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5936 Community-Based Social Behavior Development Programming for Kids and Teens Diagnosed with an ASD
Thursday, July 26, 2012: 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Pacific Salon 3 (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)
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The Community Coaching Center program is a community-based, social behavior development and inclusion program for kids and teens diagnosed with ASD. CCC focuses on generalizing skills across multiple environments under a variety of naturally occurring conditions while breaking down and developing the skills involved in building reciprocal, meaningful relationships. A variety of evidence-based practices are utilized to teach behavior self-management and social skill development strategies to help individuals with ASD more independently navigate and be included in their community.
Learning Objectives:
- Effectively using individually evidence based practices and skill based techniques, including data recording methods, of behavioral and social skill development. These techniques will ideally be collaboratively passed on to parents, educators and care givers of children and teens with ASD in order to bridge the various components in an individual’s life.
- Teaching community safety and navigation techniques in a variety of natural community-based settings relevant in each individual’s life, including identifying potential environmental issues and simple accommodations and modifications that could be made to assist in a more successful community experience.
- Supporting functional social and cooperative communication experiences in real life situations including environments that are fast-paced, uncontrolled, unpredictable, or transitional environments.
- Providing practical instructional strategies for challenging transitions, particularly from preferred to non preferred or unfamiliar, uncontrolled, or novel environments, including learning skills to become more flexible and adaptable.
- Facilitating the development of meaningful relationships with peers with similar challenges and abilities as well as typically developing peers and others in the community by providing education and inclusion opportunities. Tips on how to include kids/teens with ASD in the community at large.
Content Area: Behavior
Presenters:
Tina Waters, M.A., with certificate in autism
Founder/Executive Director
Community Coaching Center
Tina Waters, the Founder and Executive Director of Community Counseling Center, has an M.A. with a specialized certificate in autism. Tina has been working with individuals with ASD for over 15 years. She is an active member of several committees advocating for people with developmental disabilities in San Diego.
Larry Caouette, M.S.
Community Inclusion Coordinator
Community Coaching Center
Larry has an M.S. in Organizational Management with an emphasis in Sports Management. Larry's unique position at CCC is to serve as a liaison to the community, educating them about autism and how they can include kids with ASD. He also coordinates volunteers and Peer Pals for the program.
Karen Huoh, M.A.
Program Director
Community Coaching Center
Karen is the Program Director for Community Coaching Center and has worked with children with autism since 2008. She obtained her MA in Special Education With an Emphasis on Autism from SDSU in 2012. Karen is sitting for her BCBA in September.