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Hanen Programs via Telepractice:
Parent-implemented Early Language Intervention

Offered through the Ontario Autism Program

 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED 

 

 

What am I being offered?
You are being offered an online program for parents that gives you the knowledge and skills to help your child develop improved social communication skills. Unlike many other therapies which provide direct treatment to your child, Hanen Programs focus on you, the parent.

The Hanen Centre is offering parents two needs-based early language intervention programs at no cost:
    • More Than Words®
    • TalkAbility™

  • These fully online programs are offered to small groups of parents using web-based meeting software.
  • In these programs, you learn to interact with your child during everyday activities and routines in ways that have been shown to build children's communication skills.

Watch this short video to learn more about these programs:

What is The Hanen Centre?
The Hanen Centre is a charitable, not for profit organization. For over 40 years, expert Hanen speech-language pathologists have been developing early language intervention programs for parents like you, who want to help their child develop the best possible communication skills. Our evidence-based programs are offered by speech and language professionals across the globe. 
What is involved in attending a Hanen Program?
  • Each child and family is assigned to the program that best meets the child's social communication needs (More Than Words® or TalkAbility™)
  • All programs are led by a Hanen Certified speech-language pathologist who has received training from The Hanen Centre.
  • Hanen Programs consist of a combination of parent-only group sessions and individual parent and child sessions.
  • The program consists of:
    9 parent-only online group sessions in which parents:
    • attend live and interact with the speech-language pathologist and the other parents in your group
    • learn about the research-based strategies that build your child's social communication skills
    • create a weekly home plan to work on during the week, that is tailored to you and your child
  • 4 individual online sessions with your child:
    • A Pre-Program Consultation - this includes an assessment of your child's social communication skills and setting communication goals
    • 3 video feedback sessions - in these sessions, you and your child are recorded while playing together. Then you and the speech pathologist review and discuss the recording to see what's working and how you can modify your use of the strategies to help your child
  • The combination of parent group sessions and individualised video feedback sessions provides a comprehensive and personalized learning experience for each family


PLEASE NOTE: Hanen Programs are being offered at no cost to help families in advance of the new Ontario Autism Program being fully implemented. Taking a Hanen Program will have no impact on a child's position on the waitlist for entry into the new needs-based program and does not affect their eligibility for interim one-time funding.
How will these programs help me and my child?
Hanen Programs show parents how to use everyday activities as opportunities for their child to develop more advanced social communication skills. Hanen Programs provide early language intervention, although it won’t feel like “therapy” for you or your child because the focus is on interacting and having fun together. You learn to use strategies that encourage your child to interact with you, stay in interactions longer, develop improved understanding and communicate in more advanced ways. The focus is on enjoyable interactions because that’s when children learn best. By the end of the program, you will feel confident in your ability to help your child.

 


Still have questions?

 

 

Call us at 1-833-708-0505