Autism Independent UK are looking forward to you joining the Seminar/Work-shop to be held at the (KLV) Kettering Conference Center Thurston Drive Kettering, Northants, NN15 6PB
New group discounts:
6+ 10% discount
10+ 12% discount
20+ 25% discount
to include AM/PM refreshments, coffee on arrival and light lunch
Led By
Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP Director, Communication Crossroads, Atlanta, GA
Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP is the Director of the Educational Outreach Program at the Marcus Autism Center, affiliated with Emory University. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities. As a former adjunct faculty member and lecturer at Yale University, she has served as a member of their Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic. She recently participated as a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Ad Hoc Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a committee charged with developing guidelines related to the role of speech-language pathologists in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of ASD. She is a co-author of the SCERTS Assessment Process and she provides professional development internationally to educational programs developing programs for social and emotional learning and serving children and adolescents with autism and related developmental disorders.
2 Day trainings
Course Description
Day 1 of this course will introduce the SCERTS model, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary educational approach designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This model is not exclusive of other treatment approaches and methodologies, but rather provides a framework for those who are seeking guidelines for implementing a comprehensive educational plan that is based on our knowledge of the core developmental challenges faced by children with ASD, family-centered care, and our knowledge of the recommended tenets of educational programming. The model was designed to provide guidelines for helping children progress through the stages of becoming a competent social communicator. It was also designed to provide families and educational teams with the help they may need to feel successful in supporting the child. Participants of this course will learn how to determine meaningful, purposeful, and motivating goals and strategies based on a child’s developmental stage, functional needs, and family priorities.
Day 2 of this course will begin with the essential priorities for applying the SCERTS scope and sequence of goals in program development, namely writing goals and determining supports (i.e., educational planning). The formal assessment will be introduced as a mechanism to determine a child’s stage of language acquisition, establish a profile of strengths and areas of need in those areas most impacted by the core challenges of ASD and monitor progress over time.
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
Identify how the SCERTS scope and sequence of goals can be used to guide the development of meaningful, functional and evidence-based objectives in social communication and emotional regulation.
Adjust programming related to educational objectives and appropriate strategies for enhancing active engagement
Adjust programming related to educational objectives and appropriate strategies for enhancing smooth transitions
Adjust programming related to educational objectives and appropriate strategies for enhancing conventional emotional expression
Time Ordered Agenda:
Day 1
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Current research in social neuroscience and its impact on educational programming guidelines11:00 – 11:20 a.m. Break11:20 – 12:30 p.m. Identifying the core domains and stages of the SCERTS framework12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Identifying critical supports and essential EHCP outcomes within the SCERTS curriculum; before words and emerging language2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Identifying critical supports and essential EHCP outcomes within the SCERTS curriculum; conversational stages
Day 2
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Implementing Transactional Supports – Video case studies
11:00 – 11:20 a.m. Break
11:20 – 12:30 p.m. Implementing SCERTS in Action to identify priorities for selecting goals, determining supports, and designing educational plans – Case Study Introduction
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Implementing SCERTS in Action to identify priorities for selecting goals, determining supports, and designing educational plans – Case Study Next Steps
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Using the SCERTS Assessment Process – Collecting data related to functional social and emotional skills; video case example
