WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES
260 BECKLEY HILL ROAD
BARRE, VT 05641
School –Based behavioral Intervention Services (SBBIS)
WCMHS has provided direct school-based behavioral and social skills intervention services to
children and youth in Washington County schools since 1995. SBBIS serves children and youth
with severe emotional and behavioral challenges as well as children and youth with an Autism
Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disabilities. All children and youth receive SBBIS
services through a contact with a school or state funding source. Ours is a year round program
and our approach is predicated upon the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and intensive
case management services. We provide teams of three professionals to work with each child or
youth in their home school or alternative placement. Each team consists of a behavioral
interventionist to provide direct services to the child/youth, a behavior analyst to develop,
evaluate and revise an individualized behavior change plan and a case manager to provide overall
service coordination of the child/youth’s program and parent and family support.
Tier One and Tier Two Services
Tier One Services
Tier One services consist of behavioral treatment and social skills support for children and youth
who are educated in their home schools. Tier one support is a collaborative effort between the
public school and WCMHS in which the public school is responsible for curriculum and
instruction while WCMHS staff provide the lead in behavioral treatment and social skills training.
Tier Two Services
In Tier Two services WCMHS provides both behavioral and social skills services and curriculum
and instructional services through a specialized contract with the referring school. The
curriculum may address “learning to learn skills”, communication skills, social and play skills,
functional academic skills, adaptive behavior and daily living skills or vocational skills. Young
children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ages 2-21 years) who require intensive,
comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis services such as discrete trial learning (DTL), Verbal
Behavior, or Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) may receive these services
through our Tier Two model. Services may be provided in home, school or community settings.
Therapeutic Day Care
WCMHS provides a full day, year-round, licensed therapeutic child care program for children 0-3
years of age through a contract with a school or state funding source. Each child and family
served though this nurturing and strengths-based program is connected with a Master’s Level
Clinician who provides case management services, parent education & support via regular home
visits, early childhood evaluations and collaboration with local community agencies and
providers. This program also provides consultation Analyst support from a Board Certified
Behavior who assists our Clinician to develop individualized curriculum supports for children
with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Master of Arts Degree Program to Train Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA’s)
WCMHS, in conjunction with Johnson State College, provides an on site Master of Arts degree
program which can lead to the certification of Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), a
national certification in Behavior Analysis . Our program has been preapproved by the Behavior
Analysis Certification Board and employees who complete the program will be eligible to sit for
the BCBA examination.
For more information please contact Tiffiny Hubbard, M.S. LCMHC, NCC at 802 476-1480