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	Training Opportunities Upcoming Opportunities Little Friends Center for Autism 2010 Winter/Spring Training Schedule The Little Friends Center for Autism uses state-of-the-art training systems to conduct more than 100 trainings each year. The Center’s highly skilled autism experts provide training to parent groups, professionals and other community organizations on a number of topics, including behavior, communication and personal hygiene. Each year, thousands of parents and education professionals from across the nation benefit from the Center’s practical experiences in the field of autism, helping to further understand this complex disorder. To view the Little Friends Center for Autism Winter/Spring 2010 Training Schedule, please click here Discrete Trial Training Instructor: Mary Crissman Two opportunities to take Discrete Trial: March 5, 2010 & offered a 2nd time on April 30, 2010 9:30 – 3:30 p.m. (1 hr lunch on your own) Cost: $105 per person/training This presentation will discuss Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Discrete Trial (DTF) in teaching children across the Autism Spectrum. Discrete Trial may be used to teach: 1.) social/play skills (i.e. imitative play, turn-taking and imitating peers), 2.) receptive and expressive language, 3.) self-help skills (i.e. toileting, dressing and undressing and oral hygiene) and 4.) academics (i.e. matching identical items, identifying shapes, colors, letters and numbers). DTF may be customized to meet the needs of each child. DTF is highly structured and builds upon a child’s strengths. DTF allows those teaching children with autism to customize the program for each child, and also allows for program modification when necessary. Participants will also practice using Discrete Trial to teach important skills. Location: 140 N. Wright St., Naperville, IL 60540 For more information or to register, click here Get Set for Summer Series- Register Today! This unique training will target key concerns before school lets out and the long, lazy days of summer begin! April 7- Caring for the Caregiver Instructor: Maggie Lyons April 27- Visual Systems for Now and the Future Instructor: Carol Paske May 13- Help! There's a Stranger in My House Instructor: Maggie Lyons Location: 140 N. Wright Street, Naperville, IL 60540 For more information or to register, click here Ultimate Toliet Training Workshop for Parents- Reserve Your Seat Today! Instructor: Patti Boheme April 17 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: 140 N. Wright Street, Naperville, IL 60540 This workshop will provide parents and professionals with strategies for developing a toilet training program for home or school settings. At the end of the workshop participants will know how to start a toileting program. Specific topics that will be addressed include emotional, communicative and developmental issues; rewards; toileting chairs; toileting readiness; bowel training and diet. Additionally, presenters will discuss how to overcome difficult problems when toilet training children with developmental disabilities and Autism. The Little Friends Visual Toilet Training Program will also be reviewed. For more information or to register, click here Year-Round Training Opportunities The Little Friends Center for Autism hosts a number of training seminars for area professionals and parents throughout the year. Topics include communication, visual systems, toliet training and much more. To view the Center's Training Calendar, please click here. Training & Workshops The LFCA offers a variety of workshops to train your staff in specific techniques, methodologies, or skill areas for teaching children with autism. To download a list of our training descriptions, please click here. Topics include: Bus Driver Training: Understanding Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities Characteristics and Behavioral Issues in Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome Communication Training Communicative Functions of Behavior Discrete Trial Helping Individuals Improve Eating Routines Helping Individuals Improve Grooming & Bathing Routines Helping Individuals Improve Sleeping Routines New & Practical Ways of Thinking about Sensory Issues Organizational Supports for High-Functioning Autism Parent’s Perspective Positive Proactive Programming for Individuals with Behavior Problems Sensory Processing Social Language Strategies Workshop Structured Teaching (TEACCH) Teaching Independent Skills Using Nonverbal Prompts Teaching Personal Boundaries to Individuals with Autism Teaching Play Skills with Board Games to Children with Autism Testing Children with Autism Using Visual Supports Toilet Training: Using Visual Supports Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders & Successful Treatment Strategies Visual Strategies Visual Systems for Now and the Future Walk in My Autism Specialized Training Opportunities Level 1 Core Autism Training Certificate The Little Friends Center for Autism, Level 1 Core Autism Training provides a solid base of knowledge in regards to understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders. The training is set up to increase insight and skill level in the core training areas for individuals who work and live with individuals with ASD. Upon completion of attending all of the trainings in the Level 1 Core Autism Training Series, participants are awarded a certificate of completion that lists each training attended.