Purchasing an IBI Curriculum and Individual IBI Programs

November 21, 2004

In response to numerous requests, the Behaviour Institute has decided to begin to sell its curriculum of over 1,400 intensive behaviour intervention (IBI) programs.   Behaviour Institute is a private agency which provides IBI to children with autism in southern Ontario through its home-based and centre-based programs.   Its directors, Dr. Joel Hundert and Dr. Nicole Walton-Allen, are psychologists, Board Certified Behaviour Analysts and also teach at McMaster University.   Each program has been developed by one of the Directors or by a Curriculum Coordinator under the supervision of the Directors and have been checked for quality and consistency.

The success of IBI requires the availability of quality instructional programs, customized to meet the needs of individual children, and based on principles of effective intervention.   No matter how skilled the therapist, a child is unlikely to make significant progress unless the programs that the therapist is following are well designed.   Agencies typically face a number of significant challenges in developing quality IBI programs.

A.   Ensuring Quality of Programs

Until very recently, Ontario has not had many work settings providing interventions for children with autism based on principles of applied behaviour analysis, nor university / college courses in this approach that would have equipped staff with skills in how to write IBI programs.   The development of IBI programs requires advanced knowledge of applied behaviour analysis and instructional design typically beyond the knowledge of most front-line and supervisory staff.   As a result, IBI service providers may not have a way of developing consistent and quality programs..  

B.   Efficiency

It would be important to look at the amount of time it takes a therapist to develop programs.   This time is taken away from the provision of direct therapy to children and also may be quite costly.   For instance, if development of one program takes between four and six hours, depending upon the hourly rate paid to the therapist, this translates into a $100.00 to $200.00 cost for a program which may be only used once.   Multiply this amount by the number of programs that are developed.

C.   Response Time

Finally, because program developers tend to be individuals who are engaged in a number of other activities such as working directly with children, or providing supervision, there may be slow turn around time between the time the need for a program is identified and when the program is able to be prepared.

Behaviour Institute's Curriculum and Programs

A curriculum describes a suggested sequence of instructional programs within developmental domains.   One can purchase a curriculum list for children with autism (e.g., Individualized Goal Selection; IGS) or use a criteria-referenced test of a child's skills (e.g., The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills; ABLLS) to guide the sequence of what to teach a child.   However, both curriculum lists and criterion-referenced tests suggest what skills to teach in what order, but typically do not show the programs themselves. At BI, we have over 1,400 programs written in a set format, and organized into developmental domains (e.g., receptive language, readiness skills). The precise sequence of skills to teach any one child should be individualized, based a consideration of such factors as gaps in past learning, key goals and the learning style of the particular child.  

Click here for an example of one program..

Click here for the list of all of the programs. 

There are a number of options for purchasing the curriculum and instructional programs from Behaviour Institute that are described below.  

Option 1:   Purchase the Entire Curriculum

On August 1, 2004, there were a total of 1,423 instructional programs within the BI curriculum in such areas as expressive language, preacademic skills, readiness skills, fine motor skills.   A list of those programs is shown on the program list that is attached to this document. You may purchase all of the programs that we have developed at the time of your order in the form of: a) a CD with each program in Microsoft Word format; b) a hard copy; or c) both.   Along with the actual programs, we would provide you with the list of all programs in the curriculum, organized by developmental domain. Programs in the section of Higher Functioning are much more involved and are the equivalent cost of two other programs.

Curriculum packages:  

• CD with electronic files - $14,230 (about $10 / program)
• Two binders with printed programs (about 2,500 pages) – $15,653 (about $11 / program)
• Both printed programs and CD - $17,076 (about $12 / program)

Costs

We are adding programs all of the time. At no extra cost, you will receive all programs written by BI for the subsequent three months from the time you purchased the curriculum in the format you ordered (hard copy, CD or both).   Until December 31, 2004, individuals or companies who have purchased curriculum from the Behaviour Institute in the past will be given a $5,000.00 discount off on their order of the entire curriculum.

To order, please complete the attached form, entitled, Ordering the Entire Curriculum .   Payment may be arranged by a)   mailing a cheque in Canadian funds, or by b) telephoning, emailing or faxing VISA information on the provided form.

Option 2:   Purchase Programs in Sets of 10, 50 or100

Rather than purchasing the entire BI curriculum, you may purchase selected programs from the curriculum list in a sets of 10, 50 or 100 programs.   The requested programs would be sent in hard copy, on a CD or both with costs as shown below.

To order, get a copy of our program list from our website ( www.behaviourinstitute.com ) and list the codes of the 10, 50 or 100 programs you would like to order along with your payment.

Option 3: Order Individual Programs

We can provide you with individual programs from the curriculum at the cost of   $35.00 for each.   A hard copy of the program will be mailed to you within a week of our receiving your request.   You may order programs one-by-one for $35.00 each, or purchase a set of 10 coupons for $300.00.   When ordering, you would mail, fax, or email the coupon / coupon number to purchase the programs you wish, along with the code for each program you wish.   A list of the programs and their codes can be found at our website (http:// www.behaviourinstitute.com /pdfs/Programlist.pdf).   Individual programs would need to be paid for in advance by VISA or cheque.

Option 4: Order Customized Programs

If you find that there is not a program that matches what you are looking for, we are able to write a program designed for the situation you have in mind.   You would need to complete a separate description for each new program that you would like us to develop.   The information that we need about the child is on the form called Customized Programs.   You would complete the form and email, mail or fax it in.   If you would like more than one program for the same child, describe each of the programs on the same sheet.   Complete a new form for each different child.   Each customized program is $50.00.

ORDERING INFORMATION

All prices are in Canadian funds

Option 1: Purchase Curriculum

     I wish to purchase the entire curriculum.   Circle the format(s) you wish:

              CD ($14,230)        Binder with printed programs ($15,653)                       Both ($17,076)

Email, fax or mail order along with payment.

Option 2: Purchase Programs in Sets of 50 or 100

     I wish to purchase a set of 10, 50 or 100 programs. Circle the number of programs and format(s) you wish:

10 programs on a CD ($200.00)        10 printed programs ($235.00)                      Both ($300.00)

50 programs on a CD ($850.00)        50 printed programs ($999.00)                      Both ($1,299.00)

100 programs on a CD ($1,500.00)   100 printed programs ($1,764.00)                   Both ($2,294.00)

See the list of programs from www.behaviourinstitute.com and enter the codes for   the programs you wish.  

Codes

Email, fax or mail order along with payment.

Option 3: Order Individual Programs

     I wish to custom order                      (number) programs.   Please enter the code for each program to be ordered.

Email, fax or mail order along with payment of $35/program or one coupon.

    I wish to pre-order a set of 10 coupons at $300.00.

Option 4: Order Customized Programs

Complete the Customized Program Order Form for each child and send along with $50.00 per program

   I wish to order __ (number) customized programs. Email, fax or mail order along with payment of $50/program

Your Name           ________________________________________________________

Agency                  ________________________________________________________

Address 1              ________________________________________________________

Address 2              ________________________________________________________

City                       ----------------______________________              Province/State ________________

Postal Code / Zip Code _____________

Telephone _________________________       Email _______________________________________________

I have enclosed _______________ (dollar amount).   As a cheque, payable to Behaviour Institute or VISA

(VISA number _______________________________________)   (Expiry Date _________________)

(Signature ____________________________________________)

Email this form to: Order@behaviourinstitute.com

Fax this form to: (905) 570-0778

Mail to: Program Order, c/o Behaviour Institute, 57 Young St., Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 1V1, CANADA

Customized Program Order Form

Your Name ______________________________

Child Information