Centre vs. home based therapy
Why choose a centre based program?
There are many advantages of having therapy at a centre vs. at home. Children experience the opportunity for increased social opportunities and group learning skills, which are essential for school readiness. Centre based programs experience a higher intensity of supervision, as senior therapists and clinical supervisors are on site.
A significant correlation was noted between intensity of supervision and change in IQ score as per the following research article:
Intensity of supervision and outcome for preschool aged children receiving early and intensive behavioral interventions: A preliminary study
Svein Eikeseth a, b, * , Diane Hayward b, Catherine Gale b, Jens-Petter Gitlesen c, Sigmund Eldevik a
This study asked whether intensity of supervision is associated with outcome in preschool aged children with autism who received early and intensive behavioral intervention. Intensity of supervision ranged from 2.9 to 7.8 h per month per child. A significant correlation was noted between intensity of supervision and change in IQ scores between intake and follow-up. Thus, intensity of supervision was reliably associated with amount of IQ score change between intake and follow-up. Moreover, the estimated linear regression line suggests, on average, that participants made a gain of 0.21 IQ points for each hour of supervision they received….. a relative low intensity in supervision may produce little or no benefit; a certain level of intensity may yield optimal effect, while increasing supervision beyond this point may add little benefit above the optimal level. Moreover, what constitutes the optimal level may vary from child to child, and depend on child characteristics, parental involvement, and the competency of the tutors.
