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Upcoming Events

ABIA provides intensive workshop and training programs for families, professionals, schools and students to better understand and manage children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Please refer to this page for forthcoming events, workshops, training programs and information sessions relevant to you.

COURSES 2009:

To see a full list of all courses/programs scheduled for 2009, please click here

GENERAL:

• New Parent/Carer ABA Information Mornings

These sessions help parents and carers who are contemplating or already involved in an ABA program to find out more about ABA, the hours required, the types of funding available and how to recruit and retain therapists etc. Please call 9830 0677 for more information.

FOR PARENTS/CARERS/FAMILIES:

• Parent Info Mornings

ABIA runs parent information mornings for its members and bases them around topics that are common to parents of children with an ASD such as social skills, toilet training, siblings, etc. Our next info morning is TBA.

• Anxiety Management Program

ABIA’s Anxiety Management Program, How Not to Lose Your Cool is for children with ASD and comprises additional sessions for parents. Please contact the ABIA for further information.

• Parent Education Programs

"Parenting with Confidence - How to parent your child with an ASD" is a six week behaviour management course specifically developed for parents of children with an ASD.  The course is facilitated by a psychologist with extensive experience working with families and children with an ASD.

Topics covered by this course include:

• Why does my child to that? Understanding challenging behaviours
• Planning for positive behaviour
• Responding to challenging behaviours
• Developing a behaviour plan
• Behaviour in public areas/school 

Please call 9830 0677 for more information.

FOR TEACHERS & SCHOOLS:

• School Integration Programs:

Making it Work: A Program for Teachers and Integration Aides Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Making It Work is an intensive three-day training program specifically designed for Teachers, Childcare workers and Integration Aides working with school age and/or pre-school children with ASD.

This program is presented by trainers with extensive experience in working with children with ASD in mainstream education and includes a range of practical strategies to help these children adapt to a mainstream school environment. The Making It Work program is highly recommended for anyone wishing to develop their teaching and inclusion skills.

Topics covered include:
» Theory of Autism Spectrum Disorder
» Understanding behaviour and behaviour management
» Inclusion and integration philosophies
» Effective teaching strategies
» Prompting and reinforcing
» Defining roles and professionalism
» Developing social skills
» Facilitating independence

Please call 9830 0677 for more information.

FOR THERAPISTS & PROFESSIONALS:

• Therapist Training

ABIA’s Therapist Program is an intensive 10-week evening course or 3 full day course aimed at providing the skills needed to become an ABA therapist. The program covers both the theoretical and practical knowledge as well as the requirements in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Click here for a registration form.

A minimum of eight Therapist Programs are conducted each year. Class sizes are limited to allow for individual assessment.

This program is conducted by ABA-trained professionals with extensive experience in the Autism field.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Functional Behavioural Assessment
• Behaviour Management Strategies
• Task Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Reinforcement
• Generalisation and Maintenance of behaviours

Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a certificate which is highly regarded by people seeking to employ ABA Therapists and Aides, and can be used in seeking other avenues of employment in the education and disability fields. Please call 9830 0677 for more information.

• Social Skills Training Program for Professionals

ABIA's Social Skills Training Program has been specially designed for Teachers, Psychologists, School Support Staff and other professionals working with children with an ASD.

The teaching of social skills plays a vital role in enabling children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders to adapt to mainstream society - but how is that done within a school environment?

ABIA’s new 3-day intensive workshop has been specially designed for Teachers, school support staff and other professionals who work with children on the Autism Spectrum and is based on the “Social Club Model”.

Participants learn how to develop their own social skills groups. Through small group work, role plays and discussion, the Workshop equips them with a range of new strategies and ideas.

The Social Club Model is aimed primarily at children between the ages of 10-14yrs. However, it can be adapted for other age groups. All participants receive a copy of the ABIA Social Skills Manual as part of the workshop price, so they can pass the benefits on to others working in their schools.

Topics covered include:

• An introduction to the Social Club model
• Notes on forming groups
• Developing group and individual goals
• Teaching activities for groups
• Outdoor activities
• Relaxation exercises
• Sample lesson plans
• Debriefing parents

Please call 9830 0677 for more information.

 
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