Effective Collaborative Practice in ASD
Information
Start Date -
20/04/2010
Start Time -
09:00
Finish Date -
20/04/2010
Finish Time -
16:00
Venue -
Middletown
Tutor -
Suzanne McCanney
Audience -
Professionals working with children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).
Description
This training session will examine the roles and contributions of the following multi-disciplinary team members and explore co-teaching models, highlighting best practice in the application of multi-disciplinary assessment goals.
• Educational Psychologist
• Speech and Language Therapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
• Learning Support Teacher
• Classroom Assistant / Learning Suport Assistant Trans-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary models of collaboration will be outlined and best practice in achieving maximum benefits from working within a multi-disciplinary framework.
Participants will be provided with co-teaching strategies, which they can employ to include a child with ASD in the classroom.
Learning Outcomes
The participants will:
• Have an understanding of the differing roles and contributions of the multi-disciplinary team in the education of a child with ASD
• Understand different models of best practice in multi-disciplinary collaboration
• Be aware of the importance of multi-disciplinary working in the promotion of inclusion
• Be aware of effective collaborative strategies to enable the inclusion of children with ASD in their classrooms
• Be able to apply strategies promoting collaboration in their own classroom, thus enhancing the educational placement of the child with ASD
Application Deadline -
06/04/2010 00:00