How do I get my child into therapy?
Call the Hope Reach office at 864-476-7400, or send an email to hopereach@projecthopesc.org. If you leave a message, please leave your email address along with your phone number.
Someone from the Hope Reach office will send you the following documents to fill out and return (or you can download them here to fill them out).
Once all of these forms have been returned to us, the office will schedule a time for you and your child to have an initial intake meeting with the clinical director. You will receive a letter with the details of what to expect in your meeting.
The intake meeting is the time to have your clinical questions answered. The clinical director will conduct a brief skills assessment and behavior analysis with your child and will walk you through a questionnaire. Billing and funding will be discussed during this meeting as well. The meeting usually lasts about 3 hours. Your child will need to be present at this meeting.
At the end of the meeting, we will give you an information sheet detailing what needs to take place before therapy hours can begin. It will likely take about 2 months before a trained team is ready to begin services.
After the intake meeting has taken place, any necessary assessments can be performed. The assessment requirements vary based on your funding source. During this time, your child will be assigned a supervisor, lead therapists, and line therapists. Services can begin once all assessments have been submitted, all necessary authorizations have come to our office, and your team is ready.
Things to keep in mind . . .
We hire line therapists on an as-needed basis. This means that we often do not have therapists “ready and waiting” to begin therapy. We assess our clients’ needs and then hire therapists who will best fit those needs. We take your location into consideration, along with several other factors, to determine what therapists will best meet your needs.
We have a center in Woodruff, SC. If you are willing to bring your child to our center for therapy, we may be able to get services started more quickly for you. Historically, finding therapists in remote areas of the state has not been successful.
We provide intensive ABA therapy, which requires cooperation and follow-through from families. You may be asked to attend a parent training when your child begins services.