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Teaching Social Communication Skills to Children with Autism

A training for professionals

This workshop is intended to familiarize professionals with the Parent Training Program Teaching Social Communication developed by Anna Dvortcsak and Brooke Ingersoll. 

Presented by: Anna Dvortcsak, CCC-SLP

When: Friday, November 5, 2010 & Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30a.m-3:30p.m.

Where: Artz Center for Developmental Health & Audiology, 1675 SW Marlow Avenue (MAP)

Space is limited, please register by Friday, October 1.

Checks also accepted, but must be received no later than Friday, October 8.

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This workshop focuses on:

1) The importance of parent training/education for families with children with autism;

2) An overview of the intervention strategies encompassed in Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism and how the techniques relate to other autism intervention.

3) Learn to implement this intervention in your practice or school.

 
Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
  • Identify benefits of parent training
  • Identify the intervention strategies used in this program and how they relate to other autism interventions
  • Describe the intervention techniques encompassed in this program including the rationale and the critical components of each technique
  • Understand the format of the program
  • Understand how to present information to parents in a group format
  • Understand how to provide parents with hands-on coaching when working with their child

Two Day Training:

 Day One

  • Research on Parent Training for Children with Autism and Related Disorders
  • Continuum of Interventions for Children with Autism
  • Research on Intervention Techniques encompassed in the Parent Training Curriculum
  • Format of the Program
  • Overview of the Parent Training Program
  • Goal Setting
  • Intervention Strategies used to Promote Social Communication Skills

Day Two

  • Intervention Strategies used to Promote Social Communication Skills
  • Strategies for Effective Coaching
  • Role Play Individual Coaching
  • Summary

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For more information please contact Tammy Sasaki at 503-802-5257 or tammys@artzcenter.org

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