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- EIN 54-2055003
- (703) 348-5361
- 2525 Pointe Center Ct Ste 300 Dumfries VA 22026-2279 USA
- www.aptsprograms.org
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Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: Apts is a year round special education day school offering a highly structured classroom setting for students whose disabilities include autism and other developmental disabilities, not limited to emotional and or learning disabilities. The program specializes in an intensive delivery of services to students who engage in self-injurious behaviors (sibs) as well as aggressive bhaviors.
Programs: Apts operates 4 virginia schools (alexandria, manassas, fredericksburg and stafford) and utilizes the principles of applied behavior analysis (aba) to promote behavioral stability and facilitate academic instruction for each student. Apts offers the following at each campus: school-wide behavior plan, behavior intervention plan (bips), occupational therapy; physical therapy, speech/language therapy, individual counselling, group counselling/social skills groups, classrooms for advanced academic students, physical education, adapted physical education, on site reading specialist (literacy specialist), nursing/medical staff, assistive technology (provided through the lea's at specialist, no time out rooms, no in-school or out-of-school suspensions.
apts community outreach offers behavioral services in the form of crisis stabilization, functional behavioral assessment, behavior intervention plan development, data analysis, and outcome measurement to family members/caregivers and staff. Our consultants work with these individuals to create person-centered prgramming. We also conduct interactive workshops that focus on the use of behavior analysis tools for professionals with the context of their own supportive environments. Our services are aimed at empowering the family and/or organization to become their own best resource in effecting long-lasting behavioral growth for those in their care.
apts provides transportation services to certain enrolled students on a limited basis.