Tri-State Webinar: PEERSĀ® Part 1: Overview of the PEERS Curriculum

by TASN Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports (ATBS)

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February 21, 2018 from 3:00 to 3:45 pm
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Course description

Description: Deficits in social skills are considered one of the defining challenges among young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), yet few evidence-based social skills programs exist for higher functioning youth with ASD. This seminar will provide an overview of the social skills needed for making and keeping friends. You will be given tips on how to provide social coaching using concrete rules and steps of social behavior derived from the widely popular UCLA PEERS® program, the only known evidence-based social skills program for teens and young adults with ASD.

At the end of this Webinar, participants will be familiar with:
1) Social deficits and consequences of peer rejection in autism spectrum disorder
2) Limitations of existing social skills programs
3) Effective methods of social skills instruction
4) Overview of PEERS® curriculum and research findings

Who should attend: Administrators, general education teachers, specialist teachers, family members, paraprofessionals, special education professionals, and related service providers. 

Presenter Information: Aarti Nair, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with the UCLA Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center and the UCLA PEERS® Clinic at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. As a fellow for the PEERS® Clinic, Dr. Nair co-facilitates the PEERS® for Preschoolers social skills training groups and serves as an intake clinician under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson.

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Refund Policy

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.

Details

DATE & TIME
February 21, 2018 from 3:00 to 3:45 pm
This webinar is offered twice on the date scheduled from 3:00 - 3:45 and 4:30 - 5:15 pm CT.
LOCATION
Zoom
FORMAT
Meet Online 0.75 Professional Learning Contact Hours
PROVIDER(S)
TASN Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports (ATBS)
CONTACT
Amanda Timmerman
303-866-6969
TRAINER
Aarti, Nair, Ph.D.
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

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