· Spectrum is pleased to provide 1:1 services for individuals aged 2-28.
· Services are conducted in our centre.
· A two-tiered model is used for our 1:1 programming, consisting of clinical supervision by a Registered Behaviour Analyst (RBA). Supervised Clinical Leads and Therapist Trainers may be assigned tasks by the RBA. The therapy is delivered by registered behaviour technicians Supervised Instructor Therapists.
· Each learner has an individualized program that focuses on parent goals and priorities, and is reflective of clinical needs.
· Various assessment tools such as the following are used: the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS), the VB-MAPP, the Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS), the Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires (IGLR) and social savvy. These assessments help to guide our programming and to measure overall progress.
· The types of goals our programs include are drawn from broad domains such as: communication, social, play/leisure, behaviour reduction, school readiness, adaptive, cognitive, and vocational.
· Data is taken daily on programs, and adjustments to teaching protocols are made based on what the data reveals. Maintenance and generalization is built into all of our programs.
Program: ABA/IBI (Applied Behaviour Analysis
Program details:
Minimum of three sessions per week
Children and young adults ages 2 to 28
Services are delivered in our centre
Curriculum consists of a variety of communication, social, adaptive, and behaviour goals
When it runs:
Monday to Friday – anywhere from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Session time is typically 3 hours
Program: Treatment of problem behaviour
Program details:
Appropriate for learners who demonstrate intensive and/or frequent problem behaviour which creates barriers for them to participate fully in their home, school, and community
Functional analysis to determine the function of the problem behaviour, followed by the development of a function-based treatment protocol (consisting of functional communication training/ and delay/denial tolerance training)
When it runs:
In centre
Upon the completion of the functional analysis, typically 3 sessions per week of one hour
