Find the Program That Fits Your Child’s Chapter
CareWorks programs are organized by your child’s developmental chapter, not by your scheduling preference. Every age band has its own program with its own clinical priorities, its own success measures, and its own clinical team. Pick the chapter your child is in. We handle the rest.
Two Different Questions, One Care Team
Programs and Services answer two different questions about your child’s care. Programs answer “what developmental chapter is my child in?” Services answer “how should therapy be delivered?” Most families pick one program and one or more services. The intake team handles both decisions in a single conversation.
Programs
“What chapter is my child in?”
Organized by age and developmental stage. Each program (Foundations, Pathways, Confidence, Launchpad) has its own clinical priorities and outcome targets, calibrated to who your child is right now.
Services
“How should therapy be delivered?”
Organized by setting and modality. In-home, center-based, parent training, and early intervention. Most families combine more than one.
Four Programs, One Continuous Team
Each program is built for a specific developmental chapter. Many families move through more than one as their child grows, with the same clinical team carrying through.
Foundations
The earliest years, when neuroplasticity does its heaviest lifting. Build the developmental groundwork everything else will rest on.
- First words and joint attention
- Reducing meltdowns through communication
- Family routines that actually hold
Pathways
The bridge to school. Build the unwritten survival skills the kindergarten day will quietly demand of every five-year-old who walks into it.
- Sitting through circle time
- Asking the teacher for help
- Recovering from a transition
Confidence
The chapter where therapy stops being acquisition and starts being deployment. Skills move into the lunchroom, the friendship, the homework hour.
- Reading social moments accurately
- Owning the daily routine
- Recovering from a hard day independently
Launchpad
Adolescence is when adult skills get installed or postponed. Self-advocacy, executive function, and independence on a steep curve.
- Self-advocacy in school and work
- Executive function for the long game
- Living independently with support faded out
Not Every Parent Knows the Right Chapter
That’s what our intake clinicians are for. One conversation, one clear recommendation.
Choosing the Right Program
A program is more than an age bucket. Here are the questions families ask when they are deciding which chapter to start in, and how the chapters connect.
Start with your child’s age. Programs are organized into four developmental chapters: Foundations (0-4), Pathways (4-6), Confidence (7-12), and Launchpad (13-18). The age boundaries are guidelines, not rules. Your BCBA does the final fit assessment based on your child’s developmental profile, not just their birthday. If your child is straddling a transition (say, age 6 or age 12), the intake conversation will surface which side of the bridge they belong on.
The intake assessment looks at developmental fit, not chronological age. A 6-year-old who is still building foundational communication skills may benefit from finishing in Foundations before stepping into Pathways. A precocious 12-year-old who is already navigating teen-style social complexity may transition into Launchpad early. Your BCBA recommends, you decide, and the plan adjusts as your child grows. Boundaries are not walls.
Yes, two different decisions. Programs answer “what age and developmental chapter is my child in?” Services answer “how should therapy be delivered?” Most families pick one program AND one or more services (in-home, center-based, parent training). For example, a Foundations child might receive in-home therapy plus parent training. A Confidence child might receive after-school center-based therapy with periodic community-skills work. Your intake conversation handles both decisions in one go.
It is built into the design. Programs are sequential developmental chapters, and most clients move through more than one over the course of their time with us. The clinical team usually stays continuous through the transition. Goals shift, the BCBA pivots the plan, and your child carries forward into the next chapter without a clinical reset. There is no break in care, no new intake, no waiting list to re-enter.
Not Sure Which Age Band Fits?
Tell us your child’s age and the goals you’re weighing. Our intake team will recommend the program (and service mix) that gives you the most lift in the least time.