Professional & Para-Professional Trainings and Workshops

Professional Workshop: Teaching Functional Communication with Sign, PECS, and Voice Output

Do your students have a solid communication system with targets and strategies in place? No?
Are they demonstrating significant problem behavior? Yes?

Then, this workshop is for you! In this training, participants will learn the importance of focusing on building communication skills with their learners. We’ll discuss the relationship between challenging behavior and the inability to request. We’ll review each system (sign, PECS and Voice Output) and learn how to create opportunities for use throughout the day. Participants will also learn important error correction procedures.

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Training

A six-hour, two-day training in the prevention and intervention of harassment, bullying, cyberbullying, and discrimination in schools. This training meets the NYS Education training requirement for professionals applying for certificates or licensure, including, but not limited to teaching assistants, classroom teachers, school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school administrators or supervisors, and superintendents of schools.

Understanding Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This course will provide an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and effective treatment practices. A review of diagnostic categories, etiology, and current research will establish the foundation for this course. Key factors that impact individuals within an educational setting will be discussed (e.g. communication, social skills, executive functioning, sensory, and behavioral characteristics) and support strategies and evidence based teaching methodologies will be presented. Participants will be introduced to functional behavior assessments and how they are used to develop positive behavioral support plans.