Programs & Services by George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

The Next Step (8-12 year olds) will review emotions and zones and focus on the identification of moving through the four zones of regulation. Participants will learn a number of strategies that will enable them to increase their ability to self-regulate and increase their emotional awareness.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Communication
  • Life Skills
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

PEERS is a 15-week evidence-based social skills program delivered in person for students aged 12 – 17. There is a weekly mandatory parent session. Topics include:
• How to use appropriate conversational skills
• How to find common interests by trading information
• How to appropriately use humour
• How to handle rejection, teasing and bullying
• How to handle rumours and gossip
• How to be a good host during get-togethers
• How to make phone calls to friends
• How to be a good sport
• How to handle arguments and disagreements
• How to change a bad reputation (by investigating one new extracurricular activity)

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Ages: 8-12; Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Model Me Kids Tips & Tricks is a 10-week evidence-based social skills program delivered virtually for students aged 8-12. Topics include:
- Topics include; demonstrating social skills in school and in the community
Each topic is demonstrated to help explain that particular rule. Each skill is demonstrated in more than one situation and across environments. This is useful to children with Autism because it helps with generalization of the skill taught.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour

For help with:
  • Communication
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

I Can Do It is a 10-week evidence-based social skills program delivered virtually for students aged 14-17 Topics include:
Topics include; do my best, social skills in the context of challenging circumstances.

Each topic is demonstrated to help explain that particular rule. Each skill is demonstrated in more than one situation and across environments. This is useful to children with Autism because it helps with generalization of the skill taught.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
For help with:
  • Communication
  • Independence
  • Job skills
  • Life Skills
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Get job ready! Job P.R.E.P. is for teens ages 14-17, who are looking to develop skills to help them find and maintain a job. The 10 session individualized program will work on skills such as, resumes, interview skills, public vs private, managing stress & anxiety, hidden social rules, and much more!

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Model Me Going Places™ provides children with Autism the skills to enable them to participate in a variety of community outings successfully.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Reinforcement
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

FCW is a series of 5 – 2 hour workshops which provides parents and caregivers with a foundational understanding of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and evidence based strategies. Topics include; ASD, reinforcement, antecedent strategies, replacement behaviour, functions of behaviour, and setting events.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for complex behavioural needs due to short service block period

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

GJCC Focused Consultative ABA services (using the techniques and strategies of Applied Behaviour Analysis – ABA) can help individuals learn new skills, cope with, and tolerate different situations, and decrease some challenging behaviours. Individualized plans will include 1 goal, which is then broken into smaller steps through teaching strategies. Some examples are:
• Improving social skills, taking turns
• Following instructions, transitioning between activities, following a schedule
• Learning to care for personal needs, like: getting dressed, teeth brushing, basic daily self care

You will guide the process. Together, we will talk about your needs, goals, and what you and your child/youth need support with. Do not worry; we will help give clinical recommendations if you do not know where to start.
When you have selected the goal, we will observe and assess your child/youth to see his/her current strengths and needs. Our clinical team will create an individualized 10-week plan for your child/youth based on your goals. Your child/youth will be working 1-1 with a Behavioural Therapist to deliver the plan with the Clinical Supervision of the BCBA. There are also opportunities for caregiver mediated coaching throughout the 8 weeks of sessions. All services can be delivered virtually or in-person, as determined in collaboration with your child/youth’s Behaviour Clinician (BCBA). These goals can happen in a variety of environments based on needs and consents.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour
**Must have an adult (parent/caregiver) available to support during sessions

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Faces and Emotions will focus on identifying facial expressions and different emotions in both self and others and is explored virtually.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites for teens include functional verbal communication and comprehension skills and they must be interested in attending and participating in a group setting with minimal behaviours. Weekly attendance for parents and teens is mandatory.

For help with:
  • Anxiety
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Skill Building
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Running for 8 individualized sessions, E.I.B. focuses on enhancing the independent life skills of individuals. Working with an ABA Therapist, teens will have the opportunity to work on different life skills. Skills include; Personal Living Skills (grooming, hygiene, and dressing), Independent Living Skills (clothing care, meal planning and cooking, and home safety), and Community Living Skills (money management, shopping, and community safety).

