Helping Hands Behavioral Outreach

About

Our teams are led by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA), Special Educators, Psychologists, and Counselors with advanced knowledge and experience in Applied Behavior Analysis. As a leading agency in providing behavioral services, we have an established business with strong clinical and administrative leadership. Our legal name is Helping Hands Consultation Services, Inc. D/B/A/ Helping Hands Children Services. We are registered with New York State Department of Education under this name. We have provided ABA and Special Education related services successfully for a decade in the NY area. We have a sister not for profit agency, the Behavioral Outreach, established in 2004 that receives NYS grant funding from the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) as well as private grants. We offer a 12 month Saturday respite/recreation program as well as summer and school break respite services that are community based. We at Helping Hands currently provide a wide variety of in-school and after-school behavior consultation, Autism services, trainings/workshops, behaviorally trained one-to-one paraprofessionals as well as special education teacher services, tutorial services, parent training, supervision of home ABA cases, resource room, and social skills programming. On a more limited basis, we provide counseling services (completed by psychologists and social workers). We have helped to set up ABA classrooms in many districts. Our partnership with our colleagues at the Family Wellness Center at FREE, Inc. allows us to offer other related services as well when needed such as Speech and Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Nursing services. We were established close to 10 years ago, and now serve over 70 Long Island School Districts and New York City Regions. On average, we serve well over 300 students and have over 100 specialized providers. We have full time doctoral level clinical staff as well as a full administrative team.

Services Provided

Healthcare

• Health specialists serving youth with disabilities (e.g., developmental pediatrician, occupational therapist, physical therapist, behavioral support)
• Mental health (e.g., crisis, clinics, social work)

Family Supports

• Support groups (e.g., parents, caregivers, peers)
• Educational resources for families
• Evaluations (e.g., psychological, neurological, assistive technology, developmental)

Supported Age Ranges

• Early childhood (0-5)
• School age (5-18)

Counties Served

• SUFFOLK
• NASSAU