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Autism Essentials: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches for Young Children

Presented by Dr. Melissa Jackson | October 15, 2024 7PM EST

BEGINNING LEVEL | 1 HOUR | LIVE ONLINE via ZOOM | INTERACTIVE

Enhance your understanding of the latest techniques for diagnosing Autism and therapeutic and effective approaches. Learn about what autism is, how it is diagnosed, and strategies that support positive outcomes for young children with autism. Therapeutic approaches used in educational and home/community settings will be described as well as how to to cultivate effective family-professional partnerships Leave the webinar with a foundation and understanding of the essentials of diagnosis and treatment. 

This webinar is tailored to benefit educators, clinicians, therapists, and other professionals working with young children seeking to enhance learning and engagement during early childhood development.

 
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Objectives

The participants will be able to…


1. Identify common characteristics of children with a diagnosis of autism.
2. List and compare therapeutic approaches for young children with autism.
3. Summarize effective strategies for supporting children with a diagnosis of autism in educational and home/community contexts.
4. Use effective strategies to strengthen and cultivate family-professional partnerships in service provision for children with autism.

1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (BEGINNING LEVEL)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/22-3/30/25

Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.

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How to obtain your certificate:

  • You MUST attend the webinar from start to finish

  • You MUST fill out the attendance form (will be sent via email)

  • You MUST answer & submit the evaluation form after the webinar (will be sent via email)

You will receive your certificate within 1-12 business days via email after fulfilling the above requirements. Contact [email protected] for any issues/concerns.

Speaker's Biography

Dr. Melissa Jackson has taught in higher education for 11 years and has worked in schools, homes, and communities across New York City for over 18  years. She is passionate about working with young children with disabilities, their families, and the professionals collaborating with them. Melissa began her career as a teacher assistant and has taken on roles as a lead teacher, Program Director, and Director of Faculty Development in both public and private schools. Melissa was an adjunct in the Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families graduate program at The City University of New York, Hunter College for 10 years before she transitioned into her current role as an Assistant Professor. Additionally, Melissa has served as a supervisor for early intervention providers and special educators in all five boroughs. Dr. Jackson’s research interests are fueled by her experiences in early childhood educational settings and the higher education classroom. Her research interests include the relationship between practitioners’ self-efficacy and the implementation of evidence-based supports provided to children with special needs, building evidence to teach essential emergency response skills to children with Autism, collaboration with families, social validity, and professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers.


 

Host's Biography

Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.

 

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System Requirements

You can access this webinar from various devices and platforms, on both PC and Mac desktops/laptops, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. Our system requirements for these follow below.

Minimum system requirements

  • Browser: The latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera for desktop/laptop
  • A broadband connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps

PC specific requirements

  • Platform: Windows 8.1 or higher with the latest updates installed
  • RAM: 4GB or more
  • Video: Graphics output capability
  • Sound: Sound output capability

Mac specific requirement

  • Platform: Mac OS X 10.12 or higher with the latest updates installed
  • RAM: 4GB or more
  • Video: Graphics output capability
  • Sound: Sound output capability

Mobile specific requirements

  • iOS 15.0 and above
  • Android 7.0 and above

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Special Accommodations or Requests

Individuals in need of special accommodations should contact the Admin, Cari Laroza at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 to make a request. Include name, contact info, webinar details, and accommodation needs. Our team will review requests and respond within 7-12 business days. Confidentiality is maintained. Compliance with ADA is assured.

 

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Individuals will be informed if the request can be accommodated.  Once the individual confirms, the special accommodations will be secured. If the individual finds that they no longer need of the accommodations, they must inform the Admin.

For questions/inquiries:

Contact Cari Laroza (Administrator) for  any questions

at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 or via email at [email protected]