Family Support
PECS Support
This service provides PECS support for parents who have already attended the PECS Level 1 workshop. We will visit you at home to provide support in implementing PECS with your child. A written report with next steps and recommendations is sent by email within 2 weeks of the visit. Minimum booking is 2 hours, we suggest the maximum session to be 3 hours. Read about several parents’ experiences of In-Home PECS Support in our blog.
The visit can cover any of the following:
- recap of workshop information
- general Q & A
- specific advice/1:1 discussion
- demonstrations
- 1:1 work with your child to solve any implementation issues
- 1:1 work to help your child through the phases of PECS
In-Home PECS Support Pricing
2 Hours
£250
(plus consultant’s travel/accommodation expenses)
3 Hours
£360
(plus consultant’s travel/accommodation expenses)
Having a PECS consultant come and work with us at home made all the difference.
It meant we could work at our pace, looking at the specific issues we were having. My son really enjoyed the sessions, Louise always had something exciting that he wanted to do, and I remember thinking how much more he was engaging with us. Louise also visited my son’s pre-school which helped ensure we were all using PECS consistently.
– Jade Page, parent
Additional PECS Support
In-Home PECS Start-up™
An at home service for parents that have not attended the PECS L1 workshop. A full day home visit.
- Day begins with a brief overview of the PECS protocol
- Discuss how to establish effective communicative environments
- Practice and role-play reinforcer assessment and the beginning PECS phases with the team
- Observe the learner to determine favourite items/activities
- Begin Phase I with the learner
- Progress to Phase II and additional phases as appropriate
- Discuss and assess the Nine Critical Communication Skills
- Discuss detailed recommendations
- Comprehensive report sent within two weeks
- Receive three 1-hour online follow-up sessions within six weeks
- Includes the following products:
- PECS Manual and PECS Start-Up handout
- PECS Communication Book (standard size), PECS 151 and PICS for PECS download
- Help, Wait, Break and I Am Working For cards
£775
(plus consultant’s travel/accommodation expenses)
In-Home PECS Check-up™
An at home service for parents who have previously booked a PECS Start Up or who have already attended the PECS Level 1 workshop. A half day home visit.
- Begins with observation of parents implementing PECS with the learner
- Problem solve difficulties
- Practice and role-play PECS phases, including error correction strategies
- Discuss and assess the Nine Critical Communication Skills
- Implement the next phases and or the identified critical communication skill(s) with the learner
- Discuss detailed recommendations
- Comprehensive report sent within two weeks
- Receive a 30-minute online follow-up session within six weeks
- Includes the following products:
£450
(plus consultant’s travel/accommodation expenses)
Online PECS Support
This service is for parents who have already attended the PECS Level 1 workshop. We will meet with you virtually to provide support in implementing PECS with your child. A short summary with recommendations is sent by email within 2 weeks of the session. Choose between 1 hour, 90 minutes or a 2 hour online session. The visit can cover any of the following:
- recap of workshop information
- general Q & A
- specific advice/1:1 discussion
- demonstrations
- prior video submission
£100
1 hour
£145
90 min
£185
2 hours
Online PECS Check-in
This service is for parents who have already attended the PECS Level 1 workshop. We will meet with you for 30 minutes online to provide support in implementing PECS with your child. This is a great follow up if you’ve recently had In-Home PECS Support. The session can cover any of the following:
- general Q & A
- specific advice/1:1 discussion
- demonstrations
£45
30 min
Behaviour Support
One of the biggest challenges we face when working with learners with special educational needs is not understanding the reason for certain behaviours. Our first instinct often is to ask, “How do I get this to stop?” This question may lead to implementing short term fixes rather than developing long term solutions. This service compliments our Challenging Behaviours: Prevent, Reduce & Replace workshop; however, attendance at this workshop is not a pre-requisite. A written report with next steps and recommendations is sent by email within 2 weeks of the visit. Minimum booking is 2 hours.
- home visit for 2 hours or more
- teach your child crucial skills needed to replace unwanted behaviours
- learn about systematic reinforcement, functional activities and communication skills to help decrease targeted behaviours
- guidance on collecting and using data
- prevent contextually inappropriate behaviours in the first place and to react systematically to reduce them when they occur
£250
for 2 hours, £100 per additional hour thereafter
(plus consultants travel/accommodation expenses)
Functional Skills Support
What are the key skills you want your child to achieve by the time they reach adulthood? All parents want their child to be employable and living as independently as possible. Social, communication and recreational skills are all necessary for increased independence as well as overall improved quality of life. Children with developmental delays take longer to learn skills, so where do we want to spend valuable time? Our team can provide you with focused support at home to help you specifically improve on these key skills. We can assist you to identify and design at home activities as well as specific goals to ensure your child is truly on the road to increased independence.
A written report with next steps and recommendations is sent by email within 2 weeks of the visit. Minimum booking is 2 hours.
- home visit for 2 hours or more
- focused support at home to help you specifically improve vital skills
- help you to identify missing skills
- support you in designing at home activities to teach functional skills
- help you to increase your child’s independence
- written report with advice and next steps
£250
for 2 hours, £100 per additional hour thereafter
(plus consultants travel/accommodation expenses)
To book any of these services, please contact Louise Maggs lmaggs@pecs.com or call +44 (0)1273 609555