Social Skills Training

Provides in-home supportive services for skills training and interventions for acting-out adolescents and children. Services include: In-depth individualized assessment and treatment plan, short and long-term goals, effective communication and parenting skills tailored to the specific needs, networking with available resources, and working with the schools and communities.

Takes reports of bullying and supports schools and families in getting it stopped. Responsible for proactive training and technical assistance aimed at building positive school climates and social and emotional skills in students. Bully Prevention Hotline available.

Rehabilitative mental health interventions designed to reduce cognitive and behavioral impairments and restore the recipient to their highest level of functioning. Basic Skills Trainer provides clients with age and developmentally appropriate cognitive and behavioral skills through positive reinforcement modeling, operant conditions and other training techniques. Included but not limited to: basic living skills, social skills, and communication skills.

Provides life coaching and therapy to help individuals understand and cope with mental illness. Teaches how to learn new skills, overcome life challenges, traumas, and promote healthy changes. Offers treatment and support needed. Works on current issues while learning from past experiences. Making positive changes and creating a support system. <br />

Provides individual and group therapy options. Provides Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism ADHD, FASD, and related neuro developmental conditions.

Kathryn Leigh Mahan, MMFT, BCBA, LBA

Alberto Barraza, BCBA, LBA

Christopher Manska, BCBA, LBA

15+ team, full-time Registered Behavior Technicians

Offers in-house ABA therapy sessions and at-home visits to work with parents and family members in collaborative ABA therapy. Provides social skills groups, parents counseling, and model classrooms.

Nevada Autism Center’s Director is Chantal Rainford, a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) and earned her Master’s degree in Behavioral Analysis and Therapy from Southeastern University. Chantal brings a breadth and depth of experience to our center and has worked with ASD kids from diverse backgrounds for over a decade. She is a pillar of strength for the autism community, and we are privileged to have Chantal as Director for Nevada Autism Center.