Instructional | KEDC Special Education Cooperative

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Interventions for Severe Problem Behaviors for Students with ASD

Special Instructions for Registration: Participants will be divided into two groups based on the grade/level. Please note your position and grade level in the registration.

Target Audience: Preschool/Head Start, Kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers of students with autism

Preschool/Head Start teacher participants

July 17-Interventions for Severe Problem Behaviors

July 18- Core Communication Strategies

Kindergarten - 3rd grade teacher participants

July 17-Core Communication Strategies

July 18-Intervention for Severe Problem Behaviors

Interventions for Severe Problem Behaviors

Shared core deficits in the areas of communication and social skill can often lead students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to demonstrate problem behaviors in the school settings. This session is designed for general and special education teachers of students in preschool through the early primary grades (pre-k through 3rd grades) who work with these students who demonstrate significant behaviors of concern. Teachers will be provided evidence based practices designed to appropriately identify behaviors of concern, the environmental factors affecting behavior, and strategies for intervention.

Goals for this session:

• develop an understanding of why the problem behavior is occurring

• increase knowledge of key evidence based practices for behavior intervention (reinforcement, antecedent based interventions, and functional communication training)

• design individualized intervention plans to address behaviors of concern

Core Communication Strategies

The training focuses on increasing educator understanding and ability to use Core Vocabulary.  The training includes activities that allow participants to discover what Core Vocabulary is and how it is used in the K-3 classroom. The key features of Core Vocabulary will be explored through lecture, hands on practice and take-home resources to aid with immediate implementation in the classroom.

Course Development for CCR-AA Work Session

This professional learning opportunity is designed for MSD teachers to increase their knowledge of course curriculum and unit planning for Employability and Foundational Standards-Alternate Assessment (EFAS-AA) and KAS for the four Career Work Experience Certificate (CWEC) courses. Teachers will be given resources and tools to develop instruction based on individual student needs. Participants will create instructional units focused on the first course in the CWEC course sequence. Participants should complete the two online training modules developed by KDE prior to attending. The ESAR and CWEC modules and quizzes can be found at http://kaap.hdi.uky.edu/ots/OTS/MemberTools/Login.aspx

This session will provide the updated step-by-step guide of the process for developing an Individual Education Program using the IEP Guidance Document produced by the Kentucky Department of Education. Teachers will be provided the knowledge and skills to design meaningful, individualized programming for students in special education. This session will emphasize the role of determining current baseline using student performance data, developing measurable, observable goals, determining evidence based SDI & SAS and using appropriate tools for monitoring progress on successful student outcomes.

Who can register for the training:

• New Teachers
• Service Providers
• Administrators who need a detailed step-by-step training of how to develop IEP for students with disabilities. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder. Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling – rather, participants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan:

® Assess for risk of suicide or harm
® Listen nonjudgmentally
® Give reassurance and information
® Encourage appropriate professional help
® Encourage self-help and other support strategies

The Youth Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum is primarily focused on information participants can use to help adolescents & transition-age youth, ages 12-18. 

This training begins at 9:00am and ends at 5:00pm

This session is intended for NEW teachers with little to no experience with alternate assessment. During this time participants will be introduced to the components of alternate assessment including process, calendar, Administration Guide Components, Participation Guidelines, Alternate Assessment Accountability Folder requirements, etc.  Following the training, participants will be prepared to take required qualifying quiz on KDE website.

Please bring your Alternate Assessment Administration Guide and a copy of the Alternate K-PREP Content Statements for each grade you teach.  The guide and alternate assessment standards can be found on KDE's website under Alternate Assessment.

This meeting will provide an opportunity for School Psychologists from the KEDC and KVEC Special Education Cooperative regions to come together to receive enrichment, networking and growth opportunities.  They will also discuss current topics, trends, and resources related to their area of expertise.

For more information please contact jenny.hogg@kedc.org