Workshops

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**UTAP funding approved: Course Code C11901412

2 Half-Day Workshop

Seminar: Strategies to Increase Social Skills in Children with Autism (Ages 3-12)

The ultimate success of a treatment program for children with autism is one that maximizes the development of their social skills. This workshop addresses four essential tenets of social skills intervention: family focused assessment, clarity of goals, strategies to increase skills, and careful documentation of generalized progress. Case studies are used to explain the intervention process. Practical solutions to common obstacles are highlighted.

Speaker: Professor Kathleen Quill

Dr. Kathleen Quill, BCBA-D (www.autisminstitute.net) provides professional and family support to improve the quality of intervention to children and adolescents with autism. She is a licensed Behavior Analyst (BCBA- D), developmental psycholinguist, adjunct professor in the graduate program for Autism and ABA at Endicott College, MA, and a bestselling author and advocate.

Dr. Quill lectures internationally on contemporary Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), innovations in assessment and program planning for social and communication development, and meaningful intervention for challenging and complex behavior. Dr. Quill is the editor of the seminal text Teaching children with autism: Strategies to enhance communication and socialization. (Delmar Publishers, 1995); and author of the bestseller DO-WATCH-LISTEN-SAY: Social and communication intervention for individuals with autism (Brookes Publishing, 2000; 2nd edition, 2017), both translated into 10 languages. Kathleen authors e-learning courses on social, language, and communication and was principal author of AutismPro (2004), the first online system that delivered assessment, curriculum and resources to home-based providers and families. Her current work focuses on Intervention for Repetitive and Restricted Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder (text in development).

Kathy is on the editorial board for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities and is a member of the Professional Panel of Advisors for the Autism Society of America (ASA), serving as co-chair of the ASA commission on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Course Outline (Equal time is devoted to each sub‐topic)

1. Overview of the social learning differences in autism
2. Family Focused Assessment of Social Skills: A case study
3. Identifying obstacles to social learning: A case study
4. Developing a Social Intervention Plan: A case study
5. Strategies to increase core social skills: A case study
6. Strategies to increase social skills with peers: A case study
7. Strategies to increase social skills in the home and community: A case study
8. Monitoring progress in social skills: the importance of generalization data

Course Objectives

On completion of the webinar, participants will understand how to:

1. The social learning differences in autism
2. How to complete a Family Focused Assessment of Social Skills
3. How to Identify obstacles to social learning
4. How to Develop a Social Intervention Plan
5. How to use strategies to increase core social skills
6. How to use strategies to increase social skills with peers
7. How to use strategies to increase social skills in the home and community
8. How to monitor social progress and collect generalization data

Who Can Benefit?

Parents, family members, caregivers, health and educational professionals who support children autism spectrum disorder (ASD Ages 3-12) as part of their practice, including teachers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Clinical and Developmental Psychologists

Course Fees & Closing Dates

**UTAP funding approved: Course Code C11901412

Registration Type	Closing Date	Fees (S$) / pax
	9 Apr 2024	300
Normal	Till Full	350