Start Program
Using Pivotal Response Treatment to Increase Verbal Language: A Parent Coaching Group

NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

The Start Program is a sought-after group program for parents/caregivers of young children with autism. Based on Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), a therapy model developed by the Koegel Autism Centre in California, this innovative program teaches parents practical strategies to support their child in:

• Using words and sentences to ask for things
• Answering questions
• Making choices
• Copying what other people say

The Centre for Autism Services Alberta is the only facility in Western Canada that offers this extraordinary coaching program

• Designed specifically for early language development in children with ASD, ages 2-8
• Program development based on 40 years of research
• Strategies designed to be implemented during daily routines
• All sessions are led by an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist with a formal certification in PRT

Program Details

• An individual consultation will be conducted via Zoom prior to the program start date
• 11 weeks of targeted coaching
• Parent group meetings on Zoom from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. weekly
• Parents receive one individual consultation mid-program (can be done in-person or via Zoom)
• Taking and sharing home videos of PRT practice is required
• Each session will be a positive and interactive experience!

The START Program from the eyes of a parent: read Lucas’s story! 

Program Offered 4 Times Per Year!
Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer

Two delivery options to choose from:

• Zoom Video Conference
• In-Person

Sessions run once a week from 6-7:30 p.m.

REGISTER NOW – SPACE IS LIMITED
Contact Angele Fournier, SLP
afournier@centreforautism.ab.ca 

Please contact Angele for pricing information.