PECS Intensive Programmes

For Parents

This is ideal for families seeking intensive communication programming using PECS. The programme includes an initial assessment, approximately 2 months before the classroom based sessions, where each student’s current communicative repertoire will be assessed so that specific needs can be addressed. This will be either as attendance at our clinic in Brighton or by providing a video of your child.

This will be followed by five days intensive work in the classroom. Each day your child will work intensively for 3 hours, either in the morning or in the afternoon. The programme is designed for students needing comprehensive and intensive functional communication intervention. The emphasis will be on teaching children to communicate within functional routines. After baseline data is collected specific goals for the school will be developed for each student. There is an expectation for full involvement from parents, both by attending PECS 2 day training prior to the start of the programme plus 1 parent being present throughout the daily school based programme, for all 5 sessions.

The PECS Intensive Programme is planned to take place during most school holidays.

Benefits

• Provides a greater understanding of the Pyramid Approach to Education
• Children and parents work together under expert guidance
• Children develop functional communication skills
• Practical parental training to learn how to implement PECS with their child
• Parents gain confidence and competence
• Enables parents to continue to develop functional communication skills with their child

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For Professionals

The main aim is to develop functional communication skills with the students rather than teach to the National Curriculum. A further goal will be to improve staff skills  to implement PECS with their students accurately and at a high level and across the day. Also to increase the likelihood that PECS skills gained by the children will be maintained over time by the staff members working with them regularly.

Benefits

• Provides a greater understanding of the Pyramid Approach to Education
• Students and professionals work together under expert guidance
• Students develop functional communication skills
• Practical Professionals training to learn how to implement PECS with their students
• Professionals gain confidence and competence with teaching communication
• Enables professionals to continue to develop skills with future students

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