Life Skills Training for Secondary School Pupils with ASD
Information
Start Date -
28/04/2010
Start Time -
09:00
Finish Date -
28/04/2010
Finish Time -
16:00
Venue -
Middletown
Tutor -
Jill Drysdale
Audience -
This training session is designed for education professionals working with secondary school aged students with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).
Description
Content
This training session will examine the broad definition of life skills within the contexts of work, recreation and self-care and how the triad of impairments in ASD directly affects the development of these life skills. It will demonstrate how life skills can be improved and facilitated within the school environment and generalised to other settings. This will include increasing independence in work, recreation/leisure and self-care and in the use of community facilities (e.g. shops, public transport). Methods for assessing and teaching life skills will be explained and practiced. There will be a combination of presentations and practical activities throughout the training session.
Learning Outcomes
• Participants will have an increased understanding of life skills within the school environment and community settings
• Participants will have a greater understanding of how the triad of impairments affects life skills in work, leisure and self-care
• Participants will learn and develop methods to assess and teach life skills in the secondary school environment and how these skills can be generalised to other settings
• Participants will have an improved understanding of how to support pupils with ASD in achieving greater independence in the school environment and related settings.
Other Information
For teachers in the Republic of Ireland
Under its Support Scheme Special Education Support Service(SESS) will consider the provision of financial support in the form of travel and subsistence costs to teachers from the Republic of Ireland wishing to attend this course. Teachers apply directly to the SESS using the application form entitled ‘Individual Professional Development’ available on the SESS website (http://www.sess.ie/supports). Substitution may also be available if deemed essential by the Principal
Application Deadline -
14/04/2010 00:00