When:
Friday, March 15, 2013
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Fees:
Professionals - $150.00
Parents, Caregivers, and Adults with ASD - $50.00
Where:
Pines Manor
2085 State Rt. 27
Edison, NJ 08817
Phone: 732-287-2222
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About Children's Specialized Hospital:
Children’s Specialized Hospital is the preeminent provider of rehabilitation services for children with special needs. The hospital serves children affected by brain injury, spinal cord injury, premature birth, autism, developmental delays, and life-changing illnesses. Children’s Specialized Hospital has ten sites in New Jersey and treats 20,000 children each year, making it the largest pediatric rehabilitation system of its kind in the nation. Services include outpatient services, acute rehabilitation, and long-term care through its sites in Bayonne, Clifton, Egg Harbor Township, Mountainside, Toms River, Fanwood, Hamilton, New Brunswick and Roselle Park as well as outreach programs in many communities. Children's Specialized Hospital Children's Specialized Hospital is an affiliate member of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System and a proud member of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation supports the programs and services of the hospital. The Foundation is ranked among the top six pediatric hospital foundations in the country. Visit us online here.
Learning Objectives: By participating in this symposium you will be able to:
- learn how to create prevention plans for common triggers to meltdowns
- understand key components of social skills training based on outcome research
- identify proactive anti-bullying strategies
- explain when bullying and harassment give rise to legal claims
- learn about autism-related health disparities in our country
- describe the role that culture, language, and health literacy play in sustaining those disparities
- learn about different programs that aim to close the communication gap in order to decrease the disparity
- learn perspectives of parents living with ASD
- learn how to develop and integrate iPad technology into daily routines
- identify the reasons why problem behavior occurs
- learn to implement strategies at home to produce effective behavior change and decrease problem behavior
- learn a simple data collection procedure to assess whether strategies at home are effective
- define a transition plan and content areas to be included
- define a functional curriculum and content areas that should be incorporated
Continuing Education Credits:
Nurses: Children’s Specialized Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Up to 6.33 nursing contact hours will be offered.
Completion Requirements: Participants are expected to be present for the entire program and participate in case study discussion and program evaluation. Individuals who are not present for the full program will not be offered nursing contact hours. No partial credit will be provided.Other participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Contact:
Joan Roop
Children's Specialized Hospital
jroop@childrens-specialized.org
Effective Strategies for the Autism Journey
Join us for this full-day symposium. Learn effective strategies to improve the lives of people affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This seminar will provide valuable information for healthcare providers, mental health professionals, adults with ASD, parents/caregivers, school personnel, therapists, behavior analysts, and other professionals interested in autism spectrum disorder.
AGENDA
7:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Overview and Welcome - Amy Mansue
8:45 a.m.
All Kids Can Succeed: Effective Interventions for Social and Behavioral Challenges: Jed Baker
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Practical Strategies Related to Bullying and Harassment- Catherine Merino Reisman
11:45 a.m.
Lost in Translation: Closing Communication Gaps Between Practitioners and Patients: Dodi Meyer
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m.
Choose from the following:
Workshop A: Families' Persepctives (panel of parents)
Workshop B: iPad and Autism: A tool for Success - Mark Mautone
3:10 p.m.
Choose from the following:
Workshop C: Changing Behavior from the Classroom to Your Living Room: How to Effect Meaningful Change at Home - Lauren Schnell
Workshop D: Adolescents Becoming Adults: How to Plan for the Transition into Adulthood - Leif Albright
4:30 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment
If you would like to pay by check, please download the registration form and follow the instructions to register and pay by mail.