Autism Behaviourial Intervention NSW



Audience \| Location \| Schedule \| Courses \| Fees \| Workshop Training Application ABI provides training and workshops for parents and professionals working for children with special needs. Our training programs are based on current research in the field of special education and particularly target children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our training programs will provide you with the theory behind the strategies as well as allow you to practice and take home functional approach to help your child or your client. We believe that by using evidence based practice we can provide you with the tools to help your child learn and succeed. Top We run regular training programs at our office for family members and professionals or we can come to you. Why not ask us to develop training for your staff development day? We will come to your centre and provide an interactive training giving you practical strategies just for your clients! This can be followed by on-going consultation by an ABI Consultant. Top Training programs are held on a needs basis (approximately once a month). Training schedule will be published on this site. Contact us to find out when the next training is scheduled. Top Applied Behaviour Analysis Workshop Introduction to Therapy Techniques and Positive Behaviour Support Topics Include: Introduction to ABA Understanding Reinforcement Functions of Behaviour Positive Behaviour Support Task Analysis Discrete Trial Training Using Reinforcement Effectively Prompting Documentation/Data Collection Developing Communication ABI’s Applied Behaviour Analysis Workshop is a prerequisite to the Developing Communication Workshop Topics Include: What is Communication? Communication and ASD Verbal & Non-verbal Communication Receptive & Expressive Communication Intentional Communication Communication Functions Setting up the Environment Being an Effective Communicative Partner Naturalistic Teaching Strategies Increasing Spontaneous Use of Communication Positive Behaviour Support in the Classroom Topics Include: What is Behaviour? Functions of Behaviour Positive and Negative Reinforcement Documentation/Data Collection Developing Intervention Proactive Strategies for the Classroom Creating Rules for the Classroom Consequence Strategies Parent-Teacher Relationships Play Skills Training Topics Include: What is Play? Types of Play Stages of Play Play and ASD- Why is play so hard? Why Teach Play? Relationship Building Teaching strategies Play Mishaps! Flexibility and Variation- Going with the flow! Social Skills Training Topics Include: Why are social skills so important? Stages of Play and Social Skills Teaching Strategies (social stories, video modeling, live modeling & role play, rules & reminders, visuals) Transitions Sharing and Turn Taking Flexibility Peer Play Shadow Training for Staff - Working with Special needs Clients ABI’s Applied Behaviour Analysis Workshop is a prerequisite to the Developing Communication Workshop Topics Include: The Role of the School-Shadow Promoting the Shadow-Teacher Relationship Team work and collaboration Observation of preschool/school behaviour Reporting (data collection/documentation) Considerations for Behavioural Support in the Classroom Learning from Group Instruction Facilitating Social Interaction Using Visuals to Support learning Topics Include: What are visuals? Why use visuals? Types of visuals Developing visual tools Using visuals to support understanding Using visuals to support transitions Using visuals to support requesting Why do visual tools fail? Demonstration of Boardmaker Pre-school Training: Managing Challenging Behaviour and Teaching Children with Special Needs in the Pre-School Environment Top Fees depend on the length of the workshop and whether or not they have been tailor made for your centre. We recommend that the workshop on Applied Behavioural Analysis be completed before doing the other workshops. This workshop runs over 2 days (Day 1: theory, Day 2: Recap and Practical) This training is at a cost of $195 per person. Discounts for full time students. Top