Ability Network has a variety of services available for children and young adults with special needs and disabilities in many locations throughout Missouri. Rural school districts are often faced with challenge of locating certified teachers and therapists to provide appropriate programming and related services for their students with special needs. As an approved Private Agency of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, local school districts are able to contract with Ability Network for services that are unavailable through the district's program.

     Since Ability Network is not a licensed home-health agency, services can only be provided if the child or young adult has an IFSP or IEP and Ability Network is named as the implementer. Ability Network is unable to bill insurance or accept private pay if there is no educational plan written on the child with Ability Network as implementer. The following includes services and supports that may be available through Ability Network in your geographical area.

Related Services

     Ability Network has licensed professionals in speech, occupational, and physical therapies located in many rural areas throughout Missouri. Therapists are available to provide direct therapy, consultation, or staff and parent training.

Early Childhood Special Education

     Teachers certified in Early Childhood Special Education are available in many areas to provide services during the school year or for the extended school year in the child's home, childcare setting, Head Start, or other location. In addition, Ability Network has been able to provide some school districts with specialized services for their ECSE students, such as services for students with visual or hearing impairments, severe developmental disabilities, etc.

Positive Behavioral Support

     Behavioral Specialists will meet with the child, family members, school professionals, etc. to assess situations and environments in which there are concerns. Assessments will consider the motivation and function of the behavior being exhibited. Strategies and interventions will be consistent with Positive Behavioral Support approaches, which hold as a primary premise that behavior is a form of communication. These services are provided on a limited basis.

Staff Development

     Ability Network is available to provide many school districts, child care centers, residential facilities, etc. with staff training on topics such as positive behavior support, sesory integration, transitioning from First Steps to ECSE, working with students with severe learning difficulties, working in natural environments, working with families, avoiding staff burn out, hiring and retaining staff, etc.

Program Consultation

     Consultation is available on a limited basis with regards to writing Individual Educational Programs for students, appropriate methodologies and strategies, programming, environmental adaptations, etc.

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