Friends of Cyrus provides behavior support services within home and community to children ages 3 – 21 years of age through the division of children and family services.
Individualized intensive in home behavioral services are supported by functional behavior assessments and behavior support plans. Intervention addresses each youth’s needs and works to decrease challenging behaviors including but not limited to non compliance, tantrum, property destruction, self injurious behavior, aggression and elopement.
Our staff include Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Behavior Technicians who are deeply committed to providing children with the treatment and support they need to overcome barriers and thrive.
Our Services Include:
-Functional Behavior Assessments/Behavior Support Plans
-On-site supervision by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
-Skill acquisition program development
-On-going consultation utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis
-Faculty and parent training
Friends of Cyrus strives to help learners become productive members of their communities. Towards this end, we develop and implement procedures that ensure successful transition from the student’s school to home instruction, and back to school in some cases. FOC works collaboratively with students, parents and school leadership /IEP teams to ensure that each child, commensurate with his or her educational and functional skills, maximizes educational and functional achievement. FOC serves students referred by their school districts. Home instruction may be scheduled during regular school hours or after school. A Home Instruction Teacher (Certfi ed Special Education Teacher) will be assigned to a case after the school district has authorized the service.
Joseph has a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Kean University in New Jersey and a Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification. Joseph has worked with adults and children with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health afflictions, with populations in residential facilities, schools, as well as…
Valerie earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Wyoming. Her first teaching position was in a one room school house at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, where she had 7 students. She then moved to Oklahoma where she…
Shavon received her Master’s Degree in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis from Rider University in 2014. She has over five years of experience working with families and organizations to reach positive outcomes for the individuals she serves. In addition…
John began working with individuals with autism when he was 15 years old. After earning a Bachelor’s from Rowan University in Elementary Education and obtaining a Special Education certification, John sought employment working with directly with individuals exhibiting the most socially challenging behaviors. …
Interested in learning more about our children’s intensive in-home and educational services?
Contact:
Aslam Ali – (North Jersey): Aslam@friendsofcyrus.com
John Heulitt – (Central/South Jersey): Johnh@friendsofcyrus.com
