Emerald Valley Cares

Our Services

Behavior Consultation

Emerald Valley Care is contracted by Oregon Department of Disability Services and Aging and People with Disabilities to provide behavior consultation services and training. Our services utilize Positive Behavior Support, which is a set of research-based strategies that increase quality of life and decrease challenging behavior by teaching new skills and/or making changes in a person’s environment. These practices are based on philosophies of person-centered care, self-empowerment, and autonomous decision-making.

We specialize in traumatic brain injuries. Our Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) creates individualized plans which recognize the unique needs of those recovering from or impacted by brain injury.

Services Available

Consultation

  • Temporary Emergency Support Plan (TESP)
  • Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
  • Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP)
  • Ongoing Maintenance

These plans and documents are developed using observation, interviews, record review, and environmental evaluations.

Training

  • State approved trainings
  • Specific/Individualized trainings can be developed

These are available for individuals, families, teams, and agencies.

Consultation Services

  • When necessary, a Temporary Emergency Support Plan (TESP) is created to support an individual who is in crisis. A Temporary Emergency Support Plan is formulated before a Functional Behavior Assessment or Positive Behavior Support Plan can be developed.
  • A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is a tool which defines and describes behavior of concern and offers functional alternatives. The FBA identifies the function (why) a person engages in behaviors of concern.
  • The Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) is a fluid document that identifies proactive, reactive, crisis, and recovery strategies that are person-centered to support that individual. The PBSP also addresses other key concepts to help support that individual, including, communication style & strategies, relationships, environment, preferred activities & routines, in addition to other relevant information.
  • Maintenance and on-going services are provided by offering modifications of a plan, resources and materials, as well as trainings for clients and care providers.

Training

Oregon Intervention System (OIS): EVC offers OIS-G (general) and OIS-C (crisis) 2-day training workshops. OIS is Oregon’s system of training to implement the principles of Positive Behavior Support and Intervention for staff who support adults and children with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) that may display challenging behaviors. OIS helps to understand, prevent, and respond to challenging behavior.

State approved trainings:

    • We’ve developed a range of trainings approved by the state, for CEUs, related to communication and behavior. These trainings center around communication and understanding behavior.

Contracted trainings:

    • We also offer tailored trainings that are agency-specific related to, Positive Behavior Supports, which include De-escalation techniques, crisis strategies for challenging behavior, skill building, and environmental assessments.