"What skills will strengthen the relationship between the child and their caregiver?" - Barbara Kalmanson, PhD
At VHAP, we believe that each child is unique and needs to be assessed as an individual to develop a comprehensive and multidisciplinary program customized to meet each child’s needs. Such a program endeavors to respect the dignity and worth of each child, promote each child’s capabilities and expand each child’s opportunities to function in as normative of an environment as possible.
Integrating an understanding of the neurological information-processing deficits with a relationship-based developmental model, we primarily address the core deficits involving relational, developmental and adaptive living skills. We also believe it is important to involve siblings and significant family members as part of developing an integrated intervention program. Our programs focus on helping children develop increased interests, share experiences with others, regulate their emotions and organize their behaviors. We help children become more engaged learners, competently respond to change, develop friendships with peers and find their place in the social world.
