Behavior Support the C&M Way

“Finally, a place where you never have to say ‘sorry’.”

Behavior Support

We are passionate about the development of the whole child and would like to put more emphasis on social and emotional development to build resilience in the early years. We have created a behavioral team that will ensure all students are supported in their individual and unique ways. This includes, but is not limited to:​

  • Catching developmental needs early

  • Teaching and implementing coping mechanisms

  • Providing extra support to reduce teacher turnover

  • Developing and offering parent workshops and resources

  • Providing in-house assessments to gather data as early as possible (the earlier we gather the data, the faster we can implement modifications and adaptations)

  • Individualizing education for all our students

  • Creating a least restrictive environment by including those with special needs within the general education classroom

  • Using empathetic and trauma informed practices within the classroom

  • Teaching children about equity while they are young

  • Highlighting the importance of early intervention and wraparound services

We have been forming a relationship with Familylinks, an early childhood and wraparound service provider in our area, for quite some time now and have finally come to the final steps to have an on-site IBHS therapy team for our students!  Kathryn, our Behavior Support Specialist, has been working with Familylinks for about a year and was blown away by their hands-on therapists and approaches to working with children. Kathryn does a great job supporting our teachers and students with exceptionalities but sometimes could use some support of her own, enter: Familylinks. 

We are so excited to announce that they will have a therapist presence in our center on a consistent basis for those that need some extra one on one time or a different format of lesson instruction.

Their goals and values are very similar to ours:

  • We genuinely care about others

  • We communicate openly and respectfully

  • We celebrate success

  • We embrace change

  • We are committed and accountable

  • We collaborate

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Services they cover

  • Familylinks offers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for children in our care. This program will provide 1:1 small group and ABA interventions at C&M Play Studio.

  • IBHS provides mental, emotional or behavioral health needs for students within our care. Here, they will explore why a certain behavior occurs and use specific intervention to support the chid, parents & teachers.

We have recently partnered with Brittany Sefick from Green Tree Speech LLC as an in-house speech and language therapist here at C&M Play Studio! As an experienced speech and language therapist, Brittany’s presence at C&M Play Studio marks a significant milestone as she joins us to support families and children in achieving their communication goals. In addition to delivering traditional speech therapy sessions, Brittany offers coaching for parents, individualize education program (IEP) consultations, and facilitates kindergarten readiness groups among other services designed to enhance communication skills.

Brittany also does bi-annual free speech screenings at C&M Play Studio, attends our Kindergarten Readiness Prep Nights and can do pull-out 1:1 therapy sessions at the center when your child is here, so no need trying to work around hectic schedules outside of work/school!

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Services she offers

  • Reach out to Brittany if you have concerns with your child's:

    • expressive or receptive language skills

    • ability to follow instructions and understand concepts

    • social language skills

    • articulation skills and ability to be understood by others

    • Individual speech therapy sessions

    • group speech therapy sessions

    • parent coaching and IEP consultation

Premier Pediatric Physical Therapy is a leading provider of mobile (outpatient) physical therapy services for children in Washington and Allegheny Counties of PA. They are dedicated to helping children achieve their full potential while in the comfort of their natural environment.

We have recently partnered with Shanna, the owner of Premier Pediatric Physical Therapy, and she specializes in pediatrics with a subspecialty in neurological development. Shanna has been a known face at C&M for a while now and has helped many of our students. We saw the potential that she has and the benefits of bringing her into our center to give our students the best physical therapy within the comfort of where they spend the majority of their days.

Services she offers

  • Shanna offers consultations and free physical development evaluations here at C&M Play Studio.

  • Shanna offers physical therapy for students here at C&M as well as coaching for parents and teachers! Her therapy sessions can be done one on one or within the classroom.

    She uses early intervention for 0-3-year-olds and offers a private pay option for clients 3+!