Behaviour Consultation

Sunbeam Developmental Resource Centre (SDRC) offers in-home behaviour consultation to individuals of all ages with an intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. For all behaviours that are harmful to self or others, we offer individualized in-home consultation. The goal of the consultation is to help individuals and/or their caregivers work through behavioural difficulties that cause injury/risk to self or others. The consultation uses a mediator model where the consultants will work with a parent/caregiver to support the individual with the serious behaviour.

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Consultation Services:

These are offered for behaviours that involve harm to self or others. This level of support includes a thorough assessment, collaboration with other professionals, direct observations, data collection, development of a Behaviour Support Plan, parent or caregiver training, and ongoing monitoring.

Parent Education Workshops: Before accessing behaviour supports, each family will be required to attend a Parent Education Workshop. This workshop will provide an introduction to ABA, help families understand the functions of behaviour, and offer proactive strategies they can begin implementing at home while waiting for 1:1 support.

Consultation follows a mediator model, where behaviour consultants work closely with caregivers to implement strategies and build long-term capacity to support the individual.

Workshops:

These topics are offered on a rotating basis across the year: (open to anyone) please visit this page on our website to see the workshop schedule: www.sdrc.ca/workshops-and-training/

    • Emotional Regulation
    • Intro to ASD
    • School Refusal
    • What Comes After High School
    • Executive Functioning
    • Puberty
    • Sleep Hygiene

Clinics:

Short-term clinic sessions are offered year-round and designed to address one to two specific concerns related to everyday skill development. Areas of focus may include emotional regulation, daily living routines, personal hygiene, picky eating, and other functional life skills. These clinics are available to SDRC clients residing in the Kitchener-Waterloo region.