1 Intensive Trainings

HANDS offers multiple trainings, all with instruction as well as interactive group activities, discussions and practice opportunities.  These trainings currently take place online due to the need for social distance.

Intensive Paraprofessional & Support Staff Training

This intensive training for paraprofessionals, assistants, and support personnel focuses on providing instruction as well as hands-on activities and coaching. The program includes content modules,  discussion, and interactive content. The goal of the training is to build increased knowledge and skill in supporting students with autism spectrum disorder but is also applicable to supporting individuals of varying disabilities towards achieving success.

2-Day Administrator Training

This training is designed for administrators and teams. It focuses on essential components to programming for students with ASD and related disabilities. A special emphasis is on exposure and practice to administrative and evaluation tools for tracking outcomes of classrooms and programming.

The tools help administrators and team leaders to focus their observations and evaluations and use objective methods for documenting progress of programs and supporting data-informed decisions. The training includes demonstration of and opportunities to practice with the tools with  structured feedback, direction, and support provided. Participants will learn about essential evidence-based practices for use with individuals with ASD while also being able to objectively monitor change, guide team discussions, provide specific feedback, and suggest resources to address needs.

3-Day Early Childhood Development Workshop

Join the HANDS in Autism® Team for an intensive training that focuses on providing hands-on experience and coaching in an online classroom environment. The emphasis of training is on building increased knowledge and skill as well as applying the process of making appropriate programming decisions for each child, family, classroom, and/or intervention team. The program includes lectures, discussion, and hands-on application. Learning opportunities also exist through involvement of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their care providers, providing opportunities for direct observation, practice and learning by workshop participants.

3-Day Transition to Adulthood, Employability, and Post-Secondary Inclusive Practices

An Intensive Training focuses on providing hands-on experience and coaching in an online classroom and work environment. The emphasis of training is on building increased knowledge and skill as well as applying the process of making appropriate programming decisions for each individual, family, classroom, and/or intervention team. This program includes lectures, discussion, and hands-on application. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their care providers are included to create opportunity for workshop participants to engage in direct observation, practice and learning.

  • Dates:
    • March 3-5, 2021
    • June 2-4, 2021
    • September 1-3, 2021
    • December 1-3, 2021
  • Time: 8:30AM – 4:30PM
  • Cost: $550
  • ONLINE
  • Register for the 3-Day Training
  • Partial scholarships available

Week-Long Intensive Training for School Personnel

Our training focuses on providing hands-on experience and coaching according to the HANDS in Autism® framework, curriculum and process for a range of school personnel, community service providers, administrators, and other preK-12 professionals working with students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities in school and community settings.

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