TASN Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports would like to invite you to join us on April 15, 2019, for a day of training on current topics in autism spectrum disorders! This year's featured presenter is Susan Stokes.
TITLE: It’s All About Independent Functioning! Practical Strategies that Foster Independence for Students ASD
DESCRIPTION: Are you struggling with teaching your students independent functioning skills? If so, this training is for you! A primary goal when teaching students with ASD is to increase independent functioning and decrease dependence on adults. However, this can be quite challenging in school-based settings where the educational climate often fosters adult support. For our students with ASD, who by the nature of their disability can become “prompt-dependent”, this instructional style can be quite detrimental. This training will address providing guidance and instruction to educational professionals/adults to maximize independent functioning skills for students with ASD. A unique educational planning guide will be shared, designed to assist teams in identifying contexts and situations that require adult support, necessitating the need for instruction and development of independent skills. Participants will leave with numerous practical, “learn it today / use it tomorrow” evidence-based strategies, incorporating various modes of technology, to increase the independent functioning skills of students with ASD.
Participants will be able to:
Discuss why increasing independent functioning skills in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder is a critical life skill.
Define resources and strategies for providing guidance and instruction to educational professionals/adults to maximize independent functioning skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Utilize an independent functioning planning guide to identify student needs and subsequent strategies for teaching independent functioning skills.
Describe 3 examples of how to use the evidence-based practice of visual supports to teach independent functioning skills to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
State 3 examples of how to use the evidence-based practice of video modeling to teach independent functioning skills to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lactation Room: If you are in need of a lactation room the day, of the training, please indicate so in the accommodations section of this registration.
Schedule:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-11:30 Presentation
11:30-12:45 Lunch on your own
12:45-3:45 Presentation
Who should attend: This workshop is intended for educators, related service providers, administrators, community providers, and families.
Handouts: Handouts and materials will be posted to the registration site as soon as they are available. Please download or print the materials prior to attending on April 15th.
This training is approved for 5.5 continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech/Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.