Articles in Trainings
Parent Seminar: Behavior Challenges-Strategies that Work
Children with disabilities have a unique way of seeing the world and interacting with people. Understanding their perspectives and needs is the first step in enabling them to be happy and successful. This presentation focuses on common challenges faced by many children with disabilities, both at home and at school. Dr. Friga will share strategies that address common routines, improve adult-child communication, and assist children in developing positive social …
Parent Seminar: Structuring for Autism
Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders do best when adults provide structure, predictability and consistency in their world. This seminar will explain how structure, including schedules, routines, story-based interventions can be used to improve the behavior of your child. And, with a little work, allow you to take your child out to dinner; maybe even shopping!
A light snack and refreshments will be provided.
This seminar will be …
Parent Seminar: Effective Autism Intervention
Families, educators, and service providers are constantly bombarded by a massive amount of confusing and often conflicting information about the myriad treatments available. This evening seminar will explain the interventions shown to be effective in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. The training focuses on the evidence-based practices outline in the National Standards Report, a large scale study of research on autism interventions. Dr. Friga will …
Pivotal Response Treatment (Workshop)
Pivotal Response Treatment is based on Applied Behavior Analysis and focuses on three key areas: 1) developing motivation; 2) increasing social initiation; and 3) Improving behavioral self-regulation. The approach involves all caregivers (parents, teachers, therapists) in the intervention, while working in the child’s natural environment. Working in the natural environment and following the client’s interests promotes generalization of skills and fosters motivation. The focus on …
Discrete Trials Teaching Workshop
Discrete Trial Teaching is an evidence-based method of systematic instruction based on the principals of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The Surgeon General (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999) and the New York State Department of Health (1999) determined ABA methods as the most consistently effective interventions for children with autism. Used along with other behavioral strategies, discrete trial teaching can make significant improvements …
Visual Interventions for Children with Autism (Workshop)
Course Description: Students with autism show improved learning and behavioral outcomes when taught in a highly structured visual environment. From a behavioral perspective, these strategies fall in the category of “antecedent interventions”: things you do before a behavior to avoid it before it starts.
This training focuses on the techniques for creating schedules, work tasks, and story based-interventions that optimize visual learning environments. The model of …
