Autism

Presenters: Mark Klassen & Andrea Waltrip
Date: April 12, 2012
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Location: Columbia Regional Program at Wilcox, 833 NE 74th Ave, Portland, OR, 97213 (Columbia Room)

Inservice Objectives:

Participants will learn -

• Behavior principles related to ASD
• Visual strategies for students with ASD

Target Audience: Paraeducators & Instructional Assistants working with children with ASD

Presenter: Helen Clarke

Goal: Participants will learn how to develop and implement a sensory diet for students with autism in the special education and general education setting.

Inservice Objectives: Participants will -

• learn the definition of sensory diet and why it’s necessary
• learn what activities constitute a sensory diet
• learn which children benefit from a sensory diet
• develop a sensory diet for a student
• bring information about a specific student to share with the group

Please Note: This is a repeat of the ASIEP-3 and CARS-2 workshop held in Fall 2011.

Presenters: Debby Greene and Gwen Loomis

Inservice Objectives: Participants will –

• Gain an understanding of the administration and scoring of the subtests of the Autism Screening Instrument for Educational Planning (ASIEP-3) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2) which are used for determining eligibilities.

Please Note: This is a repeat of the behavior training offered in Fall 2011.

Presenters: Marci Hammel and Judy McClain

Goal: Utilizing the functional behavior assessment driven behavior plan, staff will be trained to interpret behavior plans and learn to implement, take data and revise plans with their school team.

Inservice Objectives: Participants will –

• Learn basic behavioral principals and how they apply to students with ASD
• Learn how sensory needs may impact behavior
  

Presenters: Jessica Lyerla and Brad Hendershott

Para-Educator Autism Training Series (In-Person & Webinar-based)*

*Please Note: This is a repeat of the para-educator training series offered in Fall 2011.

Presenters: Mark Klassen and Andrea Waltrip

Dates: Full Day in-person: January 24, 2012 8:30am-3:00pm (Columbia Room/Wilcox)

• Webinar 1: January 31, 2012 3:30-5:00pm
• Webinar 2: February 7, 2012 3:30-5:00pm
• Webinar 3: February 14, 2012 3:30-5:00pm
• Webinar 4: February 21, 2012 3:30-5:00pm

Presenters: Helen Clarke and Rita Hernandez

Goal: This hands-on workshop will provide a method of structuring and implementing Sensory Motor Groups for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in self-contained classrooms from Early Intervention through 3rd Grade.

Target Audience: Basic knowledge of Sensory Processing Disorder is necessary. Any school team member (teachers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, para-educators) who are working with younger students with ASD in small or self-contained classrooms.

Presenters: Marci Hammel, Kathee Davis, and Brad Hendershott

Inservice Objectives: Participants will-

• Identify the populations with social cognition deficits
• Understand how these deficits manifest in students with ASD (Theory of
  Mind and executive functioning deficits)
• Identify assessment procedures and tools used to drive intervention
• Discuss goals and objectives based on assessment
• Explore and practice specific intervention strategies

Presenters: Helen Clarke, OTR and Jessica Lyerla, Autism Specialist

Goal: This webinar training is Part 2 in a series, and will provide basic sensory intervention strategies for the classroom.

Prerequisite: Participants must have attended Part 1 on November 1st.