Overview
9 De Dam, Vierlanden, Durbanville
Durbanville, Northern Suburbs
SNAP is a unique, child-specific, one-on-one, integrated program for children with special needs. It also endeavours to assist and support parents and other persons entrusted to their care.
Description
SNAP is a Section 21 company and offers a unique, child-specific, one-to-one, integrated program for children with Autism or other special needs. It also endeavours to assist and support parents and caregivers, educating them so that they can relate to the child's behaviour.
Mission Statement
To enable the child with special needs to develop to the best of his/her ability and potential.
To empower parents with children with special needs.
To improve the quality of life of the whole family: the child, parents, siblings as well as the extended family.
To provide a facility which will reach out within and beyond the borders of South Africa.
To give glory to God.
One-on-one Intervention and Tutoring
When a child starts on the SNAP Programme it is highly recommended that one-on-one intervention is given by way of tutoring in order to help improve the developmental delays these children often struggle with. A variety of methods are used with a high success rate. Interventions include Applied Behaviour Analysis, TEACHH, Floortime, RDI, PECS and many other internationally proven methods. Each child receives a unique tutoring program designed specific for the needs of the particular child. This program is monitored and adapted by an assigned program manager that monitors the tutor who works with the child. The program is adapted to match the child's achievements or further deficits.
Home Program
A Home program is similar to a one-on-one therapy tutoring session but happens in the home of the child.
The Home Program aims to empower the family in addressing any behavioural problems at home when tutoring at home. All apparatus that is available in the house environment is used and therefore, everything that is learned, is generalised.
Parents are advised to take a pro-active approach in their childs education. This is done by sitting in during tutor sessions, following advice on how to implement and follow through with the SNAP principles.
A Programme Manager is involved in each Home Program and responsible for designing, managing and upgrading each childs individual programme according to their developmental needs.
Treatment Options at SNAP
SNAP offers the following treatment options or services on their program:
Foundation Phase Schooling
One-on-one intervention and tutoring
Home Programs
Facilitation of a child at a mainstream school
Hi-5 Social Interaction class to enhance social skills
Workshops for Parents or Au Pairs
Workshops for Professionals
Asperger Support Group
Parent Support
School Support
Facilitation of a child at a Mainstream School
The role of a facilitator is to assist and support the learner in situations that is too difficult for him/her to deal with in a class/group situation. This helps the learner to stay focused on a task. The facilitator also assists and supports the teacher that has to deal with an autistic child in her class.
The child's progress in the school environment is strictly monitored by a Program Manager and suggestions and advice given to both parents, the facilitator and teachers.
Locations
9 De Dam, Vierlanden, Durbanville, Cape town, Western Cape, South Africa
