Intensive Behavioural Intervention in A Private Centre-Based Environment

In accordance with the Ministry of Child and Youth Services standards for appropriate therapy for children with ASD, the CCDC offers Intensive Behavioural Intervention to children with a diagnosis of PDD-NOS or Classic Autism.  This form of therapy is currently the only research-based government-funded therapy offered to children with Autism in Ontario. We are an early intervention centre, serving children between the ages of two to nine years of age. 

The CCDC allows parents to choose the direct funding option (through their regional program’s Direct Funding Coordinator) and opt to use their funding towards our private services.  The benefits of choosing the CCDC as a private therapy provider is that we offer intervention based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis in a variety of settings including one-on-one therapy in individual therapy rooms, small group therapy and school-based therapy in our integrated preschool program. 

Ongoing Assessment and Program Revision

One of the key components to providing adequate individualized programming for your child is the use of ongoing assessment, both formal and informal, and ongoing program writing and revision to ensure your child is benefiting from their therapy in the best possible way.  Our trained Senior Therapists will provide ongoing program assessments and skill assesmemts to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of your child’s programming.  Yearly formal assessments will also be conducted by a supervising Child Psychologist.

Senior Therapist employed by the CCDC will have offices on-site, so that Instructor Therapists or parents who require consultation on their child’s programming will have easy access to this service.  The CCDC is a team-based facility – all professionals involved in your child’s case and parents will meet on a monthly basis to participate in team meetings designed to address questions, concerns or new developments in your child’s therapy.  On-site supervision also allows for ongoing training of all staff members to ensure quality and consistency in your child’s programming.

Currently, the integrated preschool program in our facility is under development.  We anticipate its opening to occur within the first two years of our operation.  This program will include data-collection, behaviour protocols, and individual education plans designed specifically for your child in an integrated school setting.  This program is to act mainly as a transition support for clients entering the school system and as a means for clients to generalize skills learned in one-on-one therapy.  

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Tracy Miller has her Masters of Education degree in Exceptional Learners. She has also completed the Autism Support Worker course through the UNB College of Extended Learning, her Bachelor of Education (Elementary Years) and her Bachelor of Arts in History and English. She has been employed both as a Substitute Teacher in the general classroom and resource departments in District 18, Fredericton, New Brunswick and as a Instructor Therapist, Staff Trainer, and Programme Coordinator for "Off to School" (a programme for preschoolers with autism who are transitioning from an intensive intervention therapy to the kindergarten classroom) for Autism Intervention Services, Fredericton. Tracy also worked as a Clinical Consultant for Paul McDonnell, Child Psychologist and taught the practicum portion of the Autism Intervention Training Program for the past year. Tracy is currently employed privately as a Clinical Consultant writing ABA-based programming for clients transitioning into the school system and as a Program Director for the Cambridge Child Development Centre. Tracy's current research interests involve creating better individualized transition practices for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorders entering kindergarten.

Click here to view the current resume of our Program Director, Tracy Miller.