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Transition From Educational Services to Adulthood: Setting Up Young Adults With Autism For Success
Friday, July 15, 2016: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
Studio 1 (New Orleans Marriott)
The LEAP Program utilized the Practical Assessment Exploration System to train and assess skills for learners with Autism in preparing for future vocations. Students were engaged in simulated job experiences incorporating video modeling and inter-disciplinary approaches. This session will discuss how it was designed, implemented, and assessed using evidence-based strategies.
This session will discuss how our career development program created a vocational training and assessment program for students with autism and other developmental disabilities. We will outline how we used the existing Practical Assessment Exploration System as a starting point to expand and develop our own program to effectively reach and support our students, including the conversion of a normal classroom into a vocational lab to function as a simulated work environment, the implementation of ABA-based strategies and techniques, and the integration of related-services such as speech and occupational therapy, as well as the use of evidence based strategies such as: peer mediated instruction, video modeling, computer assisted learning and visual supports will be explored and expanded upon for transition into adulthood. Examples will be shown of video models and other materials used in the lab.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify three ways to incorporate video modeling effectively in skill training.
- List five techniques to effectively simulate a real vocational environment.
- Describe three ways to incorporate related-services in an inter-disciplinary approach.
Track: Lifespan 3 - Transition
Content Area: Education
Presenter:
Stephen Lockwood, BCBA
Mr. Lockwood is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a special education teacher at Paramus High School in Paramus, New Jersey as part of the LEAP program. He has worked with students with autism for the past 13 years and holds a Master's degree from The College of New Jersey.