Changing Behaviour, Changing Lives
The team at Spectrum Intervention Group believes every individual has the right to reach their potential, using trauma informed, compassionate care, that is culturally sensitive, and evidence-based treatment. We provide centre-based treatment, using the principles of applied behaviour analysis, in Ottawa Ontario. (For more information on applied behaviour analysis, please see Our Resource Page). Where appropriate, we also offer virtual services.
We are the first private ABA centre to open in Ottawa. With over 20 years’ experience, this parent founded charitable, organization works collaboratively with parents and caregivers to create individual programs, across the lifespan. Staff at Spectrum have experience working with individuals aged 2 to their 30s.
Our highly trained staff members have extensive experience and training in both skill building and behaviour reduction. We are proud to have specially trained staff who are be able to offer services for individuals who engage in severe problem behaviour.
Our Clinical Model
All our teams are overseen by a Registered Behaviour Analysts [R.B.A. (Ont.)]. The RBA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
RBAs assign tasks to other staff members who are qualified to support them. For example, they may assign tasks such as program creation and document updates to a Supervised Clinical Lead, and they may ask one of the Trainers to ensure programs are being implemented correctly.
In general, they assign the direct therapy to the Supervised Instructor Therapist.
When necessary, to ensure high quality of care, an RBA may reach out to a consultant to build their skills.
The team works together, everyone doing their part to ensure the highest quality of treatment.
Our Values
Our values are strongly influenced by the cutting edge work done by Dr. Greg Hanley and his colleagues at FTF Behavioral Consulting. The team at FTF is working to ensure the science of applied behaviour analysis is delivered in a trauma informed, compassionate care manner for all individuals. To learn more about this approach we encourage you to read Today’s ABA which can be found HERE.
Values Over Procedures:
While our practice relies on evidence-based principles and procedures, we are only using ones that align with our values.
Safety:
The learners we support at Spectrum often engage in challenging behaviours. We value the safety of our learners, staff, and families. We use procedures that help ensure everyone’s safety.
Televisibility:
We conduct ourselves in a manner that if footage of our interactions with our learners, colleagues, or families was shown to others, especially those outside our profession, we would be proud and comfortable with our decisions. We do not engage in practices that cause harm, shame, or embarrassment for any of the people involved.
Tolerance:
We value teaching each learner to be able to participate fully in all the relevant environments to their lives. We want them to demonstrate tolerance and flexibility when faced with reasonable challenges. Tolerance is an important life skill.
Rapport:
We want to create a safe and secure environment where the learner, their family and our colleagues all trust one another. For the learners, we do this by slowly building relationships, bringing the joy, and slowly fading in instructions when the learner shows they are ready.