Play 2 Grow Behavioral Therapy
We provide compassionate, effective therapy for children with developmental diagnoses such as autism.
Overcome Barriers with a Licensed Behavioral Therapist
Is your child finding it hard to communicate and interact with other people or finding things like bright lights or loud noises overwhelming, stressful or uncomfortable? These may be telling signs of autism. Play 2 Grow Behavioral Therapy is here to help! Our licensed clinical metal health counselors operate from a wellness perspective and emphasize effective therapy for children with many developmental diagnoses such as autism.
Effective Behavioral Therapy
Here at Play 2 Grow Behavioral Therapy, we use the Early Start Denver Model, also called EDSM. This is a comprehensive early intervention program that integrates behavioral, relationship-based, and developmental approaches into an intensive, evidence-based intervention program for children of all ages with developmental diagnoses such as autism. EDSM incorporates an interdisciplinary team in assessment and treatment, incorporating psychology, speech, and occupational therapy into the program.
Speech-Language Pathology
Chris Franz, MS CCC-SLP is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist who believes that every child deserves a voice. Chris works with children of all ages and abilities, meeting children at their level of development. Chris enjoys addressing therapy goals in a naturalistic, play-based manner.
Chris is a PROMPT-trained (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) speech-language pathologist. He earned his Masters in Communication Disorders from Pacific University and has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 2009. He lives in Portland with his speech-language pathologist wife Kate.
What is the Early Start Denver Model?
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is a comprehensive early intervention program that integrates behavioral, relationship-based, and developmental approaches into an intensive, evidence-based intervention program for children of all ages with autism and their families. Children participating in the ESDM receive a minimum of 12 to 25 hours of individualized home and center-based programming carried out by trained interventionists and parents during natural routines and play-based activities. Activity routines are developmentally appropriate and child-friendly, incorporating empirically supported teaching practices from applied-behavioral analysis within the natural contexts and relationships that are critical to the development of the child. The ESDM is well supported by research and has proven effective for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across a wide range of learning styles and abilities.
Why choose the Early Start Denver Model?
Effectiveness
The ESDM draws upon a broad scientific base of research across multiple fields specializing in development and has demonstrated effectiveness in a variety of well-designed clinical trials.
Expertise
The ESDM incorporates the expertise of an interdisciplinary team in assessment and treatment. Psychology, speech and occupational therapy is integrated into your program.
Fun
The ESDM is fun. Its focus on positive relationships and interactions provide plenty of reinforcement for parents, children, therapists and teachers.
Development
The ESDM focuses on all domains of development and is specifically constructed for toddlers and young children both in curriculum and interactional teaching styles
Transportable
The ESDM is “transportable” into every natural setting in which children participate.
Family Friendly
The ESDM is family friendly. As a parent your relationship with your child is critical to his or her development and supported in every aspect of the program. In addition as your child’s first teacher and advocate you will participate in setting treatment objectives and activities that are priorities for your family.
Give your
child the headstart they need.
Our therapists are here to work with your child and providing them the tools to live a fulfilled life with developmental diagnoses such as autism.. Being autistic does not have to stop your child from having a good life. We know that choosing to undergo behavioral therapy can feel intimidating, so we promise to cultivate a safe environment where we will listen to your child, support them, and help them move forward in a healthy way.
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Contact
503-564-0565
For ESDM:
drcarol@play2growbehavioraltherapy.com
savannahdurso@play2growbehavioraltherapy.com
For Psychology:
dcarol@play2growbahvioraltherapy.com