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Communication
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Conversation Cues is an 10-week evidence-based social skills program delivered virtually for students aged 8 - 12 years of age. Topics include:
- When to start a conversation
- How to start a conversation
- How to take turns appropriately
- How to maintain conversation with peers
- How to stay on top
- How to identify emotions of their conversation partner respond appropriately
- How to end a conversation

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Model Me Confidence & Bullying Prevention™ provides children with Autism a teaching tool for preventing bullying and building self-esteem.
Model Me Confidence & Bullying Prevention™ will give children some good ideas about how to make themselves as strong as they can be. The lessons will teach them how to add to their toolbox with a variety of strategies to use every day at school, at home, and in their community.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

For ages 6-9 (First series) + caregivers. Pre-requisites include verbal communication, minimal challenging behaviour, and an interest in social interactions and making friends.

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Communication
  • Play
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Children’s Friendship Training is an evidence based interactive program delivered in module sessions in which children and families develop and practice social skills necessary to initiate and maintain meaningful peer relationships. Caregivers attend sessions at the same time as their children/youth.

Through ten modules, children will learn to make phone calls, host play-dates, maintain play, share in the interests of others, and respond appropriately to bullying/teasing. During these sessions, caregivers will learn how to support their children as they navigate different social situations.
Facilitators will complete a pre-screening tool with families expressing an interest in participating.

 
Program also available virtually
Location:Other
For help with:
  • Communication
  • Play
  • School Age
  • Siblings
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Register for 1 session or all 11, as each session will be different interactive fun activities. Sibshops is an opportunity for the siblings of children with ASD to meet other siblings in a relaxed, recreational setting. In a fun and relaxing atmosphere, facilitators will provide opportunities to discuss common joys and concerns, how to handle commonly experienced situations, and a venue to learn more about the implication of their siblings’ special needs.

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites for teens include good verbal communication skills, comprehension skills and must be interested in attending. Weekly attendance for parents and teens is mandatory. Teens must be aware of their diagnosis.

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Communication
  • Life Skills
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

PEERS is a 14-week evidence-based social skills program delivered virtually for students aged 12 – 17. There is a weekly mandatory parent session.

Topics include:
How to use appropriate conversational skills
How to find common interests by trading information
How to appropriately use humour
How to handle rejection, teasing and bullying
How to handle rumours and gossip
How to be a good host during get-togethers
How to make phone calls to friends
How to be a good sport
How to handle arguments and disagreements
How to change a bad reputation (by investigating one new extracurricular activity)

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication, minimal challenging behaviour, and an interest in social interactions and making friends. 

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Communication
  • Play
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Children’s Friendship Training is an evidence based interactive program delivered in module sessions in which children and families develop and practice social skills necessary to initiate and maintain meaningful peer relationships.  Caregiver’s attend sessions at the same time as their children/youth.

Through ten modules, children will learn to make phone calls, host play-dates, maintain play, share in the interests of others’, and respond appropriately to bullying/teasing. During these sessions caregivers will learn how to support their children in the exciting new world of social opportunities. 

Facilitators will complete a pre-screening tool with families expressing an interest in participating.

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

1 hour per session

For help with:
  • Anxiety
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Skill Building
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre
In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for complex behavioural needs due to short service block period

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

GJCC Focused Consultative ABA services (using the techniques and strategies of Applied Behaviour Analysis – ABA) can help individuals learn new skills, cope with, and tolerate different situations, and decrease some challenging behaviours. Individualized plans will include 1 goal, which is then broken into smaller steps through teaching strategies. Some examples are:
- Improving social skills, taking turns
- Following instructions, transitioning between activities, following a schedule
- Learning to care for personal needs, like: getting dressed, teeth brushing, basic daily self care

You will guide the process. Together, we will talk about your needs, goals, and what you and your child/youth need support with. Do not worry; we will help give clinical recommendations if you do not know where to start.

When you have selected the goal, we will observe and assess your child/youth to see his/her current strengths and needs. Our clinical team will create an individualized 10-week plan for your child/youth based on your goals. Your child/youth will be working 1-1 with a Behavioural Therapist to deliver the plan with the Clinical Supervision of the BCBA.  There are also opportunities for caregiver mediated coaching throughout the 8 weeks of sessions. All services can be delivered virtually or in-person, as determined in collaboration with your child/youth’s Behaviour Clinician (BCBA).  These goals can happen in a variety of environments based on needs and consents.

