What is Beyond Words Center?
- Beyond Words Center is a group comprised of psychologists and therapists. We work with children and their families to help with a wide variety of issues. Each child is unique so we make every effort to place your child in a therapy situation which will best meet his/her needs. Our services include:
- Psychotherapy and Consultation for individual children and their families
- Psychotherapy in a small group setting
- Psychological Testing
- Social Skills Training, in a small group setting or on an individual basis
- Interviewing Skills.
Do you conduct an initial evaluation prior to treatment?
- We conduct a specific evaluation of social skills for individuals who are referred to our Social Skills Training program. The assessment includes an initial appointment with the parent(s) and child, input from parents and teachers via questionnaires and a feedback appointment with parents. This process allows us to determine appropriate interventions and to develop strategies for remediation. The assessment includes measures that are generally not part of standard psychological evaluations.
How do you organize groups and/or place students?
- Appropriate placement is very important to us. We strive to place group members and social skills students with peers of similar age and developmental level who are dealing with similar issues. The large number of groups that we run allows us to do this. Not everyone who is struggling with social skills is appropriately served in a group setting. We sometimes recommend that a child or adolescent work with an individual therapist before joining a group.
Who comprises the staff of Beyond Words?
- The staff of Beyond Words consists of psychologists, licensed professional counselors, licensed associate professional counselors, licensed master's-level social workers as well as interns from Argosy University, Georgia State University, and Emory University. All clinical work and therapy is supervised by Lisa Heimann, Ph.D. And Jeffrey Jones, Ph.D. during weekly group and individual supervision meetings.
What population do you serve?
- We work with children, adolescents, and adults with a wide variety of psychological concerns. We have a great deal of experience and expertise in working with children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability, and Asperger's Syndrome. Please note we also serve children with social skills difficulties who do not have a diagnosed disability.
Do you offer parent training?
- Parent Training can be arranged on an individual family basis with any member of our professional staff.
For what ages do you offer group therapy and social skills intervention?
- We offer Group Therapy sessions for children and adolescents generally from age 4 through young adulthood.
Are groups separated by gender?
- Generally groups are comprised of individuals of the same gender. At the younger and older ends of the age range, we sometimes put boys and girls together.
At what locations are your services available?
We offer our services primarily at the following locations:
- Our main office, near the intersection of I-85 and Clairmont Road (1762-B Century Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30345).
- Our satellite office is located in the Roswell area at 1115 Upper Hembree Road, Suite C-2, Roswell, Georgia 30076.
Are your interventions research-based?
- Our program is based, in part, on research in nonverbal communication that has been conducted by Marshall Duke and Steve Nowicki at Emory University. We are currently conducting our own research on social skills difficulties and their remediation in children.