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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APPRENTICESHIP.

Apprenticeship in Intensive Behavioural Intervention For Children with Autism

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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 ACCEPTED TO BE PUBLISHED:  PRO ED a well-known publisher of books pertaining to children with autism has accepted a proposed book, by Dr. Hundert, entitled, "Inclusion of Students with Autism: Using ABA-based Supports in General Education".  The book is anticipated to come out in the fall of 2008.

RESEARCH PAPER PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS:  Dr. Hundert conducted a study on training teachers to develop interventions to promote the peer interaction of young children with developmental disabilities which has been accepted by the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.  The paper entitled, Training Classroom and Resource Preschool Teachers To Develop Inclusive Class Interventions For Children with Disabilities: Generalization to New Intervention Targets, has been published in the fall issue of 2007.

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.