Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI)
What is IBI ?
IBI is a type of teaching method which uses Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) principles and techniques to deliver behavioural treatment by using discrete trial teaching. In terms of ABA, it is a scientific approach to understand the relationship between environment and behaviour. Through understanding, a therapist can use behavioural intervention to assist autistic children to learn and to decrease undesirable behaviour.
Who is IBI for?
IBI is specifically designed for the autism population; however, on an in-depth level, ABA can be used with the mentally disable population.
When should IBI be started
Younger Autistic children for example, preschool children will benefit more from IBI. Most likely, the gap in different types of skill is not so big between young Autistic children and normally developing children, it can also be related to the fact that older Autistic children are more set in their behaviour and learning style.
What are the characteristics of IBI?
- Structured
- Intensive (20-40 hours ) per week
- Provide by expert therapist
- Custom made for each child, consider the child’s strength, needs and the unique ways of learning
- It involves breaking down the skill to be learnt into small steps
- It used repetition and rewards system
- Edible reinforcement will be temporary and to be removed quickly, leaving verbal praise
- Data collection
Where can parents obtain IBI program for their children?
- Ontario IBI program for preschooler
- Hiring a private service provider (individual or agency)
- Privately –run schools and clinics
- Home IBI program
Government Funding
The Ontario government is providing funding for IBI program for children with Autistic disorder under the age of six across Ontario.
Each family who qualifies for the program is also given the option of direct funding to purchase IBI services privately or to wait for the Ontario IBI provider for enrollment.
Where are the Ontario IBI providers?
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Toronto Area Partnership Autism Program:
Surrey Place Centre (Lead Agency)
2 Surrey Place, Toronto, ON M5S 2C2
Tel.: (416) 925-5141
Central East Partnership Autism Program (York Region)
Kinark Child and Family Services (Lead Agency)
500 Hood Road, Suite 200, Markham, ON L3R 9Z3
Tel.: (905) 474-9595 ; Toll Free: 1-800-230-8533
What are the goals of IBI?
The purpose of IBI program is not entirely to teach the autistic child individual skill, but to teach him or her how to learn and to generalize the learned skill into his/her everyday life.
It is to optimize the child’ s functioning so that he/she can develop meaningful relationship with others and ,reduce undesirable behaviour, alleviate deficit in communication, play and relationship.
What is the cost of IBI program?
$50,000 -70,000 per year
密集行為干預治療（IBI）
什麼是IBI？
IBI是一種使用應用行為分析（ABA）原理和技術通過使用離散試驗教學來實現行為治療的教學方法。就ABA而言，理解環境與行為之間的關係是一種科學方法。通過理解，治療師可以使用行為乾預來幫助自閉症兒童學習和減少不良行為。
IBI是給誰的？
IBI是專門為自閉症人仕設計的;然而，在深度水平上，ABA可以用於精神殘疾人群。
什麼時候應該開始IBI
例如，較年輕的自閉症兒童，學齡前兒童將從IBI獲益更多。最有可能的是，年輕的自閉症兒童和正在發育的兒童之間在不同類型技能方面的差距並不那麼大，這也可能與以下事實有關：較年長的自閉症兒童的行為和學習風格更加集中。
IBI的特點是什麼？
- 結構化的
- 每周密集（20-40小時）
- 由專家治療師提供
- 為每個孩子度身定做，考慮孩子的力量，需求和獨特的學習方式
- 涉及將技能分解成小步驟
- 使用重複和獎勵方法
- 用食物獎勵將是暫時的，並且要很快去除這方式，以口頭表揚
- 數據採集
父母在哪裡可以為他們的孩子獲得IBI計劃？
- 學齡前兒童的安省IBI計劃
- 聘請私人服務提供者（個人或機構）
- 私立學校和診所
- 家庭IBI計劃
- 政府資金
- 安大略省政府正在為安大略省六歲以下患有自閉症兒童的IBI計劃提供資金。
- 每個有資格參加該計劃的家庭也可以選擇直接資助私下購買IBI服務或等待安大略IBI提供者註冊。
安大略IBI提供商在哪裡？
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
兒童和青年服務部
多倫多地區合作孤獨症計劃：
薩里廣場中心（牽頭機構）
2 Surrey Place，Toronto，ON M5S 2C2
電話：（416）925-5141
中東合作自閉症計劃（約克地區）
Kinark兒童和家庭服務（牽頭機構）
500 Hood Road，Suite 200，Markham，ON L3R 9Z3
電話：（905）474-9595;免費電話：1-800-230-8533
IBI的目標是什麼？
IBI課程的目的不是完全教導自閉症兒童的個人技能，而是教導他或她如何學習並將學習的技能概括到他/她的日常生活中。
這是為了優化孩子的功能，以便他/她能夠與他人建立有意義的關係，減少不良行為，緩解溝通，遊戲和關係方面的不足。
IBI計劃的費用是多少？
每年50,000-7,000美元