Strength based approach to helping students with Autism thrive in educational settings
The School of Education is delighted to announce the strength based approach to helping students with autism thrive in inclusive educational settings – three-part short course.
Event details
This individualised and hands-on three-part short course will focus on furthering understanding of autism and practical strategies to meet the needs of students with autism.
- Date
- Wednesday 13 November, 4 December and 11 December 2019
- Time
- 4:30 pm to 8.00 pm
- Venue
- Curtin campus School of Education Building 501, Room 204, Kent St, Bentley WA 610
- Cost
- $500 (standard); $250 (Curtin staff, students and graduates)
Understanding and meeting the needs of students with autism can be challenging. It is important for teachers, school staff and other professionals to be continuously supported to develop their knowledge about autism, including strategies that can benefit them in their work with students with autism.
Who can benefit: The course will be valuable to teachers currently in the classroom, pre-service teachers, and education and health professionals who work with children with ASD.
Please note: you are required to attend all three days for this workshop.
This short course is interactive and experimental and participants will receive:
- 12 contact hours of instruction
- An additional Saturday morning excursion to observe a successful strength based program designed specifically to support adolescents with ASD
- Individualised content – each participant will receive individual support from experts in this field to develop and implement an individualised support plan for a specific student.
- A certificate of professional learning
Your short course convenors are Dr Cindy Smith , Professor Tele Tan, Professor Sonya Girdler, and Dr Marita Falkmer
