In-home behavioral health support · Georgia
Care that meets families where life happens.
The Play Cooperative is being built to support autistic adolescents and young adults experiencing severe self-injury or physical aggression—through evidence-based ABA care in the familiarity of home.
Lasting progress must reach beyond a clinical setting.
Families facing dangerous behavior need specialized, compassionate support that respects the whole person and the realities of everyday life.
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Home is part of the treatment
Skills are practiced within the routines, relationships, and environments where families need them most.
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Families need continuity
Short-term psychiatric care cannot provide the daily, ongoing support that caregivers must sustain at home.
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Caregivers carry the daily work
Co-regulation partnerships strengthen caregiver skills and create a more consistent path forward.
Progress grows through co-regulation and collaboration.
Our cooperative brings together the people who mitigate the daily battle families face. It is a shared model of care built on listening, coordination, and practical support.
Partner 1
Caregivers
The people with the deepest knowledge of daily needs, patterns, strengths, and progress.
Partner 2
ABA clinicians
Practitioners bringing evidence-based assessment, intervention, and caregiver coaching into the home.
Partner 3
Care partners
Psychiatric facilities and relevant professionals coordinating around the needs of the whole person.
Support designed around life at home.
The Play Cooperative will provide ABA-based therapeutic intervention aimed at reducing dangerous behavior and strengthening the relationships that sustain progress.
Individualized behavioral support delivered where daily life unfolds.
- Assessment informed by the home environment
- Treatment focused on dangerous behavior
- Skills practiced within real routines
Insurance & access
Services are expected to be covered by insurance. Accepted plans and eligibility details will be published as they are confirmed. Private-pay rates and packages are not currently established.
A growing home for useful, grounded support.
This owner-published resource area is being prepared for families. No public posts or private family information will appear here.
Resources coming soon- 01
Practical guidance
Clear, carefully selected information for navigating care and supporting daily regulation.
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Caregiver needs
Themes and needs shared by families, published thoughtfully without exposing private information.
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Useful connections
Trusted pathways to services, organizations, and tools that may help families move forward.
05 — Professional partners
A trusted network for the whole person.
The directory will feature practitioners and services selected by The Play Cooperative for their potential to support affiliated needs. Every listing will be reviewed before it appears.
Directory in development
We are beginning conversations with relevant professionals who value coordinated, family-centered care.
Introduce your practice
Scott Rustulka
Founder, The Play Cooperative
A lifelong commitment to defending the vulnerable.
“I am seeking the honor of helping autistic adolescents and young adults find a life of healthy independence that they so desperately deserve.”
Scott’s commitment began as a young boy growing up in Canada, the Philippines, and Southern California. Across more than 25 years, that instinct to protect vulnerable people has grown through experience and professional knowledge.
The Play Cooperative brings that commitment into a focused mission: support families facing extreme self-injury and physical aggression with care that is practical, connected, and rooted in dignity.
Clear answers at an early stage.
The Play Cooperative is in development. Details will be updated as services, coverage, and partnerships are confirmed.
The organization is being developed for autistic adolescents and young adults in Georgia who engage in severe self-injurious or physically aggressive behavior, together with the caregivers supporting them.
The primary model is ABA-based therapeutic intervention in the family’s home, where clinicians and caregivers can work within familiar routines and environments.
It describes a partnership in which clinicians help caregivers build practical skills for responding consistently, supporting regulation, and strengthening safety in daily life.
No. The Play Cooperative intends to coordinate with psychiatric care facilities and serve as a liaison where a family already has that relationship. It is not a crisis or emergency service.
Services are expected to be covered primarily by insurance. Accepted plans and eligibility details will be shared once confirmed; private-pay rates are not currently established.
Professionals may introduce their practice to Scott. The Play Cooperative will review and decide which services appear in its curated directory.
08 — Start a conversation
Let’s build a stronger circle of care around your family.
Families, referring facilities, and relevant professionals are welcome to contact Scott directly to learn more about the developing organization.