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Autism Modules on Evidence Based Practices: Part 1

Sponsored by The Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Indiana's University Center for Excellence in Disability
at Indiana University - Bloomington

Module  Overview

This online course presents the history, diagnosis, prevalence and etiology of autism spectrum disorders, and introduces the strategies of 24 evidence-based practices. There are 8 modules consisting PowerPoint presentations and reading materials. Also, each module consists of pre-test, post-test questions that are multiple choice, true/false or fill in the blank.

A module is worth 2 hours of training; completion of the course is equal to 16 hours of instructional hours. It is required to show improvement from the pretest to the post-test and achieve 90% or higher score on the post-test. You can repeatedly take the test until you meet the requirement. At the beginning, middle, and end of the course there are information gathering evaluations to provide feedback on content and organization of the online course.

Following completion of the tests and evaluations for all of the modules, a personalized certificate of attendance for 16 instructional hours will be sent to you electronically for your own records to be used to fulfill licensure requirements.

Instructor Bio

Melissa Dubie is an Educational Consultants at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism. She has been working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in various capacities including;as a special education teacher, coach, mentor, and coordinator for over 25 years. For the past two years, Melissa has been coaching, mentoring, and supporting a school district in Northwest Indiana as they learn to implement the evidence based practices from this online course. She will be able to share her practical experiences to assist you in working with individuals with ASD.

Cost

The one time registration fee is $50.

The workshop can be completed at your own pace. You can start and finish during the timeline that works best for your schedule.

Who Should Attend

This online workshop is geared for general and special education teachers, administrators, autism consultants, speech therapists, psychologists, counselors, parents, family members, primary caregivers, and all other professionals working with individuals with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder.

You Will Be Able to:

  • Understand the history, diagnosis, prevalence, and etiology of autism spectrum disorders.
  • Become familiar with 24 evidence based practice strategies which are best to use with individuals on the autism spectrum.
  • Implement the evidence based practices within your own job.
Topics include:

Session 1: Understanding PDD/ASD (history, diagnosis, prevalence, etiology).
Session 2: Characteristics of ASD including the core triad.
Session 3: Assessment of ASD.
Session 4: Nine guiding principles (e.g., family centered practices, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, using evidence based practices, and data collection).
Session 5: Factors affecting learning and development.
Session 6: Instructional strategies and learning environments including core instructional strategies (e.g., prompting, time delay, chaining, shaping, reinforcement, extinction, and visual supports) and learning environments (e.g., visual schedules and work systems).
Session 7: Foundations of Communication and Social Interactions (e.g., social skills, functional communication training, imitating and modeling, naturalistic strategies, peer mediation instruction, picture exchange communication, pivotal response training, social narratives, video modeling, and voice output communication aids).
Session 8: Promoting Positive Behavior and Reducing Interfering Behaviors (e.g., conducting functional behavior assessments, development comprehensive behavior interventions, encouraging positive behavior and reducing interfering behaviors with a tiered intervention approach, and obtaining a medical evaluation).

Consumer Investment Funds

For information on Consumer Investment Funds for family members or individuals with disabilities in Indiana, contact the Indiana
Governor’s Planning Council for Persons with Disabilities at (317) 232-7770.

Certificates of Attendance

Certificates of Attendance (16 instructional hours) will be provided free and can be used for Professional Growth Plan points (PGPs).

How to Register and links

The one time registration fee is $50.

The workshop can be completed at your own pace. You can start and finish during the timeline that works best for your schedule.

To register go to:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=9&mode=mod_order&action=shop&todo=display_prod&prod_id=163

Contact Us

If you have questions about the workshop content, please contact Melissa Dubie at: mdubie@indiana.edu or

phone (812) 855-6508.


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