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In this workshop parents will gain tools to help create a positive living and learning environment for their children. Parents will be able to understand challenging behaviors and gain an understanding about Evidence based positive behavior support strategies. Click Here to join the workshop on Zoom on October 6th at 6:30pm.
Join Spectrum Services' Tiffany Francese-Sears as she provides you tips, strategies, and methods to managing and de-escalating your child's challenging behaviors when, and even before, they occur. Challenging behaviors can be prevented when we more clearly understand the risk and protective factors in a child’s life. If you missed Part I of this series (not required...
This group is an “open conversation” for parents to share stories, discuss research, identify community supports and services, and to ask and answer questions from other parents. Most importantly, this is a time to give and share support. Some of you are new to this journey with Autism while others have walked this path for...
Teaching Appropriate Behaviors This workshop will help parents understand that using reinforcement is an integral component of all teaching programs. Reinforcement is also critical for teaching appropriate replacement behaviors, and strengthening current positive behaviors. Remember, you cannot reduce or eliminate a challenging behavior unless we teach the child more appropriate behaviors first. We will demonstrate...
In this workshop, parents will be exposed to a variety of teaching techniques that will increase positive behaviors, while setting the stage for reaching a variety of higher level skills. During this workshop participants will learn several Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) teaching strategies. We will focus first on teaching safety commands such as accepting no,...
This group is an “open conversation” for parents to share stories, discuss research, identify community supports and services, and to ask and answer questions from other parents. Most importantly, this is a time to give and share support. Some of you are new to this journey with Autism while others have walked this path for...
Toilet Training Children with ASD Wed. 12/8 6:30 -8:00pm This workshop will review the important and pro-active steps you can take to help your child get...
Teaching Children to Ask for What they Want Wed. 12/15 12:30-2 Learning to ask for items and actions can be challenging for many of our students. Developing the ability to request for unmet needs is a skill area that we focus on in school and you can help your child at home. This workshop...
