 While
family income, lifestyle, and educational opportunities have no
influence on the incidence of autism, such factors may affect the
efficacy of the disorder’s treatment. That is, many families do
not have the financial means or educational resources to help them
arrange the most effective plan of therapy for their children.
Often times, upon learning of their child’s diagnosis of autism, parents
are overwhelmed with feelings of grief for the loss of the normal
child they had hoped to have and do not know where or whom to turn to
for guidance. The BWF aims to provide parents with the guidance and
support they desperately need at this most vulnerable time while
relieving some of their financial burdens. The BWF offers a wide array
of programs so that we can best cater to the needs of a larger
population. Some of the programs include:
ABA Outreach and Parent Trainings: Through
outreach programs that provide technical training and education, the
BWF will aid parents in creating a custom treatment plan that meets
their child’s specific needs. Parents are offered the tools to
treat and help their child. The targeted population will consist
primarily of children with developmental delays from 18 months to six
years old, with special focus on early intervention.
Woodallkids Outreach Program: Outreach programs through the BWF provide ongoing consultation and access to the expertise of the BWF in satellite communities. The Outreach Case Manager will provide in-depth, individualized assessments and parent trainings. In addition, families are given consultation sessions each week to update their child’s program and access individual parent training. The targeted population will consist of children with autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger’s Syndrome and other developmental disabilities between the ages of 18 months to six years old, with a special focus on early intervention. Social skills groups are also available in certain satellite programs. Please contact our individual satellite programs or our main office located in Irving, Texas, for information.
Rates:
Quality of service is of the utmost importance to the staff of the BWF. Our team of Case Managers has been and will continue working toward becoming certified by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. The board of directors has set a standard billing rate for each level of therapist employed by the BWF. As a non-profit foundation, we rely on donations, grants, and fundraising in order to provide quality services at an affordable rate. The following rates apply to families who pay for services out of pocket. These rates are set by the board of directors as a way to assist families in accessing the necessary therapy for their child.
Individualized Assessment and Initial Parent training (includes written report): $75.00/4 hrs
Behavioral Consultation Services (includes program update and parent training): $150.00/3 hrs
Social Skills Groups: $25.00/hr
Supply Fee: 5% of monthly invoice
Woodallkids Outreach Program – Wheaton: Opening Summer, 2010 for children ages 18 months to 6 years old!! The Wheaton Program is supervised by our ABA Coordinator, Bethany Covington and located in Wheaton, Illinois (approximately 30 miles West of Chicago). All families will receive an individual assessment for their child and individual parent training. In addition, parents can access weekly individual consultation services and ongoing parent training. Social skills groups will be forming in Fall, 2010. Please contact Bethany if you are interested in joining.
Contact Information:
Name: Bethany Covington
Address: Woodallkid Outreach Program
P.O. Box 1556
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: 972-800-3712
Email: bethany@woodallkids.org
Communication and Life Skills Program (CALS):
Open to children ages 7-10 years of age. This program primarily focuses on children with communication and learning challenges who have made minimal progress within special educational environments and who require individualized intensive teaching. Our principal focus is on functional communication skills. Expressive communication may include vocal and/or augmentative/alternative communication systems. Receptive communication focuses on the child's ability to understand their environment. Our secondary focus is on promoting the cognitive skills necessary to function within an everyday environment. The CALS program utilizes the principles of ABA within a highly individualized program providing children with the structure, repetition, and high levels of reinforcement and prompting necessary to be most successful. Baseline assessments will be administered upon program entry. Periodic assessments will be conducted to track progress and post testing will be completed upon exit. Children aging out of the program will be provided with resources most appropriate for their specific needs. Parent participation is an integral part of this program. 1-3 hours per month of direct parent training and participation are required for entry into this program.
Intensive Intervention Program (IIP): Provides
individualized ABA therapy and parent training to create a unique
partnership with parents.
Speech Program: Combines expertise
in Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis to provide
the most effective speech therapy.
Parent Support Group: Our highly trained
Clinical Social Worker facilitates a monthly parent support group which
allows parents of children with autism and other developmental
disabilities to work through their feelings.
Behavior Language Intervention Program (BLIP)- This
program mixes the discrete trials of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
with the incidental teachings of Speech and Language Therapy.
Social Group Program - The Brent Woodall Foundation
currently hosts social groups for children in the Dallas area. The
children in these groups vary in age from three to eleven years old.
The common goal for each of the groups is to teach the children the
language and social skills necessary to initiate and maintain social
relationships with their peers. Monthly progress reports are given to
each child’s parents along with ideas and suggestions for reinforcing
the concepts learned in group at home.
Grants and Resource Program – Those not helped
through the outreach programs or who do not live in one of the cities
in which the program is offered will have the opportunity to request
financial assistance online through the Foundation’s website. Small
awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 will be made based on need and
likely impact of the award in enabling families to substantially
improve their care-giving situation.
Cristi's Outreach Foundation – The Foundation
provides technical expertise and modest financial support to this
school for orphans with special needs in Romania. One point of pride
for the Foundation has been the adoption by a US family of Cristian who
you see here in pictures and who now lives in NYC. Through our
experience with Cristi's Outreach Foundation we have adopted the
following observations:
- Autism is a lifelong
issue. If the Foundation chose to be a lifelong crutch to those it
helped and did not provide resources to increase self-reliance
and education about other resources, then its resources would be
swallowed whole by a very few cases.
- Maintaining focus on
the youngest possible cases is essential to make the biggest
impact with funds.
- Since families and/or
support systems are essential to treatment, dollars can be
most-efficiently used in working with those with reliable and evident
support systems or in creating such systems.
- Coordinating multiple
pilot locations allows more optimal use of technical
professionals.
- By providing
educational and technical assistance beyond financial assistance,
the Foundation can make a positive impact on a much greater
population.
 Download
the Cristi's Outreach Flyer for even more information!
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