Research & Grants

This 3 year grant allows us to offer a free cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) group named ‘Facing Your Fears’ (FYF) to children and adolescents who reside in Durham Region, from ages 8 to 12 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The FYF group was specifically designed for youth with ASD who are verbally fluent and struggle with significant anxiety. The group is focused on building skills to manage anxiety so participants are better equipped to engage in social situations and take advantage of opportunities within their community. We are currently in our second year of funding and to date, we have provided 9 sessions to 34 children.

91% of caregivers surveyed would recommend this service to others.

Workforce Capacity Grant (OAP)

LRCSS applied for a grant through the OAP to create an ABA training team to improve coordination efforts for effective and efficient onboarding and training of new clinicians across the agency. The team will coordinate, oversee and implement training and development of new and current clinical staff. Two positions, a Training Coordinator and a Training Facilitator were approved. Both started in their positions in February 2022. The funding is in place until January 2023.

Transition Support Grant (OAP)

Transition funding, through the OAP, was provided to help support additional staff training, consultations for service change as well as staffing supports (e.g., Human Resources, Clinical Coordinator, Service Navigator) across the agency to develop and grow our fee based services. The funding was confirmed in October 2021 and was utilized by March 31, 2022.