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Training Opportunities
Upcoming Opportunities
Level 1 Core Autism Summer Training- Just Announced!
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.
You can earn your Level One Core Autism Training Certificate in just six days this summer!
For more information about this unique opportunity, please click here.
Professional Testing Series- Register Today
Presented by Dr. Cynthia Brouillard
Thursday, June 25, 2009
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location:
Little Friends Center for Autism
140 N. Wright Street
Naperville, IL 60540
Testing Children with Autism Using Visual Supports
9 a.m.- noon
Registration: 8:30-9 a.m.
Cost: $70 person/training
Participants will learn how to effectively structure the assessment setting in order to gain the best results from children on the autism spectrum. This training is beneficial for anyone who performs assessments with individuals on the autism spectrum including psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers and teachers. Areas reviewed will include choosing the right assessment instrument, structuring the session and how to use visual systems to engage and structure the test taker. Strategies to successfully address problem behaviors which can arise during the course of an assessment will also be provided.
Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
1-3 p.m.
Cost: $35 person/training
An overview of the Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) will be provided as a means of enabling parents and professionals to more fully comprehend the meaning of findings obtained from these instruments. Considered the gold standard for diagnosing autism spectrum disorders, the ADI-R and the ADOS will be reviewed with regard to each instruments focus, manner of administration and interpretation. The utility of the information gathered from these instruments will also be discussed as it relates to intervention strategies and treatment planning in order to enable parents and professionals to more fully understand and use information contained in assessment reports.
For more information or to register for this training, please click here
Little Friends Center for Autism 2009 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's Winter/Spring Training Schedule, please 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.
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