Mackenzie Health Core Behaviour Clinical Services (CCS)

This option is focused on providing your child and caregivers with a dedicated consultant for one year. The consultant will use the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) combined with a biopsychosocial model to assess your child's needs. A biopsychosocial model looks at biological, psychological, and social factors that might be influencing your child’s behaviour. Children and youth up to age 18 with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are eligible. This option may allow your Behaviour Consultant access to consultation with our psychiatric clinic or psychologist if required.

Targeted skills may include (but are not limited to):

• Self-injurious behaviour (SIB)
• Aggression towards property and/or aggression towards others
• Communication/language
• Activities of daily living 

Your child will be assessed in the environment that would benefit from the skill or behaviour change. Once the assessments are completed, behaviour plans will be developed, based on the principles of ABA.

Included in this option:

• Individual assessment
• Community safety plan
• Training and support for parents to help with program implementation
• Investigation of a dual diagnosis
• Clinical supervision

Available schedules:

With the ACAT Option, families have a designated consultant available to them over the course of the year. Meetings and service will be scheduled on an as needed basis throughout the year (not weekly) and not to exceed 52 hours of direct service over the course of the year.

Location:

York, Simcoe, and surrounding communities. Sessions can take place in your home, within a community setting, or with your school team, depending on the location most applicable to the skills being targeted. This service can be provided in person or virtually.

The Program for Assessment and Treatment for Healthy Sexuality (PATHS) offers a specialized service in the Ontario Autism Program. This model follows the ACAT framework and promotes positive sexuality while reducing problematic sexual behaviour. Children and youth who have been engaging in harmful sexual behaviour and/or sexual offending behaviour are eligible for the program.

This model will use the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) combined with a biopsychosocial model. A biopsychosocial model looks at biological, psychological, and social factors that might be influencing your child’s behaviour. This model gives you the option of receiving services for three (3), six (6), nine (9), or 12 months, and follows the OPTIONS framework that is exclusive to the Centre for Behaviour Health Sciences. Service will be provided through a combination of mediator training and direct teaching.

Targeted skills may include (but are not limited to):

• Communication/language
• Behaviour intervention program(s)
• Activities of daily living
• Social/play skills

Your child will be assessed in the environment that would benefit from the skill or behaviour change. From there, a program will be developed based on the principles of ABA. The package will include skill acquisition programs and/or behaviour intervention program(s) to address the goals outlined.

Included in this option:

• Individual assessment(s)
• Skill acquisition program(s)
• Behaviour intervention programs(s)
• Parent training
• Clinical supervision

Available schedules:

One session per week, up to two (2) hours depending on the needs in the program.  (Monday-Friday) for 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks.

Location:

York, Simcoe, and surrounding communities. Sessions can take place in your home, within a community setting, or with your school team, depending on the location most applicable to the skills being targeted. This service can be provided in person or virtually.

For more information or to register for any of the above programs, please call 1-888-577-5550 ext. 2242.

The Justice ACAT program creates a Court Support Plan (CSP) to provide the court and all justice professionals (Judge, Crown, Defense Counsel) involved with the trial recommendations and accommodation for supporting an individual to provide their best evidence. The program also uses ABA in the form of an ABA Justice Plan to teach skills to the individual for them to understand the roles and expectations during a trial and learn how to provide their evidence to the best of their ability. It is key to note that the Justice ACAT program does not coach any evidence and the focus is on preparing an individual for their upcoming trial. It also follows the ACAT framework and fee structure as above.