Building a Lifespan Socialization Curriculum
Wednesday, April 6, 2022Location: Zoom
This presentation will discuss clinical and research approaches for developmentally anchored social skills supports across the lifespan. The growing literature on social skills suggests promising clinical and socio-cultural approaches with the potential to improve relationships and reduce the impact of accumulated social disability and isolation across development. We will briefly review the literature and present clinical applications that integrate recent discoveries on social cognitive, pragmatic language, and implementation sciences.
2022 AUCD Leadership Academy Informational Webinar
Tuesday, January 18, 2022Location: Zoom
This webinar will offer interested potential applicants an opportunity to interact with the AUCD Leadership Academy faculty. The webinar will feature a brief overview of the 2022 Academy curriculum and timeline. This will be followed by a time for questions from potential applicants to the 2022 AUCD Leadership Academy. In addition, alumni will share their reflections about the benefits they gained from participation in the week-long academy.
2021 Emerging Leaders Networking Session
Thursday, December 2, 2021Location: Zoom
Are you attending the AUCD 2021 virtual conference? Interested in connecting with other emerging leaders? Join us for our annual networking event for current trainees, alumni/former trainees, and early career professionals!
The OSU Nisonger RRTC Knowledge Translation Process
Friday, October 15, 2021Location: Zoom
Presenters from The Ohio State University (OSU) Nisonger Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) will provide an overview of knowledge translation (KT), discuss general methods and specific strategies to conduct KT activities with stakeholders, and describe their research project's KT model and process. Participants will also see examples developed by the team in consultation with the project's Disability Experience Expert Panel, a group of research partners with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Fabric not Fringe Webinar Series Part 4: Family Members as Trainees and Participants in Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
Tuesday, May 25, 2021Location: Zoom
This is the final in a four-part webinar series that breaks down the eight different types of family involvement detailed in the LEND Family Discipline Network (LFDN)'s 2019 white paper titled "Fabric not Fringe: Weaving Family Involvement throughout Training and Practice for Professionals and Advocates Working with Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs." In this webinar, a family professional will discuss the definition, needs, benefits, resources, and strategies associated with the following types of family involvement: trainees and program planners, implementors, and evaluators.
Fabric not Fringe Webinar Series Part 3: Family-Focused Topics and Family Members as Board Members, Research Participants, and Consultants
Monday, May 24, 2021Location: Zoom
This is the third of a four-part webinar series that breaks down the eight different types of family involvement detailed in the LEND Family Discipline Network (LFDN)'s 2019 white paper titled "Fabric not Fringe: Weaving Family Involvement throughout Training and Practice for Professionals and Advocates Working with Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs." In this webinar, two family professionals will discuss the definition, needs, benefits, resources, and strategies associated with different types of family involvement: board members, research participants, consultants, and family-focused topics.
Fabric not Fringe Webinar Series Part 2: Family Members as Faculty, Staff, Presenters, and Panelists
Wednesday, May 19, 2021Location: Zoom
This is the second of a four-part webinar series that breaks down the eight different types of family involvement detailed in the LEND Family Discipline Network (LFDN)'s 2019 white paper titled "Fabric not Fringe: Weaving Family Involvement throughout Training and Practice for Professionals and Advocates Working with Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs." In this webinar, a family professional will discuss the definition, needs, benefits, resources, and strategies associated with two types of family involvement: faculty/staff and presenters/panelists.
Fabric not Fringe Webinar Series
Monday, May 10, 2021Location: Zoom
The LEND Family Discipline Network (LFDN), in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (ITAC), is sponsoring a four-part webinar series during the month of May. Topics are based on the LFDN's 2019 white paper, "Fabric not Fringe: Weaving Family Involvement throughout Training and Practice for Professionals and Advocates Working with Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs." This white paper approaches family involvement from the perspective of the family discipline itself, and the ongoing paradigm shift in family-centered care--from fringe to fabric.
Fabric not Fringe Webinar Series Part 1: Family Members as Mentors and Supports in Clinical Settings
Monday, May 10, 2021Location: Zoom
This is the first of a four-part webinar series that breaks down the eight different types of family involvement detailed in the LEND Family Discipline Network (LFDN)'s 2019 white paper titled "Fabric not Fringe: Weaving Family Involvement throughout Training and Practice for Professionals and Advocates Working with Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs." In this webinar, two family professionals will discuss the definition, needs, benefits, resources, and strategies associated with two types of family involvement: mentors and clinical supports.
2021 AUCD Emerging Leaders End of the Year Webinar
Friday, May 7, 2021Location: Zoom Webinar
Join AUCD's Emerging Leaders Interns, Kiki Oyetunji and Jessica Huddleston, to celebrate the end of the academic year! Trainees can expect to learn how to use their training experience to achieve professional growth. The Interns will also cover the importance of staying connected to AUCD and the Emerging Leaders Community.
AUCD Autism Special Interest Group Open House
Thursday, April 29, 2021Location: Zoom
Join Autism Special Interest Group co-chairs, Brian Be and Dr. Laura Carpenter for this opportunity to learn more about the SIG's activities, network with other members, and share ideas.
Caregiver Coaching through Telehealth: Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities
Tuesday, April 27, 2021Location: Zoom Webinar
We will provide a discussion of caregiver coaching strategies over telehealth using two different Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) and consider options for multiple formats (synchronous and asynchronous). Benefits and challenges to using telehealth technology for caregiver coaching will be explored. A parent of a young child with autism who participated in coaching, both in-person and through telehealth, will share her experiences.
Learning to Face Fears from Home: Unexpected Benefits and Discoveries
Friday, April 23, 2021Location: Zoom Webinar
The purpose of this webinar will be to describe an evidence-based, manualized group cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) program for youth with ASD and anxiety, called Facing Your Fears (FYF). Following a brief description of FYF, we will discuss specific ways that FYF has been adapted for virtual delivery, including successes and challenges. Presenters include clinicians who co-facilitate the FYF virtual groups, as well as parent of a teen with ASD and anxiety who participated in the FYF groups.
The Autism Friendly Initiative at Boston Medical Center: Improving the Healthcare Experience for Patients with Autism
Tuesday, April 20, 2021Location: Zoom Webinar
This webinar will introduce participants to the work of the Autism Friendly Initiative, and to strategies of care optimization that are tailorable to any kind of healthcare practice. At the end of this webinar, participants will understand more about the specific challenges that face patients with ASD when seeking healthcare and will feel more prepared in determining how to address those challenges at their respective practices.
How Can Telehealth Enhance Early Identification and Service?
Thursday, April 15, 2021Location: Zoom Webinar
In this panel discussion, providers from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC/TRIAD) will review recent work using tele-mediatied assessment, service, and capacity building paradigms for early detection and intervention.