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Dolan Lecture – Connie Kasari, PhD – “Personalization of Interventions for Children with ASD: What We Can Learn from Research”
February 5, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Terrence R. Dolan Lecture
Connie Kasari, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
About the Talk: Behavioral interventions have been critical for improving the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Notable achievements include the improved numbers of children with optimal outcomes, and the greater number of children accessing the regular curriculum. Despite these gains, our interventions often fall short of improving outcomes for all children. In part this is due to the vast heterogeneity of children with ASD, and the need to use many different intervention strategies to achieve success. This talk will focus on how research can help us to systematically personalize interventions for children with ASD to improve outcomes for all children.
About the Speaker: Connie Kasari, Ph.D. holds a dual appointment as a Distinguished Professor of Human Development & Psychology in Education and in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Since 1990 she has been on the faculty at UCLA where she teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses, and has been the primary advisor to more than 60 PhD students. She is a founding member of the Center for Autism Research and Treatment at UCLA. Her research aims to develop novel, evidence-tested interventions implemented in community settings. Recent projects include targeted treatments for early social communication development in at risk infants, toddlers and preschoolers with autism, and peer relationships for school aged children with autism. She leads several large multi-site studies including a network on interventions for minimally verbal school aged children with ASD, and a network that aims to decrease disparities in interventions for children with ASD who are under-represented in research trials. She is on the medical and science advisory board of the Autism Speaks Foundation, and regularly presents to both academic and practitioner audiences locally, nationally and internationally.
Accreditation Statement
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In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.
American Psychological Association (APA)
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Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. |
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.
Continuing Education Disclosures
| Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
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| HAYLEY CRAIN | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| Carly Eichten | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| Manda Ratcliff | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| Eric Schafer | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| DANIELLE SCHOLZE | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| EMILY SCHUMACHER | Planner | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
| MARIA STANLEY | Course Director | Octapharma USA, Inc. (Contractor), Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (Contractor) |
No |
| Connie Kasari | Speaker/Author | No relevant financial relationships to disclose | No |
For Further Information: Contact Teresa Palumbo at 608.263.5837 or palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu
The seminar series is funded by the John D. Wiley Conference Center Fund, the Friends of the Waisman Center and NIH grant U54 HD090256.
For Further Information, Contact: Clark Kellogg at kellogg@waisman.wisc.edu
The seminar series is funded by the John D. Wiley Conference Center Fund, the Friends of the Waisman Center and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) grant P50HD105353.
