Our highly trained and energetic instructor therapists work with your child's individualized program to meet their learning needs through one-to-one instruction and social opportunities throughout the day.

Our programs focus on the areas of: receptive language, expressive language, requesting, academics, socialization, play, fine motor, gross motor, problem behaviour and other deficient skill areas. Children will benefit from constant supervision, opportunities for socialization and generalizing to other environments. All individualized ABA programs will involve individual play and social goals. Some of these include; requesting from peers, initiating play, sharing, turn-taking, interactive play.

Effective data recording methods are utilized and instructional decisions guided by student performance data.

Programs are implemented by well trained Instructor Therapists in a well equipped environment. At The Portia Learning Centre Inc. the majority of our Instructor Therapists have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (or related field) and / or Autism and Behavioural Science Diploma.

The ongoing assessment, design and training is performed by the Senior Therapists. Our Senior Therapists have a minimum of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (or related field) and / or Masters degree or certification.

All Senior Therapists and the childrens' programs are overseen by the Director of Education, Christy Kelson.

Our service delivery in its entirety is overseen by the Executive Director, Service Delivery, Kim Moore.

What we offer

Full and half day year round ABA based program

Individualized education plans (IEPs) focus on the development of academic, language, social, leisure, play, community and motor skills, through research - based teaching procedures

All skills are taught through highly structured one-to-one and small group teaching sessions

Families are an integral part of the students' programs. To ensure that students and families needs are met beyond the school day, intensive, in-home support to transfer skills already learned, to develop specific new skills as well as behaviour reduction strategies to be addressed by the parents at home and in the community

Transition and follow - up services for students entering school

Consultation with other agencies to assist in the development of new ABA treatment and education programs

Parent Training is key to the success of all programs. Training and homework is always encouraged.

Parents will meet with the Senior Therapist every four to six weeks. The Director of Education and / or the Executive Director of Service Delivery may sit in on the meetings to offer insight, suggestions, etc.

Parents and outside professionals are more than welcome to visit the centre by appointment.

The Portia Learning Centre Inc. is committed to furthering the training and development of skills of our own therapists and in the autism community. Annual workshops are offered.

Our programming is research driven, alternative programming may be implemented if scientific evidence suggests that it may be of benefit.