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University of Missouri
205 Portland Street
Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-6052
The Thompson Center is proud to offer more than 20 FREE virtual training opportunities to professionals working with individuals with autism through our Train Experts in Autism for Missouri (TEAM) initiative. Session information as well as registration links can be found below. You may register for multiple topics and most topics are offered more than once for your convenience.
Sessions will be viewed live via the Zoom platform. Sessions will not be recorded. Zoom is an easy to use online meeting space and can be accessed from any computer, smart phone, or tablet using high-speed internet.
If you have questions or require additional assistance, please contact Jaclyn Benigno at benignoj@health.missouri.edu.
Audience | Early Intervention Professionals Educators Professionals working with transition Residential Staff |
Session Description | This session will identify effective strategies to address independence into educational programming for students with autism. This session will discuss common barriers to increasing independence and how to address these. Additional resources will be provided to participants. This session is most applicable for educators (e.g. special educators, general educators, paraprofessionals) working with students with autism. |
Date & Time | September 6, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
January 18, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Educators Early Intervention Professionals Residential staff Other professionals working with behavior |
Session Description | This session will provide educational professionals with an overview of strategies to promote appropriate behavior in the classroom setting. The content will include functional information on why problem behavior may occur. Strategies to address the environment as well as teach/reinforce new behavior will be discussed. This session may be best for paraprofessionals or educators new to addressing problem behavior. *Please note: This session is Part 1 of a 3-Part Behavior Series* |
Date & Time | September 12, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
January 30, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | School Psychologists Educators Professionals working with behavior |
Session Description | This session will provide an overview of the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) process for professionals working in a school setting. Participants will learn how to collect multiple forms of data, and how to analyze that data to identify possible reasons for the target behavior occurring. The content of this presentation will focus on the relationship between the environment and appropriate behavior. This session will also provide resources for education professionals to access as they move forward with using FBAs. This presentation is intended for educational professionals who participate in the FBA process (e.g. special educators, school psychologists, behavior specialists). *Please note: This session is Part 2 of a 3-Part Behavior Series* |
Date & Time | September 19, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
February 6, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | School Psychologists Educators Professionals working with behavior |
Session Description | This session will identify the necessary components of an effective behavior plan, strategies to increase appropriate behavior, and how to monitor the implementation fidelity of a behavior plan. This session is most applicable for educators who have a basic knowledge of functional behavior assessments, behavior strategies and how to develop/implement behavior plans and for those who participate in the development of behavior plans in a school setting. *Please note: This session is Part 3 of a 3-Part Behavior Series* |
Date & Time | September 26, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
February 13, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Everyone |
Session Description | This session will dive into the concept of neurodiversity and how subtle or nuanced symptoms of neurodevelopmental conditions are all around you. |
Date & Time | September 30, 2022 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Early Intervention Professionals |
Session Description | This session will provide information on early signs of possible autism to help guide referral decision making. Additional information will be provided about autism symptoms in young children and methods for screening and referring to diagnostic and support services when there are concerns for autism. This session contains some overlapping information with the Overview of Autism session. |
Date & Time | October 3, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Mental Health Professionals Other professionals |
Session Description | This session will review the latest research on the most effective mental health strategies and interventions for individuals on the autism spectrum. |
Date & Time | October 28, 2022 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Speech Language Pathologists Early Intervention Professionals |
Session Description | This session will provide strategies for increasing communication and engagement for children with emergent language skills using evidenced based intervention for improving social-communication, play, and adaptive skills. |
Date & Time | November 14, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Educators Speech Language Pathologists Professionals working with transition |
Session Description | Think about effective augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention as 20% hardware and 80% follow through. Once a system or device is chosen and purchased, the real work begins for educators, speech-language pathologists, families, and students. Adequate support and training is needed to decrease the chances of device or system abandonment. During this webinar, we will review strategies, resources, and supports demonstrated to be effective for successful AAC intervention and outcomes. |
Date & Time | November 28, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
April 17, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Everyone |
Session Description | This session will identify the impact of neurodiversity on social skills and supports. |
Date & Time | December 2, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Educators Behavior Analysts Professionals working with transition Other professionals working with behavior |
Session Description | Coming soon! |
Date & Time | December 5, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
April 3, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Speech Language Pathologists Early Intervention Professionals |
Session Description | This session will highlight the importance of play development. Strategies to engage students in play and to expand students’ play schemes will be presented. Additionally, strategies to facilitate emergent engagement with peers will be discussed. |
Date & Time | December 12, 2022 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Vocational Rehabilitation professionals Professionals working with transition |
Session Description | This session will identify the four steps in Behavior Skills Training to teach employment skills as well as the three ways to fade on the job supports. It will also reference 3 resources for teaching independence in the workplace. |
Date & Time | January 23, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Speech Language Pathologists Professionals working with transition Educators |
Session Description | This session will identify strategies for teaching perspective taking, emotional regulation, maintaining conversations, and self-monitoring to individuals with autism. Strategies discussed are most applicable to students with the ability for conversational speech. |
Date & Time | January 25, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Everyone |
Session Description | This session will describe the impact of neurodevelopmental differences on the brain’s ability to plan and execute tasks. |
Date & Time | February 24, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Vocational Rehabilitation professionals Professionals working with transition |
Session Description | This session will identify the three barriers to successful transition as well as three domains to focus on for transition planning. Three references and tools to help make the transition process smoother will be given. |
Date & Time | February 27, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Vocational Rehabilitation professionals Professionals working with transition |
Session Description | This session will identify three barriers in the college setting for students with ASD as well as three types of accommodations students can request. References and resources for teaching problem solving and goal setting will also be discussed. |
Date & Time | March 20, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Psychologists Social Workers Counselors Other professionals working with individuals with autism |
Session Description | This session will define the core characteristics of an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and identify subtle symptoms of autism that are often missed or mis-categorized. It will also cover “gold standard” evaluation components and why they are needed. |
Date & Time | March 10, 2023 | 12:00-2:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Individuals with autism |
Session Description | This session will identify strategies for creating a professional resume, preparing for interviews, searching for employment, etc. |
Date & Time | March 7, 2023 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Individuals with autism |
Session Description | This session will identify strategies for communicating with others using technology including professional and casual emails, texts, leaving voicemail messages, etc. |
Date & Time | March 14, 2023 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Individuals with autism |
Session Description | This session will identify strategies to better understand social norms, values, and beliefs. |
Date & Time | March 21, 2023 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Educators Case Managers Administrators Early Intervention Professionals |
Session Description | This session will identify strategies for building effective school-based teams with paraprofessionals and examine how to take data and effectively plan for paraprofessional use. This session is most applicable for educators who are supervising paraprofessionals. |
Date & Time | April 10, 2023 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Everyone |
| Session Description | This session will identify the impact of neurodiversity on communication skills in children. |
Date & Time | April 14, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Audience | Everyone |
| Session Description | Coming Soon! |
Date & Time | April 3, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST Click here to register for this session |
Interested in additional training? Check out our asynchronous training videos with topics including Overview of Autism, Comprehensive Evaluations, toileting, and more! We strongly suggest watching Overview of Autism before attending the webinars above.