Douglas College Online Autism Outreach Training for BIs in remote or rural B.C.
Douglas College is pleased to announce their 5th offering of the Online Autism Outreach Training to Behaviour Interventionists living in remote or rural BC. This opportunity is presented in partnership with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Classes begin mid-September 2013 and run through to mid-December 2013.
Apply now – spaces are limited. Approved applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. This is an outstanding learning opportunity to take two college level courses for a significant savings. Courses are taught by BACB® certified Behaviour Analysts with extensive experience in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder and ABA. Student fees are only $203.75 plus a text book, which is a savings of over $600.00!
Please forward your networks and families who have a child with autism in rural and remote BC. Read more about this program.
2nd POPARD course August 12-16 – Due to popular demand!
This is a listing for 2013. For our 2014 POPARD delivery, go to the POPARD 2014 details page.
Due to popular demand, we’ve added a second POPARD course in August in downtown Vancouver. Now full!
Visit the details page for more information. You can register online, use our Registration Form (pdf) or call us at 604-205-5467 or 1-866-939-5188
About the event: This 30 hour course has recently been revised to reflect current research and evidence-based practice in teaching students with ASD. Instruction includes pre-readings, practical hands-on training through instructor demonstration and coaching. In addition, course participants complete applied exercises in the key elements of teaching and supporting students with ASD.
Expectations: the course structure involves pre-readings and class discussions, in addition to ongoing opportunities for the participant to apply concepts through active participation.
Brenda Dussault, the presenter is a highly experienced Special Education teacher. She has worked with children with special needs for 20 years: as both a classroom teacher and a District Inclusion Support Teacher; in settings from elementary to high school and in BC, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Yukon. For the past five years she has worked as an Education and Behaviour Consultant for the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders.
Real Work for Real Pay – what happens next?
The June 21 meeting, ‘Real Work for Real Pay’ was a tremendous success, attracting 150 participants, for a full day of intense and positive discussions focused on improving the employment prospects of adults with ASD. Participants came from across B.C. There were over 20 adults with ASD who brought great personal insight to the day, as well as educators, job coaches, representatives of many agencies, clinicians, researchers and a number of parents.
Sponsors of the event include UBC’s CIRCA & Adult Autism Clinic, UVIC’s CARTE, SFU’s Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab, POPARD, Douglas College’s Disability and Community Studies Program and ACT. Many thanks to all presenters, facilitators and note takers. Particular appreciation to the Pacific Autism Family Centre and the Century Plaza Hotel who donated the venue and catering.
As participants want to capture the knowledge generated, ACT has taken responsibility for gathering the information on the ACT Online Learning Community. The hope is to use this as the start of a province-wide initiative to meet the challenges of employment for adults with ASD. If you are interested in being kept informed of developments, join the ‘Real Work for Real Pay’ online group by emailing [email protected] with ‘Real Work for Real Pay’ in the subject line.
Roles and Tasks for Transition Planning Team Members
A key resource for planning for adulthood in B.C. is the “Roles and Tasks Timeline” for parents and service providers seeking information on transition planning within secondary schools. The chart presents the framework of how a transition plan should be developed and implemented, based on age and team member responsibility. It elaborates on the transition tasks that schools, caregivers, and community organizations should be completing from ages 14 through 19. This resource and other information about Transition Planning can be found on the ACT Information Database (AID) .
ACT Staffing Updates
ACT Staff Update
- Ruby Bhandal is ACT’s new administrative assistant. A fluent Punjabi speaker, Ruby will have special responsibility as a Community Outreach Officer, for raising awareness of autism and ACT’s services within the Indo-Canadian community. Kaitlyn Janzen, who has done an outstanding job at ACT, is moving back to the Fraser Valley for a career in human resources.
- Corey Sanford is ACT’s new website officer. A familiar face at ACT, Corey has begun the process of developing a new website which is scheduled for completion by the end of the summer. Dominic Linder is following his passion for web development and is working on an exciting start-up project in the U.S.
- Yasmin Ullah is filling a summer position at ACT as an administrative assistant supported by funding from the federal student employment program. Yasmin will be answering telephones, taking registrations. Yasmin, who has a brother with autism, speaks Thai as well as excellent English.