On-Site Professional Trainings
Autism Community Network is proud to offer On-Site Professional Trainings for organizations or businesses looking to further their education on autism. To schedule a training or get more information, contact our Training and Research Director, Dr. Berenice de la Cruz, at berenice@acn-sa.org.
Note: All trainings below are usually three hours in length. We can accommodate longer or shorter trainings on each topic if needed. Other training topics may be requested. CEUs for teachers available for all trainings. *CEUs for BCBA available for select topics.
On-Site Professional Training Topics
AUTISM SPECIFIC
- Developmental and Behavioral Approaches to Working with Children with ASD Who are Non-Verbal*
- iPad Uses and Applications for Children with Autism*
- Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder*
- Teaching Daily Living Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder*
- Current Trends in Autism Research
- Introduction to Joint Attention*
- Advanced Joint Attention*
- Vocal Stereotypic Behavior in Children with Autism
APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND TEACHING
- Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis Part I
- Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis Part II: Prompting, Fading, Chaining, Shaping, and Task Analysis (Prerequisite: Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis Part I)
- Application of Naturalistic Teaching Procedures*
- Discrete Trial Instruction
- Introduction to Verbal Behavior
- Mand Training
- Vocal Development and Echoic Training
- Introduction to Pivotal Response Treatment*
- Applications of Pivotal Response Treatment (Prerequisite: Introduction to Pivotal Response Treatment)
- Managing Comprehensive ABA Programs for Children with Autism*
- Programming for Early Reading Skills*
- Utilizing Self-Monitoring Systems with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder*
- Supervising ABA Students* (must be 8 hrs)
- Teaching Safety Skills to Children*
- Understanding and Following the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Guidelines for Responsible Conduct*
- Toilet Training Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Utilizing Play in Therapy/Education
ASSESSMENT
- *VB-MAPP
- *Making treatment/education plans using the VB-MAPP
CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
- Introduction to Challenging Behaviors and Functions of Behavior
- Functional Behavior Assessment
- Antecedent and Consequence Interventions (Prerequisite: Functional Behavior Assessment)
- Developing Behavior Intervention Plans (Prerequisites: Functional Behavior Assessment)
- Functional Analysis*
- Research Advancements in Treatment Selection for Challenging Behavior*
- Treating Motor Stereotypies*
DATA COLLECTION
Data Collection
- *Graphing and Visual Analysis
- Making Therapeutic and Education Decisions Based on Data*
DIRFloortime®
- Introduction to DIRFloortime®
- Research and Applications of DIRFloortime® (Prerequisite: Introduction to DIRFloortime®)
SENSORY AND FEEDING
- Understanding Sensory Processing Difficulties
- Treating Sensory Processing Difficulties (Prerequisite: Understanding Sensory Processing Difficulties)
- Understanding Sensory Processing Challenges in the Classroom and Group Settings
- Introduction to Feeding Difficulties
- Sensory Motor Feeding Difficulties
- How to Develop and Implement a Sensory Diet
OTHER
*Developmental Milestones