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

The Next Step (8-12 year olds) will review emotions and zones and focus on the identification of moving through the zones. Strategies to increase ability to self-calm, increase alertness, and increase awareness of potential triggers.

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour
**Must have an adult (parent/caregiver) available to support during sessions

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Beginner Zones will focus on identifying emotions and the Zones of Regulation®. Flexible thinking, inner coaching, and calming strategies will be explored virtually.

 
Virtual only program
Location:Other
Who is Eligible:

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Communication
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Conversation Cues is an 11-week evidence-based social skills program delivered virtually for students aged 9 – 17 years of age.

Topics include:
When to start a conversation
How to start a conversation
Take turns appropriately
Maintain conversation with peers
Talk on topic
Identifies disbelief & responds appropriately
Identifies confused, bored, not interested vs. interested & responds appropriately
Learn how to identify your cues
How to end a conversation

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Age group: 0-18 years.
(This service is not intended for complex behavioural needs due to short service block period)

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Behaviour Prevention
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

GJCC Focused Consultative ABA services (using the techniques and strategies of Applied Behaviour Analysis – ABA) can help individuals learn new skills, cope with, and tolerate different situations, and decrease challenging behaviours. Individualized plans may include 1-2 goals, which are then broken into smaller steps through teaching strategies. Some examples are:

• Improving social skills, taking turns
• Managing strong emotions
• Following instructions, transitioning between activities, following a schedule
• Learning to care for personal needs, like: getting dressed, teeth brushing
• Communication

You will guide the process. Together, we will talk about your needs, goals, and what you and your child/youth need support with. Do not worry; we will help give clinical recommendations if you do not know where to start.

When you have selected the goals, we will observe and assess your child/youth to see his/her current strengths and needs. Our clinical team will create an individualized 10-week plan for your child/youth based on your goals. Your child/youth will be working 1-1 with a Behavioural Therapist to deliver the plan with the Clinical Supervision of the BCBA. There are also opportunities for caregiver mediated coaching throughout the 8 week sessions. All services can be delivered virtually or in-person, as determined in collaboration with your child/youth’s Behaviour Clinician (BCBA).

 
Virtual only program
Location:N/A
Who is Eligible:

Available to Entire North Region.

Youth aged 8 - 12 years old.

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

The Next Step (8-12 year olds) will review emotions and zones and focus on the identification of moving through the zones. Strategies to increase ability to self-calm, increase alertness, and increase awareness of potential triggers.

 
Virtual only program
Location:N/A
Who is Eligible:

Youth aged 5 - 7 years old.

Pre-requisites include verbal communication & minimal challenging behaviour; able to attend in a virtual session up to one hour
**Must have an adult (parent/caregiver) available to support during sessions

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

Beginner Zones will focus on identifying emotions and the Zones of Regulation®. Flexible thinking, inner coaching, and calming strategies will be explored virtually.

 
Program also available virtually
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Available to Entire North Region

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:George Jeffrey Children's Centre

GJCC Skill Building Consultative ABA services (using the techniques and strategies of Applied Behaviour Analysis – ABA) can help individuals learn new skills. Individualized plans will include 1 general ABA Skill Building Goal.

This service can be delivered virtual or in-person at home, daycare or school with consent

Some examples are:
• Improving social skills, taking turns
• Following a schedule with the support of visuals
• Using reinforcement to teach new skills
• Creating social narrative to support a social situation
• Strategies for managing strong emotions

You will guide the process.
Together, we will talk about your needs, goal, and what you and your child/youth need support with. Do not worry; we will help give clinical recommendations if you do not know where to start.
When you have selected the goals, we will observe your child/youth to see his/her current strengths and needs. One of our Behaviour Therapists will create an individualized 8-week plan for your child/youth based on your goals.
Your child/youth will be working 1-1 with a Behavioural Therapist to deliver the plan.
There are also opportunities for caregiver mediated coaching throughout the 8 week sessions.

All services can be delivered virtually or in-person.