Welcome To The Behaviour Institute
 

Providing Solutions for Human Development

 

The Behaviour Institute is a private agency providing applied behaviour analytical services for children with autism and their families. The Directors are Dr. Joel Hundert and Dr. Nicole Walton-Allen who are psychologists, Board Certified Behaviour Analysts and teach at McMaster University. This website describes our home-based and centre-based services as well as training and other services we offer.

There is no age-limit on the children with autism whom we serve.

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New, Free ABA Service Offered By Behaviour Institute

Behaviour Institute has been approved to provide ABA services to children with ASD living in Toronto with funds provided by Toronto Autism ABA services.  The services consist of a number of groups on such topics as:

  • Increasing beginning communication
  • Teaching conversational skills
  • Teaching how to play with peers
  • Getting your child to listen to you and reduce problem behaviours
  • Toilet-training your child
  • Teaching self-regulation

The groups are composed of 3 to 8 children and each three-hour session is held each week for 10 weeks. Parents are involved to learn how to apply similar strategies at home. 

The particular groups that will be offered and their locations in Toronto will depend on parent interest.

Children must be diagnosed with ASD, live in Toronto, and not not already have registered with Toronto Autism ABA Services.

To get more information or If you are interested in having your child receive this service, please contact Jean Hyska: (416) 251-9277; jeanatbi@rogers.com and ask to discuss ABA group registration.

For more information, click here.

 

New "Volunteer" Program

To Help Families Who Are Waiting For Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)

Bursary of Hope For Autism Donates Service For One Family

There is a sizeable body of research evidence that the intensive form of applied behaviour analysis (intensive behavioural intervention, IBI) can be effective in improving the developmental trajectory of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), if delivered by trained and supervised staff.  Unfortunately, the wait for publically-funded IBI tends to be years.

 

Recently, we have developed an intervention for families who are waiting for IBI or for children discharged from IBI, but continue to need help.  We have called it the Volunteer Program because it is staffed by university or college students who are trained and supervised to implement ABA programs for a child with ASD under the direction one of Behaviour Institute’s Board Certified Behaviour Analysts. 

 

For a description of the program and to apply by December 20, 2011 for the free service for one family click here.

 

 

Training in ABA-based supported inclusion of students with autism in general education classrooms

HANDS-ON” TRAINING IN ABA PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. This training consists of three full days held at our school (Children's College).  Participants will see procedures to support students with autism in action and have an opportunity to practice them with students with autism. This training will be held on each of the following dates: January 24 - 26, 2012.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING HOW TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.

 

WEB-BASED TRAINING OF ABA THERAPISTS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

 

The Behaviour Institute is introducing a ten-session training on how to implement ABA procedures with children with autism taught over the internet.  The three-hour learning sessions are held with a live trainer who presents information over the web, including videos of how to implement ABA.  Learn from the convenience of your home.  More information can be found by clicking below.   The next trainings starts Tuesday January 17, 2012 to March 20, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

INFORMATION ABOUT WEB-BASED TRAINING

 

APPRENTICESHIP

Apprenticeship in Intensive Behavioural Intervention For Children with Autism

From the

Behaviour Institute

In response to a high volume of requests, Behaviour Institute (BI) will be offering an apprenticeship program for individuals who have completed or are within 6 months of completing an undergraduate degree in the social sciences (preferably psychology, or equivalent) and are looking for experience in implementing Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) with children with autism.

The six-month apprenticeship will be held at BI’s centre-based program, “Children’s College”, located at 618 The Queensway, Toronto.  Successful candidates may chose between completing an apprenticeship full-time over 6 months.  Apprenticeships may start in September or May of the year.


For the first four months of a full-time program, candidates will not be paid.  Each successful candidate will be assigned to a BI staff mentor who will provide individual instruction to candidates on how to understand and implement IBI programs.  For the first week, candidates will simply observe their mentor implementing programs.  Candidates gradually and systematically take over the implementation of children’s programs as they receive coaching and feedback.  Once a week, candidates will be given didactic instruction in principles of applied behaviour analysis and techniques of implementing intervention procedures. 


Candidates will need to demonstrate their mastery of techniques and concepts through their measured skills in implementing programs and passing paper and pencil quizzes.  If successful after four months, candidates will be paid for the work that they do at an BI staff rate.  At this point, candidates will continue to receive supervision and weekly didactic instruction.


Successful candidates will receive a certificate of completing the Apprenticeship program.


For more information about the Apprenticeship program, email: apprenticeship@behaviourinstitute.com


Click here for an application form in Word  or in pdf


Behaviour Institute

618 The Queensway

Toronto, Ontario

M8Y 1K3

(416) 251-9277

FAX - (416) 251-4688

http://www.behaviourinstitute.com  

BOOK PUBLISHED:  PRO ED a well-known publisher of books pertaining to children with autism has published a book, by Dr. Hundert, entitled, "Inclusion of Students with Autism: Using ABA-based Supports in General Education" (2009).

 

 

 
 
There is additional information about our use of "How To Teach Your Child to Read" series in the Academic Tutoring Section

Introductory Guide to our Website:

 

Please look through our website by clicking on the menu on the left of this window or by clicking on the pop-up menu below. Background information can be found in sections with headings of: Credentials, What is ABA/IBI?, ABA Consumer Guide.

Researchers requesting the participation of BI clients should read our policy.

Description of the services we offer can be found in: Home-Based Services, Centre-Based Services, What Families Say, Workshops, Parent Training, Order Curriculum, Social Skills, Academic Tutoring, School Consultation.

We have also provided information about the Provincial Training, that we have done; employment opportunities at BI, copies of newsletters, documents that can be downloaded, Sign-up for information from BI, and how to contact us.