SERVICE OPTIONS
We provide in-home and/or telehealth consultation to parents, caregivers, and families with a wide variety of concerns. Any challenge that a family presents we approach with the same model: assess the challenge, develop a collaborative and individualized plan, and work together to implement the plan! Depending on your family's needs, this might look like weekly meetings where we discuss the problems, solutions and progress, or it might involve one of us being there with you throughout the entire process (kind of like Supernanny!)! Or it might fall somewhere in between where we meet frequently, but occasionally you may need in-the-moment support by phone or video conferencing technology! Our services are tailored to the needs and goals of your family.
ONE-TIME CONSULTATION
Are you experiencing an issue with your child and would like to learn a few tips and tricks about how to handle it without breaking the bank? Schedule a one-time consultation where we will ask you to describe the problem, provide you with some suggestions and strategies to try with your child, practice these suggestions with you, and follow-up with a written summary of the suggestions provided and how to implement them!
ONGOING CONSULTATION
Are you experiencing a challenge that might take more than one consultation (like toileting or sleep issues)? Or do you have a few different challenges you want to tackle? See our list below of different challenges we specialize in helping families with and contact us to inquire about ongoing consultation services!
CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
We are Registered on BC's RASP list and ready to provide you with the supports and plans needed to help your child get ready for kindergarten, high school, employment, building relationships, learning communication and life skills, and much more!
PARENT/CAREGIVER GROUPS
We offer sessions for small groups of parents and caregivers who are interested in learning about strategies that can be applied across a wide variety of challenges with their children. If you and some friends are interested in a group session, please contact us to inquire about 3, 6, and 12 week long (1x week) programs.
PATHS
Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) is a visual planning tool used to assess an individual's hopes and dreams, and turn them into realistic and accomplishable goals. They are conducted with your support network of family and friends, and you get to take the beautiful visual home with you to keep track of your progress!
SUPERVISION FOR ASPIRING BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANTS
Are you acquiring hours towards your BCaBA, BCBA, or RASP certification? Contact us today for supervision options and opportunities! We love supporting our supervisees to become to best, most knowledgeable, and passionate practitioners that they can be!
For any challenge you're facing as a parent or caregiver with your child, we're here to provide individualized support that fits your family, without any judgement! Contact us today to discuss your obstacles and potential solutions.
WE CAN HELP WITH...
CLEANING UP, DOING CHORES, TURNING OFF ELECTRONICS, DOING HOMEWORK, AND MORE...
Sometimes kids just don't want to listen! We have lots of tips and tricks to encourage all family members to help out and do the un-fun things before the fun activities!
SAFETY SKILLS
Are you worried about your child's understanding of safety? There are many situations that we don't anticipate ever happening to our children, but that we can still proactively teach them about! Proactively teaching these skills can help prevent negative outcomes in the case of a dangerous situation. Pedestrian safety, stranger awareness, self-advocacy, fire safety, internet safety, and knowing what to do when separated from your parents/group, are just some examples of the skills we can support!
TOILET TRAINING
Learning to use the bathroom, bed wetting, and extended periods of constipation are common in children! There are strategies that can make teaching and practicing these skills easier!
SLEEPING
Staying up too late, tantrums at bedtime, waking up many times in the night, and wanting to sleep in the same bed as parents/caregivers are normal challenges families face! We can help everyone get a good night's sleep!
COACHING ON THE BASICS OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO!
Or, in other words, why kids do what they do!
If you don't have any specific concerns or goals, we can provide general coaching on the basics of why kids do what they do - both in learning and in doing some of the things that can be hard for parents/caregivers to manage. We will discuss why behaviour occurs, how to be a behaviour detective, and the specific strategies that work for different situations (Like when a token economy might be helpful? Or how to catch more positive behaviour? Or how to help your child using language, visual supports, or other tools, when they're struggling to learn something?).
If your challenge is not listed above, please contact us for a free initial consultation to discuss how we can help! If we are unable to support the challenge you're experiencing, we probably know another professional that we can refer you to who specializes in the challenge and can help!
FAQS
WHAT DOES THE CONSULTATION PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
Please reach out for a free 30- to 60-minute initial consultation to discuss your unique individual situation, as this process may look different depending on the needs and concerns of each family. In an ideal world, the process would start with an interview with you and anyone involved about your unique goals. Once we know this, we will schedule some time to observe the relevant situations (either in-person or through video conferencing software). Then, together, we will build a plan of action! We will practice together, both with and without the kids, so that we can provide you with the feedback and confidence you need to work through the plan. As you are successful in implementing the plan, we will fade ourselves out and provide you with less and less support, until we are confident that the goal set out at the beginning of the process has been met. At this time, if there is another goal you’d like to tackle, we repeat the process!
HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION?
Please reach out for a free 30- to 60-minute initial consultation to discuss your unique individual situation. Please do so especially if you are interested in services and are concerned about costs, as we do have a limited number of cases in which we can offer services using a sliding scale fee based on income.
Another option for families concerned about costs is to gather a group of parents/caregivers looking to learn some general skills to help with their kids across a variety of challenging situations! In these situations, parents/caregivers/families can split the costs of a multi-week workshop. In these workshops, we seek to facilitate a safe environment to ask questions and learn about strategies to support your children to learn new skills and tackle behaviour concerns!
CAN YOU OFFER CONSULTATION TO FAMILIES WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL-NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND AREA?
Yes! We are pleased to offer services across geographic regions through telehealth platforms, or other means when possible!