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)