1:1 Intensive Treatment (20 hours or more)
The evidenced-based principles of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) are implemented to provide early intervention through individualized intensive treatment sessions. One-to-one intensive treatment first entails an assessment to identify the child’s specific needs. Once the child’s strengths and areas of need are identified, a behaviour plan is developed in collaboration with caregivers. Intensive treatment sessions focus on the development of language and functional skills across a number of domains, including the acquisition of developmental milestones. The aim is to increase functional skills, replace and reduce any challenging behaviours and increase functional independence.
Throughout these sessions, the therapist collects data on all the identified goals and progress is measured based on the results. The data is used to guide modifications that may be needed to optimize learning. Caregivers learn how to help their child generalize newly acquired skills so the child can transfer what they have learned with other people, in other settings and with other items/materials.
Intensive services are provided for a minimum of 6 months.