Rights-Based, Medically Accurate, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally Sensitive

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Safe, Healthy, Legal, and Situationally Appropriate

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Positive, Proactive, Preventative, and Person-Centered

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Rights-Based, Medically Accurate, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally Sensitive ~ Safe, Healthy, Legal, and Situationally Appropriate ~ Positive, Proactive, Preventative, and Person-Centered ~

Pioneers in Person-Centered Social-Sexual Support Services

Innovative Solutions to Social and Sexual Concerns for People with Complex Needs

Dear Case Management Entitities,

With more than 15 years of experience, we can help you LEVEL UP your client options!

  • Home and Community Based Services

  • Self-Determination & Person-Centered

  • Supported Decision-Making

Preview our NEW 7 min. video available for purchase now!

Introductory price of only $20 in our tool market!

Get it before the cost goes up!!! Offer ends 12/31/2025.

Get started with Positive Behavior Support Services today!

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Hey Friends!

  • Oct. 2025 - We’ve recorded two new videos aimed at helping organizations like yours attract and retain employees, prioritize self-determination, and improve peoples’ overall quality of life! You can find them in our tool market!

  • Oct. 2025 - We hired two new behavior professionals, one in Oregon and one in Washington!

  • Oct. 8-10, 2025 - Shanya presented two sessions at the Supported Life Conference in Sacramento, CA.

  • Nov. 3-6, 2025 - Shanya and Myles are hosting a booth at the NASDDDS Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

  • Nov. 2025 - Among Friends is partnering with Kern Regional Center to start the process of becoming a vendor in California!

  • Nov. 2025 - We are hiring two more behavior professionals in Washington!!!

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Our Mission

Our mission is to help anyone who cares for someone with complex needs to understand their social-sexual behaviors within an ecological framework and offer innovative strategies, skills and solutions. 

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Our Expertise

Our specialty is helping people with everything related to:

  • Bodies - body parts, bodily functions, body image

  • Gender - exploring gender identity / expression, transitioning

  • Sexuality - orientation, self-pleasuring, activities, risky behaviors

  • Relationships - friendship, dating, partnership, breaking up

  • Communication - boundaries and consent

  • Rights - self determination and supported decision-making

  • Trauma - sexual trauma, sexually maladaptive behaviors, trauma-informed care

  • And Other Related Topics – such as: sexuality and technology, healthy sexual development, safety and legalities…and much, much, more!!!

“I will use what I learned with the individuals I support as a behavior professional. I am excited to have conversations with individuals and their caregivers/supports around building a structure for healthy human needs!”

— Participant in “It’s Not Just About Saying ‘No” at the FACT Summit 2024

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When a Client with ID/DD Comes Out: A Guide for Supportive Practice
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