Practical Skills Clinic

05/22/2026

Practical Skills Clinic is closed on Monday, May 25th, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day. We recognize that days off, holidays, and breaks from routine can sometimes feel challenging for children and families. Here are a few simple ways to help make the transition more manageable:

• Keep routines as consistent as possible, especially around meals, sleep, and screen time.
• Talk about schedule changes ahead of time using simple language or visuals.
• Offer choices throughout the day to help your child feel more in control.
• Build in movement breaks, outdoor time, or sensory activities to support regulation.
• Practice communication skills by encouraging your child to ask for help, breaks, or preferred activities.
• Prepare for transitions by giving countdowns and reminders before changing activities.
• Keep preferred calming items or activities available during stressful moments.
• Try not to overload the schedule because downtime is important too.
• Celebrate small successes and flexibility throughout the day.
• Remember that behavior is communication; your child may need extra support during changes in routine.
• Model calm responses and use simple, consistent language during difficult moments.
• Reconnect after hard moments with comfort, reassurance, and support.

Most importantly, give yourself grace. Changes in routine can be hard for everyone, and small supports can make a big difference.

05/21/2026

At Practical Skills we work hard to make communication the go to strategy by… making it the fastest, easiest, and most efficient option in the room.

So if vocal speech is too hard… we start by using buttons to communicate ”my way” because when words need to be retrieved in times of stress, they are not the go to option!

This means that if a child wants something to stop, or they want to do things their way… All they have to do is press a button to communicate it!

05/20/2026

Learning communication is a gradual process, but the investment is well worth it!

Children can spend several hours or even days learning communication that is easy, effective, and efficient…

The goal is to teach that their ”voice” has power and will be heard!

05/19/2026

Before a child is asked to cooperate, they are taught skills that help them safely and successfully navigate everyday situations.

That means learning how to:
➡️ Communicate
➡️Respond
➡️Cope
➡️Stay regulated

within the moment, instead of relying on unsafe behaviors.

Because when unsafe behavior is no longer the fastest, most effective, and efficient way of getting your basic needs met…communication takes its’ place!

05/18/2026

Skill Based Treatment builds cooperation over time by first building safety, understanding, and connection!

05/07/2026

Practical Skills Clinic is Hiring!!

08/16/2023

Practical Skills Clinic is hiring a FT therapist in the Southern Fairfield County.

Our clients are achieving meaningful, long-term outcomes, and we look forward to sharing the joy of that success with incoming team members. Registered Behavior Technician certification is preferred, but not required.

Working here, you’ll find a unique setting, including:
- a safe, dignified, televisable, and effective environment
- an empathetic, values-based approach that you can feel good employing
- staff/client and staff/staff relationships characterized by respect, trust, and rapport
- methodology founded in cutting-edge research, applying the methodology of the Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA)/Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) and Skills-Based Treatment (SBT)

Qualities of a successful team member include:
- like-minded (in agreement with our values and methods)
- compassionate
- organized / reliable
- good with children
- relevant experience (teacher’s aide, camp counselor, parent) is preferred, but not required

Current opportunities & job details:
- full time hours Mondays through Fridays (School hours/ schedule)
- pay rates $22-$24
- benefits available including medical, dental, vision, and life, as well as 401k

Essential Functions:
- maintain respect for & confidentiality of all clients, including keeping all client information confidential; maintain & protect the wellbeing of all clients
- responsible for providing direct therapy / behavioral intervention in 1:1 sessions
- adhering to all procedures, as outlined
- implementation of individualized goals, programs, and checklists (as trained), including an individualized Treatment Plan, as written and directed by the case supervisor
- implementation of skills-based treatment, including teaching communication, tolerance, and cooperation to clients under challenging contexts, while maintaining client safety and dignity
completion of daily program data and maintenance of necessary documentation
- participation in training on an ongoing basis
- professional interaction with clients, parents, colleagues, and others

Job requirements:
- high school diploma
- demonstration of thorough understanding of skills learned during required trainings
- mobility: ability to move from seated to standing position as the desires of the client mandate, to circulate for extended periods of time, and to lift/carry up to 25 pounds
- communication: ability to communicate so that others can clearly understand normal conversation, and to hear and understand spoken English at normal conversational volume
- vision: sufficient visual acuity/processing ability to: read laws and codes, rules and policies, and other printed matter, and to observe clients

Please apply at https://practicalskillsclinic.com/join-our-team/

03/01/2023

Great news! Practical Skills Clinic has a daytime opening in our Danbury clinic for a full or half day. If you are interested in learning more about our approach, our clinic or how our services are unique, please contact us at (203) 343-0000 or email info@practicalskillsclinic.com.

11/25/2022

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05/17/2022

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01/12/2022

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapist or Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Classification: Hourly Non-Exempt
Reports To: BCBA
Summary/Objective
Responsible for providing intensive behavioral intervention services to clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental delays in language, cognitive, adaptive behavior, social-emotional, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication development.

Essential Functions:
• Carefully follows the values and decision-making guidelines outlined during training.
• Provide direct therapy in individual 1:1 session with clients ranging in age from 18 months to 21 years.
• Skills based treatment involves the treatment of severe problem behaviors, including client aggression and self-injury. The therapist is responsible for teaching communication, tolerance, and cooperation to clients under challenging contexts, while maintaining client safety and dignity.
• Ability to interact professionally with parents, clients, colleagues, and others.
• Complete daily program data and maintain necessary documentation.
• Implement individualized goals, programs, and checklists as trained.
• Implement an individualized treatment plan as written and directed by case supervisor.
• Maintain respect and confidentiality for all clients.
• Maintain and protect the wellbeing of all clients.
• Keeps client information confidential.
• Adheres to procedures as outlined.
• Participate in training on an ongoing basis.

Additional Functions:
• Adheres to the mission, vision, ¬and values of Collaborative Interventions.

Required Education and Experience:
• A High school diploma
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of skills learned during required trainings.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:
• Ability to see for the purposes of reading laws and codes, rules and policies, and other printed matter and observing clients.
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal speech levels, in the English language.
• Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand normal conversation.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to move from seated to standing position and circulate for extended periods of time.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, hours will fluctuate based on workload and client schedule.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None required

AAP/EEO Statement
Collaborative Interventions does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, creed, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, age, gender, sexual orientation, or number of dependents.

As part of the Collaborative Interventions team, no provider or staff member shall aid, coerce, or conspire to cause a termination or resignation of another team member because of illegal discriminatory factors.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.