How your child’s treatment plan works

When your child starts therapy at ExcelPath, the first thing we do is build a plan. Not a one size fits all plan. A plan that belongs to your child and nobody else.

It is called an ITP. Individual Treatment Plan.

The ITP spells out exactly what your child will work on, how we will teach it, and how we will know if it is working. Your child’s BCBA writes the ITP based on the evaluation.

What goes into an ITP?

Your child’s current skills. The goals we want to work toward. The strategies we will use. How many hours of therapy per week. How we will measure progress.

Do you get a say in the goals?

Yes. Always. If the most important thing to you right now is that your child can sit through a family dinner, we put that on the list. If you need your child to stop running into the parking lot, that goes on the list too.

We are not going to set goals that do not matter to your life.

Does the plan change over time?

It should and it does. Kids grow. They learn new things. Old goals get met and new ones take their place. Your BCBA reviews the ITP regularly and updates it based on the data.

If something is not working, we change the approach.

What about insurance?

The ITP is also what your insurance company reviews to approve therapy hours. ExcelPath handles the paperwork and authorization. You do not have to fight with insurance. That is our job.

If you have questions about your child’s ITP at any time, ask. We will walk you through it.