SC Autism Society’s Workshops

• Preparing Students for the Real World 03/25/10
• Autism 101 04/07/10
• Home-School Collaboration in Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism: Challenges and Opportunities 06/10/10
• Autism 101 07/14/10
• Autism 101 10/27/10

Preparing Students for the Real World: A Full Day Workshop on Transition

Transition can be a very exciting, and yet very stressful time for parents and professionals who are preparing adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities for an exit from the school system, and entrance into “the real world.” This workshop will overview the three major components of transition planning: postsecondary education, employment, and community living. Within each area, participants will learn to use a “one person at a time” approach to transition planning, and utilize assessment tools and strategies to support students with disabilities and their families in weighing out available options and identifying an appropriate path to adulthood.

Register for this workshop.

Instructor:

Darlene Magito-McLaughlin, Ph.D.

March 25, 2010
9:00 am-4:00 pm (registration begins at 8am
Lunch is included in workshop fee.
Workshop Fee: $75
BACB CEU fee (optional): $20

Cancellation policy applies.

Location: MAP
Columbia Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Ave.
Columbia, SC

This workshop is designed for special education teachers, job coaches, board certified behavior analysts, board certified associate behavior analysts, and other professionals who are involved in transition planning for youngsters with autism and other developmental disabilities. This workshop is Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) approved for 6 hours of Continuing Education Credit for qualified participants.

OBJECTIVES:

As a function of attending this workshop, attendees will be able to:

1. Use a “one person at a time” approach to transition planning, based on the principles and procedures of positive behavioral support and person-centered planning.
2. Identify and use available assessment tools and strategies to support students with disabilities and their families in weighing out available options regarding transition
3. Identify the continuum of services available in the areas of postsecondary education, employment, and community living.
4. Identify essential skills that will allow students to plan for and access the least restrictive alternatives in each area.
5. Create a collaborative partnership with families, schools, communities, and other professionals in order to divide and share responsibility for transition, thereby maximizing the likelihood of a successful outcome.
6. Assist families in using technology to access information, networking, financial, and personnel resources relevant to transition.

Darlene Magito McLaughlin, Ph.D. is the Founding Director and President of Positive Behavior Support Consulting and Psychological Resources, P.C., a professional consortium dedicated to the resolution of problem behavior in children, adolescents, and adults with special needs. She is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over 23 years in a variety of different capacities that have included direct care, behavioral consultation, agency administration, school inclusion, and transition consultation. Dr. Magito McLaughlin received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Adelphi University in 1987, and a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology with a specialty in Applied Behavior Analysis from Adelphi in 1988. She later received a Master’s in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook in 1999, under the mentorship of Dr. Edward G. Carr.

Dr. Magito McLaughlin has published several empirical papers and book chapters on positive behavioral support strategies for children, adolescents, and adults with severe problem behavior. She has spoken nationally and internationally on topics related to behavioral support, and her work has been translated into in three languages. Dr. Magito McLaughlin’s clinical and research interests continue to promote normalization and inclusion for people with the most severe disabilities. In addition, her work has stressed individualized planning, strengths-based assessment, and the prevention of problem behavior through skill-building and environmental modification, multicomponent treatments, relationship-building, and broad systems change. Dr. Magito McLaughlin and her colleagues work with families and school districts throughout Long Island to assist students in learning the skills necessary to find meaningful work and recreation in their home communities, to network and gain the respect of their peers, and to achieve important quality of life outcomes that will bridge the school to life transition in the least restrictive way possible.

Autism 101

Target Audience: Everyone is welcome: this session is best suited for participants new to autism, whether you are a parent, teacher, instructional assistant or transition staff, this is your opportunity to learn more about autism, the services and the service delivery systems in South Carolina.

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Instructor:

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT

April 07, 2010
6:00 pm-8:00pm
Workshop Fee: Free!

Cancellation policy does not apply, but earliest notification of nonattendance is greatly appreciated. Space is Limited! Register early!

Location: MAP
SCAS HQ
806 12th Street
W. Columbia, SC

Parking is allowed in the church parking lot across 12th Street, in the BB&T parking lot or along Evergreen Street. Please do not park in the spaces beside the store across Evergreen St.

Come, ask your questions, and gain a better understanding about autism. Everyone is welcome! This session repeats throughout the year (this is not a series).

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT Education Associate for Low Incidence Disabilities, Office of Exceptional Children, South Carolina Department of Education

Home-School Collaboration in Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism: Challenges and Opportunities

Target Audience: Everyone is welcome. This workshop is designed for parents and professionals.

