BEH 0015 - It Takes Setting a Village Up for Success

Course Description

Efficient intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is about involving their communities starting with their families and caregivers. Nova Scotia Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (NS EIBI) is a program for preschoolers with ASD; it has a strong focus on building capacity in evidence based intervention that has had a positive ripple effect for the communities within this province. The approach of the NS EIBI program has been a gradual influence that started with creating a program that can be supported in the community and moved to being able to influence the broader supports including schools and other services for these children. This presentation will discuss the components of the NS EIBI program that have contributed to setting the village (i.e., the child’s community) up for success to better support the children.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Develop a program that focuses on building capacity.
• Implement with a building capacity focus.
• Evaluate building capacity.