Caregiver-Mediated Years Program
JASPER training to caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) up to 48 months old, delivered through a partnership between AlphaBee and SAAAC.
For Caregivers
ASD Consulting
and Training
Caregivers
Hybrid: Centre & Online
Caregiver-Mediated Years Program
The Ontario government is developing a new needs-based, sustainable and family-centred Ontario Autism Program (OAP). The Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Program, for children with ASD up to 48 months old, is a recently announced new addition to the OAP service pathway. AlphaBee and SAAAC have partnered to deliver JASPER training to caregivers/parents as an early years intervention model.
With a clear focus on learning outcomes, the trusted team of therapists at AlphaBee and SAAAC offer an individualized approach for children with autism and their caregivers, to unlock learning potential. Using an approach targeting social communication skills delivered through online and in-person training, children with autism stand to gain improvements in joint engagement, play skills, communication and emotional regulation.
JASPER Caregiver Training
JASPER (Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation) is an evidence-based intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Key points:
- Developed by UCLA experts, JASPER has shown effectiveness as a caregiver-mediated intervention
- Therapists trained in JASPER techniques teach caregivers strategies to support their child's development
- The program aims to empower caregivers with impactful, easy-to-learn strategies for long-term benefits
- A dedicated team coordinates services to ensure learning needs are met through the caregiver-mediated pathway
About AlphaBee & SAAAC
AlphaBee and SAAAC offer specialized autism services leveraging 40 years of combined expertise through their Early Connections Autism Services platform. Utilizing the evidence-based JASPER intervention model developed by UCLA experts, they provide targeted social communication training for children with ASD through online and in-person programs.
Their comprehensive approach focuses on improving joint engagement, play skills, communication, and emotional regulation. By integrating SAAAC’s community outreach experience and AlphaBee’s innovative alphabeePRO training platform, they deliver individualized therapeutic interventions designed to support children and their caregivers.
How Will It Work?
Fill out the registration form or call us at 416-367-5968.
Early Connections Intake Coordinator will contact caregivers within two business days.
Intake Coordinator will contact caregivers within 2 business days.
Registration will be completed with AlphaBee and submitted to MCCSS.
AlphaBee will schedule training sessions with caregivers.
Caregivers will receive a pre-training package and meet their Trainer.
Caregivers and their children will begin the program as soon as possible.
Our Commitment
At AlphaBee, we are dedicated to being at the forefront of advancements in research and best practices for children with Autism. We continuously enhance the skills and knowledge of our team to provide cutting-edge, evidence-based practices. Our unwavering commitment ensures the children and families we serve receive the highest standard of learning and support to foster growth and meaningful progress.
FAQ
JASPER is an acronym for joint attention, symbolic play, engagement, and regulation. These specific skills have a big impact for children with ASD and have been shown to lead to improvement in related skills such as language.
Caregivers/parents will be taught by therapists who are receiving rigorous training from the experts from UCLA who developed the JASPER intervention model. By taking an active role and teaming up with your coach you will learn therapeutic strategies important for supporting your child.
With a clear focus on learning outcomes, the trusted team of therapists at AlphaBee and SAAAC offer an individualized approach for children with autism and their caregivers, to unlock learning potential. Using an approach targeting social communication skills delivered through online and in-person training, children with autism stand to gain improvements in joint engagement, play skills, communication and emotional regulation.
The caregiver training is a hybrid model of hands-on, in-person, one-on-one support from a Masters level therapist, and online group training over a 12-week period for children with ASD up to 48 months old. The program is delivered through:
- A 2-hour online group session every other week,
- A 1-hour in-person session every other week with a therapist to support you as you apply the techniques with your child (remote option available).
Total training time between online and in-person session is 18 hours over a 12-week period.
We also ask that caregivers/parents practice taught techniques with their children independently throughout this 12-week period.
Online training will be delivered on the alphabeePro platform and all training content will be available to caregivers for review throughout the duration of the program. As well, a dedicated Service Coordination team will work with the clinical team to ensure that your child’s learning needs are met through the caregiver mediated service pathway.
Parents and caregiver of young children up to 48 months old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have had Ontario Autism Program (OAP) number issued. To learn more about OAP, click here.
Our caregiver-mediated training is funded completely through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) for caregivers/parents of young children up to 48 months old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Please fill out the form below and an Intake Coordinator will email you to schedule your start date for September 2021.
Our program will be delivered in English only and translation support will be available for the intake process.
