Our Senior behaviour analysts oversee all cases and are dually certified Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) Certified Therapists, and Board Certified Behaviour Analysts, as well as Registered Behaviour Consultants in BC through the provincial Registry of Autism Service Providers (RASP Category A). Each child will either work with Maria or Sherise, who have extensive experience with naturalistic, developmental early intervention and applied behaviour analysis (ABA). 

Senior Behaviour Analysts are responsible for individualized program development, monitoring the child’s progress and guiding the other team members in effective intervention to ensure your child gets the most our of their time in our program.

Each child is also assigned a Case Manager, who is a behaviour analyst in training. Case managers assist with case oversight, allowing us to provide lots of support to the behaviour interventionists in our clinic. Case managers have a bachelor’s or masters’ degree and are pursuing certification in behaviour analysis on the undergraduate or graduate level, or pursuing certification in the ESDM. 

Our behaviour interventionists work one on one or in small groups in our in-clinic program to implement the behaviour intervention program developed by the senior behaviour analyst. Behaviour interventionists are skilled in early start denver model and early interaction strategies to support learning for your child each session. Behaviour interventionists receive comprehensive initial training in ESDM and ABA strategies as part of our initial training program, and receive and regular oversight from case managers and senior behaviour analysts for on-going skill development and to individualize strategies to each child’s unique needs.

Individual ESDM sessions are staffed 1:1, with one BI working with one child. Sessions occur in blocks across the day so even if your child is staffed 1:1, there are plenty of opportunities for children to come together for social and group learning opportunities across the day

Our group based ESDM program involved a lower staffing ratio (2 staff to 3 children or 2 staff to 4 children) to better prepare children for learning in a classroom setting. All students in our in-clinic program are able to transition to a group ratio once they meet prerequisites for learning in this environment.

Our Session Times are:

• 8:30 – 10:30 am
• 11:30 – 1:30pm
• 2:30 – 4:30pm

Our Session Day Options are:

• 2 days per week – Tuesdays & Thursdays
• 3 days per week – Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
• 5 days per week – Monday – Friday

*Availability of enrolment for any given session time/day will be evaluated and discussed with you at the time of your initial meeting with a Clinical Director.

Our Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are experts in their area of service delivery and consult directly with each child’s program at UP. SLP’s provide recommendations that our clinical team can then practice each session, providing your child with much more practice in specific speech strategies.

SLP’s are also available to provide 1:1 sessions for children who would benefit from extra practice.

If you already work with a speech-language therapist or other professional, we can coordinate with them to provide integrated services to your child.