Therapists

The Way that our babysitters and therapists here at NETwork work

After listening to what our families have to say and speaking to those who have made enquiries with us, 2012 has seen us launch a 'babysitting and one-to-one therapist' service. This arm of NETwork is based on the same principle that we have across NETwork which is to provide the tools that others need in order to be successful, and to strive for excellence in all that we do.

We pride ourselves on our ability to provide practical and implementable solutions, together with excellent hands-on training to therapists and families. If we wouldn't have our babysitters or therapists working with our own children, they won't be working with yours.

Two of the biggest struggles that we and our families have faced are:

1) independent therapists who can be unreliable and ill-trained due to the nature of them not belonging to a team

2) inability to get a babysitter who can follow through with behavioural and language basics and to the extra mile, so as you can attend your team meeting, work or play in peace.

As you know, we only take on exceptional team members, which is why have a very small, close knit team. This often means that we can't take on all families who enquire with us, and we are okay with that.

To find out more about the characteristics and qualities of our babysitters and ABA and VB therapists, contact us at info@networkinterventions.com.

You do not need to run a programme with NETwork to use our babysitting and therapist service

If your programme is run by a different provider, that is okay with us. You will still receive the same exceptional service that we provide to our NETwork families. The only difference is that we won't provide additional training in recommendations designed by your provider. We will leave that to them as wouldn't want to tread on anybody's toes.

Your therapist will:

• receive at least quarterly ABA training
• attend at least monthly NETwork team meetings per case they are involved with
• touch-base with their NETwork Supervisor (Shelley or Lu) at least every 4-6 sessions
• have a double-up with their NETwork Supervisor (Shelley or Lu) at least every 8-12 sessions for Junior Therapists and 12-16 sessions for Senior Therapists. This is where we come to your home to watch your therapist in action and is provided in addition to supervisions and consultations

We will:

• have a quarterly meeting with you to discuss your therapist's progress on your programme
• provide a replacement therapist if we have one available, should your therapist be on holiday or fall sick
• organise all scheduling, training, hiring & firing and all things in between!

We currently have ABA Therapists & VB Therapists in:

• the UK
• Australia
• Canada
• India

For more information about what the difference between a babysitter and a therapist is, and the differences between junior, senior and lead therapists, please check out our blog.

If you think you have what it takes to join our team, or would like to find out more information about our babysitters and therapists, we would love to hear from you.

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"Our son was diagnosed with Asperger’s aged 7; NETwork Interventions spent a day observing him at school and at home and quickly identified the skills he was lacking – skill deficits that we - and others working with our son - had not picked up on. NETwork Interventions trained us to help our son learn those missing skills. The results have been remarkable – he no longer cries about going to school, his concentration and behaviour are much better and he is far less likely to alienate others by the things he says. Thank you."
Parent in Surrey

"It is always a pleasure talking to Lu and Shelley - we think they are superstars!"
C & C, Ottawa

"The observation and assessment period that NETwork complete at the beginning is difficult to understand at the outset, but it turns out that it is an intricate process that [does] indeed find the issues to work on and subsequently address and resolve."
Mum, Quebec

"Dillan had significant behavioural issues and received a very late diagnosis of NVLD when he was 9 years old. This diagnosis did little to help our family. Louise quickly and efficiently set up a programme for our teenage son which rapidly identified his strengths and weaknesses. Shelley taught us and his teachers how to best address these, including language deficits which had previously remained unrecognised, Louise’s team worked within our budget, working hours and extensive travel commitments, working closely with school and our local authority to ensure everybody was on board and funding accessed. At times it felt as though Louise was coordinating a small army. Additional support of parent-counselling through Louise’s team proved invaluable, even though we were originally a little sceptical. It most likely made the difference between success and failure in our ability as parents to sustain a positive family unit whilst implementing the programme. We worked with NETwork Interventions for just under one year."
Dr Edwards, North London

"We would like to say a massive thank you for your hard work during the 2 day assessment. We are so grateful and highly impressed with your level of knowledge, confidence, professionalism as well as the kindness and respect shown to our family. Now, we really believe there is light at the end of the tunnel."
Monica, UK