The Directors of Therapeutic PATHWAYS are Jane S. Howard, Ph.D., and Coleen R. Sparkman, M.A. They directly supervise Therapeutic PATHWAYS Clinical Staff. In addition, the Directors make regularly scheduled observations at the child's home or school.

The Clinical Team:

• Is selected with regards to the needs of the particular child

• Is composed of a Clinical Assistant and a Clinical Supervisor or a Clinical Assistant and Clinical Supervisor Consultant

• Is typically rotated approximately every 12-24 months

• Clinical Supervisor Consultant or Clinical Supervisor provides overall program direction

• Clinical Assistants are teamed with Clinical Supervisor Consultants and Clinical Supervisors to manage and oversee the day-to-day aspects of treatment

The Clinical Team's responsibilities:

• Manages the treatment program on a day-to-day basis

• Observes the child an average of two times each week (home or school)

• Schedules, trains, and supervises Instructional Assistants

• Performs data analyses and interpretation

• Makes additions, deletions, and modifications to the child's program

• Conducts the staffings held with the Instructional Assistants and parents

• Periodically provides direct services to the child for diagnostic and training purposes. This level of involvement promotes communication and involvement among all individuals of the treatment team

• Clarifies questions by the parents and funding agencies about the child's program

• Reviews the child's progress with the Program Directors and/or the Clinical Supervisor Consultant

• Meets with Parents to design and review programs for implementation outside therapy hours

Instructional Assistants:

• Typically college students who are at least 18 years of age

• Have completed some undergraduate coursework in Child Development, Psychology, Speech and Language, or Special Education

• Had fingerprints cleared by State and Federal agencies

• Before working independently, each Instructional Assistant has completed 20-25 hours of training and passed a set of Minimum Competencies

• Required to attend ongoing workshops and trainings provided by Therapeutic PATHWAYS

• Are encouraged to increase their expertise and responsibilities by passing the entire range of Therapeutic PATHWAYS competency tests

Some experienced and especially skilled Instructional Assistants are promoted to Lead Instructional Assistant. Lead Instructional Assistants are recruited by Clinical Supervisors. In addition to providing direct services to the child, Lead Instructional Assistants assist the Clinical Team in the scheduling and training of Instructional Assistants, material preparation, data analyses, etc.