Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Program
Learn how to help your child learn new skills, meet individualized goals, and how to support your child through our Ontario Autism Program.
Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Program
Learn how to help your child learn new skills, meet individualized goals, and how to support your child through our Ontario Autism Program.
Program Details
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), is sending invitations to some families of children with a diagnosis of Autism to access Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Programs from approved autism service providers like DCAFS. To access these programs, children must be 4 years of age or younger and registered with the OAP.
If you received a letter from MCCSS to participate in this program and your child is 12 to 36 months old, DCAFS is able to offer you Early Social Interaction/ Social Communication Emotional Regulation and Transactional Supports (ESI/SCERTS). Please contact Erinoakkids 1-877-374-6625 to register your child. Once you are registered DCAFS staff will contact you to commence service.
FOCUS
- The ESI/SCERTS model helps young children learn new skills
- Meet individualized goals in the areas of social communication and play
- Helps parents/caregivers learn how to support their children
PREREQUISITES
Must have received an invitation from MCCSS. If you have not received an invitation from MCCSS for the Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Program, DCAFS is unable to provide this service to you.
Our Services
Service Navigator
New to the OAP (Ontario Autism Program), have questions about services, looking for help with your budget, DCAFS Service Navigator is available to help. This role is designed to aid families in learning about the services available for the family, or family member, and what the benefits of various approaches and services can be.
Fee-for-service
DCAFS offers a variety of group or individual services for children of all abilities. These program offers a wide variety of behavioural services to meet the specific needs of children, youth and families and services are customized following a clinical assessment to determine what will optimize the targeted skill development.
Behaviour supports
Our Behaviour Supports programs are designed to meet your family’s goals through the creation of an individualized behaviour support plan. Goals may include: Daily Living Skills, Behaviour Management Skills, School Readiness Skills, Social Skills, and Communication Development.
Skill-based groups
All our skills-based groups are created with an individualized curriculum and are designed using the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). Each child or youth will be given the opportunity to practice, learn and maintain relevant skills while promoting independence in a leisure setting.
Connection-based groups
Connection-Based groups have been designed to provide enjoyable social opportunities for children and youth. Each group has been created with the objective of practicing skills while creating opportunities to connect with others their own age.
1:1 Respite
Get ready to take a breather and recharge with our brand new 1:1 Respite program with Behaviour Solutions DCAFS! This program is all about giving you a much-needed break from the daily grind of caregiving. Our dedicated and trained Respite Team is here to support you every step of the way, so you can rest easy knowing your loved one is well cared for.