Past Event Category: Autism
-
Jan 31Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Hedy Burke
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put order to the …
-
Dec 1Seminar – Gael Orsmond, PhD – “Contextual Aspects of Autism in Adolescence and Adulthood”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Gael Orsmond, PhD Boston University Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Orsmond is a developmental and clinical psychologist who conducts research to understand how the family, social, community, and school contexts are crucial to the development and well-being of adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum. Her main areas of research include social and community …
-
Nov 10Seminar – Courtney Venker, PhD – “Advancing Our Understanding of What Constitutes ‘High Quality’ Language Input for Young Autistic Children”John D. Wiley Conference Center
Courtney Venker, PhD Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Profile About the Speaker: Courtney E. Venker is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and an Assistant Professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. She is also the director of the Lingo Lab, which is located in the Oyer Speech and Hearing Building on …
-
Oct 13Seminar – Lizbeth Finestack, PhD – “Identifying Effective And Efficient Language Interventions For Children With Significant Language Impairments”John D. Wiley Conference Center
Lizbeth Finestack, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Lizabeth Finestack is an associate professor in the department of speech-language-hearing sciences at the University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research focuses on identifying effective and efficient language interventions for children with significant language impairments, including children with primary …
-
Oct 11Autism COP: Stories of Belonging: School Engagement & ConnectionZoom
Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities Stories of Belonging: School Engagement & Connection Times and Registration Coming Soon! Join us virtually to hear from lived experience partners and our champions, both individuals with disabilities and service providers. Share the Save the Date with your networks! Are you a school, a …
-
Jun 13Autistic Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 Community Relations
Register Here $30 Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full registration fee. Because much of the current clinical and scholarly information around autism is deficit-based, limited, and some, even completely inaccurate, much of the clinical support is also misguided and unintentionally harmful. However, when we know …