Parent Coaching

PARENT COACHING

Families are an integral part of intervention programs and therefore Creative Therapy Autism Centre is offering evidence-based parent-coaching programs that are eligible for funding under the Ontario Autism Program.

APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS

Parent coaching and training is available with our Board Certified Behaviour Analyst or Senior Therapist to allow parents to follow through with therapy goals in the home-based environment.

MORE THAN WORDS® — THE HANEN PROGRAM®

The More Than Words® Program was designed specifically for parents of children ages 5 and under on the autism spectrum or presenting with other social communication difficulties.

The program provides parents with strategies and structured coaching and support to help their children reach their full communication potential, by addressing the unique individual needs of the child.

The More Than Words® program focuses on improving a child’s social communication and interactions, play skills and imitation skills. Parents attend eight 2-hour group sessions where they learn strategies on how to best interact with their child during each visit.

Parents are asked to think of ways to use the strategy taught with their child over the next few weeks. (They are asked to record a home session and then the video is reviewed during the following visit for feedback.)

During the follow up group visits families report on how they incorporated the strategies learned from the previous week into everyday activities, what worked well and perhaps what they could do differently.

To inquire about the More Than Words® program, please contact us.