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5889 Successful Transition Through the Use of A C T s [BCBA Session]

Saturday, July 28, 2012: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Golden Ballroom (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)

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ACTs (Autism Capacity Team and support), is a concept designed by members of the Lafayette Public School District, to handle the increasing need for support to Teachers, Parents, and Administrators within the District for their students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This team of teachers and professionals, hand picked by the Special Education administration, travels throughout the Parish (which has 42 Schools and a Student population of over 30,000), one time a month and troubleshoots with the staff on each campus about particular students or focuses in on actual classrooms. This presentation will take the participants through the steps the team takes, the checklists they use and then finish with several case studies. Modifications will be explored that allow this particular program to be effective with students significantly challenged with autism, as well as those students with Aspergers Syndrome. Because of the nature of this presentation, a question and answer period will be provided.

Content Area: Behavior

Presenters:

James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA-D
JB Autism Consulting

Dr. James Ball is the President/Chief Executive Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He has been in the field of autism for over twenty-five years providing behavioral, educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by autism. He provides private consultation

Yvette Frazier, M.A.
Special Education Supervisor
Lafayette Parish School System

Yvette Frazier, MA is currently the Special Education Supervisor for the Lafayette Parish School system in Lafayette, Louisiana for the past nine years. Prior to that she was the the Autism Coordinator for the Parish and also a Special Education Teacher for Mild/Moderate Students K-12. She received her BA from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and her Masters from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Rachel Gaspard, B.A.
Lafayette Parish School System

Rachel Gaspard graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2004 from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Completed the Alternative Certification program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Special Education Mild to Moderate 1-12, while teaching in an Autism Self-Contained Class at Paul Breaux Middle School in Lafayette Parish and is currently teaching in the same setting. Rachel co-created and aided in implementing ACTs (Autism Capacity Team and Supports) for the Lafayette Parish School System in an effort to support classroom staff and promote a positive learning environment for students with Autism.

Sarah Dubois, B.A.
Special Education Teacher
Lafayette Parish School System

Sarah Dubois is a Special Education Teacher with Lafayette Parish School System in Lafayette, Louisiana. She received a Bachelors Degree in Special Education as well as certifications in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education through the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2006. Sarah has given numerous presentations at the state, regional, and school level on various topics involving Autism. The thing she is most proud of is the creation of an Autism team that she co-found with 2 co-workers in her district. Through their ACTS team (Autism Capacity Team and Supports), they are "ACTing" on providing supports to students with Autism in their district.

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