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5920 Promoting Independence for Individuals with ASD [BCBA Session]

Friday, July 27, 2012: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Golden Ballroom (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)

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Independence is a critical skill linked with success in the home, community, and workplace. Individuals with disabilities often lack this skill and need specific interventions and strategies to bridge the gap from instruction to independence. Participants will consider barriers and then learn about several evidence-based strategies to overcome them. Individuals of all ages will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will select an individual with disabilities he/she knows, identify the individual’s barriers to independence, and select one of the evidence based practices discussed to implement in the future
Participants will be able to label barriers to independence for individuals with disabilities
Participants will be able identify evidence based interventions to address barriers and promote independence (e.g. self-monitoring, video modeling, integrated work systems, visual supports, technology, graduated prompting)

Content Area: Education

Presenter:

Karen Umstead, M.Ed., BCBA
Executive Director of Beautiful Minds of Princeton
Beautiful Minds of Princeton

Executive Director of Beautiful Minds of Princeton, Karen has presented workshops here and abroad on autism, behavior, and social skills. A former general & special education teacher and adjunct faculty member, she is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Additionally, she helped raise her younger sister with autism.

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