Kennedy Krieger Institute takes a multifaceted person-centered approach to helping individuals with disabilities obtain and maintain meaningful employment and community engagement.

Behavioral Support Services help individuals safely and confidently access their community through a comprehensive, individualized approach. Services include observation, assessment, behavior plan development, team training, and ongoing monitoring and adjustment of strategies.
At Kennedy Krieger Institute, all services are overseen by a licensed psychologist and delivered by trained, qualified staff. All CORE Foundations team members are certified in The Mandt System. CORE Foundations offers the following Behavioral Support Services:
- Behavior Assessment includes observation of the community member in multiple settings, interviews with the community member’s team, and development of the behavior plan.
- Behavior Plan Development
- Behavior Consultation provides training to the community member’s team on strategies included in the behavior plan. There will be regular monitoring and review of the behavior plan.
- Behavior Support Implementation provides modeling of behavioral support strategies, written feedback to team members and participation in meetings with the community member’s support network.
Contact Rachel Tracz, Manager, Meaningful Day Services at TraczR@KennedyKrieger.org with questions regarding Behavioral Support Services.
Contact Mark Butler, Admissions and Compliance Specialist at ButlerMar@KennedyKrieger.org or visit our Apply Today page with questions regarding the application process.
Contact Mark Butler, Admissions and Compliance Specialist at ButlerMar@KennedyKrieger.org or visit our Apply Today page with questions regarding the application process.