Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Develop./Physical Disability
Description :
The Weitz Family Foundation in partnership with Stanford University present "Pivotal Response Training" (PRT), group parent education workshops. The four day courses will take place August 13 - 16, 2019. The workshops are designed for parents of young children ages 2 - 10 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Each child will receive a 2-hour "hands on" session on days 2 or 3.
The following areas will be addressed:
How to implement the PRT motivational components
Expanding the functions of communication through question-asking
Understanding Fidelity of Implementation
Improving socialization in children with ASD
Procedures for decreasing disruptive or problem behaviors. Events are offered in coordination with UNO’s Speech-Language Clinic.