Summer Training 2009
Session Dates:
Session I: To be announcedSession II: To be announced
Session III: To be announced
Location:
Psychiatry Building, 1111 W. 10th StreetRoom A310 (Third Floor, take a left coming out of the elevator)
IUPUI Campus, Indianapolis, IN
Summer Training 2008 has concluded. Dates for 2009 will be set in the winter of 2008.
If you would like to be notified about the dates and application process for 2009, we would be more than happy to put you on our list. Please email us to be added to the list.
Summer Training Program - Description
The HANDS in Autism Training is made available to professionals who work with children across the autism spectrum in an educational setting, public or private. This training program has been accredited to issue continuing education credits for educators. Since the HANDS in Autism training includes working hands-on with children on the autism spectrum, the training content of each week will vary slightly depending on the age range and abilities of the children in the training classroom that week. If you are unsure whether this training is appropriate for your needs, please contact us at the number below for more information.
The HANDS team is committed to using evidence-based training practices and is continually evaluating the training process and procedures. In an effort to ensure that our training is effective, participants will be asked to complete several evaluation measures (i.e., online surveys, student scenarios) and submit several classroom products as described below, both before and after the training session on the IUPUI campus. In order to make participation and completion of training as efficient as possible, many products and surveys may be completed online.
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Why the HANDS in Autism Summer Training Program?
Our week-long program focuses on providing hands-on experience and coaching in a training classroom environment. While the program includes traditional instructional methods such as lectures and discussion, the emphasis of training is the hands-on application of a variety of techniques and the process of implementing these techniques appropriately for each individual child, classroom, and intervention team.
Summer Training Program Participant Goals- Increase the number of ABA-based strategies which professionals have in their professional “toolboxes”
- Broaden professional perspectives in the approaches used to communicate, interact, instruct, and program for individuals with autism spectrum disorders
- Increase understanding of ways to approach team-based and systems-based collaboration
- Introduce a proactive approach to behavioral and educational intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders
- Improve understanding of the importance of and the development process for implementing data-driven decision-making
- Increase understanding of the educational and behavioral assessment process
- Increase understanding of the differentiation between evidence-based practices, best practices, and non evidence-based practices
- Increase understanding of the importance of building curriculum and behavioral programming around evidence-based practices
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Summer Training Program - Goals & ObjectivesSummer Training Program - Modules
Summer Training Program - What to expect
Application Materials & Process
Applications will be reviewed after all components have been submitted. Applications are evaluated based on matching of interests and goals to the training program’s goals and objectives (see the link below). Once an application has been reviewed, the applicant will be notified regarding acceptance within three weeks. If accepted, participants, will be asked to rank their preferred sessions. Space within sessions will be assigned based on the submission date of the completed application.
Cost of Training
The cost to provide this training experience is $1300 per participant. However, the generous grant funding from the Indiana Department of Education, Division of Exceptional Learners allows complete sponsorship to Indiana professionals employed in public or private schools and directly serving children along the autism spectrum at no charge.
