardised testing. Assessment is particularly useful for the purpose of identifying the function of behaviours, treatment recommendations, and to access further support from government.
At AHA Professionals our Behaviour Analyst can administer the following assessment
Cognitive, behavioural and intelligence assessments are helpful in exploring any developmental concerns and to assess their general intellectual ability. Behavioural assessments helps us to understand the child’s abilities compared to their grade-expected level and assess the functions of the behaviours of concern. These assessments also helps in the development of Behaviour Support Plan.
Contact
Servicing: Greater Sydney and Metropolitan Sydney
0402014135