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Instructor:

Dr. Joseph M. Lucyshyn
University of British Columbia

June 10, 2010
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Lunch is included in workshop fee.
Workshop Fee: $75
BACB CEU fee (optional): $20

Cancellation policy applies.

Location: MAP
Columbia Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Ave.
Columbia, SC

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to knowledge and skills in conducting functional assessments and designing positive behavior support (PBS) plans in collaboration with families of students with autism and related developmental disabilities who engage in problem behavior.

The focus will be on home and school contexts or routines in which collaboration between parents and educators in functional assessment and PBS is necessary to resolve problem behavior. These contexts or routines include a child’s initial entry into a public school setting, difficult transitions to and from school, doing homework, and contextual events during non-school hours that may adversely affect child behavior at school.

First, opportunities and challenges in home-school collaboration will be discussed and best practices in PBS and in home-school collaboration will be presented. Then, through a case study illustration and a small group exercise, participants will be introduced to the knowledge and skills necessary to:

1. build a summary hypothesis statement based on functional assessment results for a problematic home and/or school context/routine; and
2. design a positive behavior support plan that is likely to be effective and contextually appropriate when implemented by a parent or educator.

Readings that directly address home-school collaboration in positive behavior support will be provided.

Joseph Lucyshyn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. Dr. Lucyshyn has extensive experience conducting functional assessments and designing positive behavior support plans for children and youth with autism in collaboration with families and educators. He has authored publications in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, and Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions. In 2002, Dr Lucyshyn, along with Co-Editors Glen Dunlap of the University of South Florida and Richard Albin of the University of Oregon, published through the Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. an edited book entitled, Families and positive behavior support: Addressing problem behavior in family contexts. His current research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) focuses on: (a) understanding patterns of parent-child interaction that negatively affect the quality of child and family life together; and (b) helping families build constructive patterns of parent-child interaction in valued family routines in the home and community.

Autism 101

Target Audience: Everyone is welcome: this session is best suited for participants new to autism, whether you are a parent, teacher, instructional assistant or transition staff, this is your opportunity to learn more about autism, the services and the service delivery systems in South Carolina.

Register for this workshop.

Instructor:

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT

July 14, 2010
6:00 pm-8:00pm
Workshop Fee: Free!

Cancellation policy does not apply, but earliest notification of nonattendance is greatly appreciated. Space is Limited! Register early!

Location: MAP
SCAS HQ
806 12th Street
W. Columbia, SC

Parking is allowed in the church parking lot across 12th Street, in the BB&T parking lot or along Evergreen Street. Please do not park in the spaces beside the store across Evergreen St.

Come, ask your questions, and gain a better understanding about autism. Everyone is welcome! This session repeats throughout the year (this is not a series).

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT Education Associate for Low Incidence Disabilities, Office of Exceptional Children, South Carolina Department of Education

Autism 101

Target Audience: Everyone is welcome: this session is best suited for participants new to autism, whether you are a parent, teacher, instructional assistant or transition staff, this is your opportunity to learn more about autism, the services and the service delivery systems in South Carolina.

Register for this workshop.

Instructor:

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT

October 27, 2010
6:00 pm-8:00pm
Workshop Fee: Free!

Cancellation policy does not apply, but earliest notification of nonattendance is greatly appreciated. Space is Limited! Register early!

Location: MAP
SCAS HQ
806 12th Street
W. Columbia, SC

Parking is allowed in the church parking lot across 12th Street, in the BB&T parking lot or along Evergreen Street. Please do not park in the spaces beside the store across Evergreen St.

Come, ask your questions, and gain a better understanding about autism. Everyone is welcome! This session repeats throughout the year (this is not a series).

Melissa L. Metts, M.Ed., NBCT Education Associate for Low Incidence Disabilities, Office of Exceptional Children, South Carolina Department of Education

SCAS Cancellation Policy

Cancellation fees apply for any workshop/conference with a registration fee. Cancellations two weeks prior to any event date will be assessed a $10 fee for $25 workshops or a $20 fee for $75 or higher events. No refunds can be issued two weeks prior to a scheduled workshop/conference.

BACB Credit Policy

To receive credit, participants must be present for the entire workshop, and participants must sign the sign-in and sign-out sheets. No credit will be given for participants who are more than 15 minutes late at the beginning of the workshop. No credit will be given to participants who leave before the close of the workshop. Participants must provide written evaluative feedback (evaluation form) and turn it in at the close of the workshop to receive credit. Participants will receive a certificate documenting their attendance following the workshop within 30 days of the event and credit certificates will be mailed or emailed to the address provided during registration.

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