Group-based Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Services

Ready Set Play offers young children and their caregivers a supportive space to learn through guided play. Families explore toys, games, and creative activities that encourage sharing, turn-taking, joint attention, and early social interaction. Caregivers receive hands-on coaching so they can confidently support their child’s play and communication skills at home.

Spring Groups

Explorer Club helps children move from early play skills to more independent social participation through fun, structured activities. Children practice joining in, sharing responsibility during group tasks, expressing their needs, responding to peers, and following routines within a small, supportive group. Each level is tailored to match developmental needs, creating a positive and encouraging pathway toward social confidence.

Spring Groups

Kids Klub is designed for children who benefit from practicing foundational social-communication skills in a warm, supportive setting. Through guided games, cooperative challenges, and simple peer interactions, children learn to greet peers, ask for help, make requests, follow group routines, and take turns. This pathway builds comfort and confidence, helping prepare children for more advanced social-learning programs later on.

Spring Groups

Friendship Builders uses evidence-based programs such as Children’s Friendship Training, developed at UCLA by Dr. Fred Frankel and Dr. Robert Myatt, along with other structured friendship curricula guided by Kinark clinicians. Children learn practical skills like starting and maintaining conversations, joining groups, choosing good-fit friends, showing good sportsmanship, and working through disagreements respectfully. Through modelling, role-play, and supportive coaching, children gain the confidence to build and maintain friendships in real-life settings.

Parents or caregivers may participate in parallel sessions to help children apply their skills at home and in the community.

Spring Groups

The Emotional Growth pathway features renowned programs like AIM Explorers, developed by Dr. Mark Dixon and Dr. Dana Paliliunas, and Exploring Feelings, developed by Dr. Tony Attwood. Children learn to recognize emotions, understand how feelings influence thoughts and behaviours, and develop coping strategies they can use at home, in school, and with peers. Interactive stories, games, and creative challenges help children build emotional awareness, resilience, and flexible thinking.

Spring Groups

Hangout with Friends gives children a relaxed, enjoyable space to practice social skills they’ve learned in previous groups. Guided by the group’s interests, children participate in games, snacks, group projects, and interactive challenges while practicing conversation, humour, shared interests, cooperation, and resolving small disagreements. Clinicians provide gentle coaching to help children use their skills in real time.

Spring Groups

Our Bully Proofing Crew group helps children develop the confidence and tools to respond to teasing, bullying, and challenging peer situations. Using Behaviour Skills Training (BST), children learn how to interpret social cues, stay calm under pressure, manage online safety, handle peer influence, and speak up respectfully. Through modelling, role-play, and supportive feedback, participants practice strategies that help them feel safer and more prepared in everyday social environments.

Spring Groups

Summer Groups

Our Fearless group offers children a fun and supportive space to connect through creative, style-inspired, and expressive activities. Each session features engaging themes – like spa nights, hair styling, cupcake decorating, dancing, art nights, or bracelet making – that encourage conversation, confidence, and positive peer interaction. It’s an ideal group for kids who enjoy imaginative, expressive activities and want a warm social setting to build friendships and self-esteem.

Spring Groups

Spring Groups

PEERS® & Connections brings together the internationally recognized PEERS® curriculum – developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson – with opportunities for teens to apply their learning in real-life social situations. Teens begin by learning practical skills for starting conversations, choosing appropriate friends, planning social time, and navigating conflict or teasing using evidence-based PEERS® strategies. As the pathway progresses, teens participate in guided Social Practice Lab sessions, where they strengthen these skills through shared activities, cooperative tasks, and real-time social problem-solving with clinician support. This pathway blends structured teaching with supported practice to help teens build confidence in everyday social interactions.

Parents or caregivers may participate in parallel sessions to help teens apply their skills at home and in the community.

Spring Groups

Life Hacks helps teens build real-world planning, organization, and independence skills through hands-on activities. One module, Life Hacks: Fuel Up, teaches teens how to spot balanced meals, plan on a budget, compare prices, and make cost-effective choices. Teens take on practical challenges – from virtual grocery missions to in-person shopping and meal prep – while strengthening problem-solving and daily living skills they can use at home, in school, and as they move toward independent living.

Spring Groups

The D&D pathway uses collaborative storytelling and role-playing to help teens build communication, cooperation, emotional regulation, and perspective-taking skills. Guided by clinicians, teens work together to solve in-game challenges, negotiate decisions, and navigate group dynamics – building confidence and social skills that extend into real-world relationships.

Spring Groups

PEERS® Dating group gives teens clear, evidence-based guidance for navigating romantic relationships. Participants learn how to show interest respectfully, ask someone out, handle rejection, set boundaries, and recognize healthy versus unhealthy dynamics. Sessions focus on practical skills, real-life examples, and open discussion, creating a safe space for teens to ask questions and build confidence in a respectful, supportive environment.

Spring Groups

Summer Groups

Our Career Connections group supports teens preparing for their first job or volunteer role. Participants learn how to match their strengths to suitable positions, write résumés, practice interview skills, understand workplace expectations, and self-advocate effectively. This pathway builds the confidence and practical tools teens need to take their next steps toward employment.

There are no spring sessions currently planned. If you’re interested in this group, please complete the interest form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.