Strengthening Autism Assessments through Behavioral Observations
Monday, December 2, 2024 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
(Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.)
Intended Audience: Intermediate to advanced practitioners, School psychologists, Speech-language pathologists, Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) assessors
This training is intended for intermediate to advanced school-based practitioners who conduct autism assessments. The primary focus is to sharpen and expand assessors' ability to operationalize and collect observational data as part of a comprehensive assessment. This training will build capacity to identify and document obvious and subtle social and behavioral features of autism.
Participants Will:
Understand the value of diagnostic criteria to determine autism educational eligibility
Anchor behavioral observations with key indicators of autism
Identify varying degrees of autism-related behaviors
Presenter: Amy Allen, Ph.D., NCSP, LMFT School Psychologist (In partnership w/ the Diagnostic Center North; held jointly with SE SELPA)
Registration is now closed for this event. If you would still like to register and check availability of space, please contact jrodriguez@sccoe.org. Thank you.
