CIAO Seminars - Building an Effective Approach in the Treatment of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum (PART 1)

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Course Description

Live Stream | 6.0 Contact Hours | Intermediate Level
Audience: SLPs, SLPAs, OTs, COTAs, PTs, PTAs, and Teachers

Over time, many treatment options have emerged for individuals on the Autism spectrum, often leaving professionals unsure where to begin. This intermediate-level course provides a practical framework to help you design personalized, effective programs for students and clients with Autism.

Emphasizing structure as a key element, this course focuses on organizing therapy and classroom environments for meaningful outcomes. You'll gain a deeper understanding of Autism and learn how to apply proven, time-tested techniques to create successful plans tailored to each individual's needs.

Topics include:

Incidental Teaching
Language development: neurotypical vs. neurodivergent
Social skills development and treatment strategies
Overview of all 8 sensory systems and their influence on communication
Theory of Mind (ToM)
Autobiographical Memory (AM)
Polyvagal Theory: stress and nervous system responses
Practical communication-enhancing methods

You’ll leave with a more confident understanding of how to support individuals with Autism—and the tools to put it into action.

This course is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 1 and Part 2 may be taken independently of one another.

ATTENDANCE:

Attend as part of the LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE in Gulf Breeze, Florida - Studio audience seats are limited - so register today!
Attend via LIVE STREAM from anywhere around the world. Live stream participants will login to access the event from their computer.

NOTE:

This live event is streamed in real time.
Course agenda is in Central time, please adjust for your time zone
Registrants who attend the live broadcast will be able to interact with instructor.
All registrants will have access to the broadcast recording for 14 days.
A group may view the course together, however each attendee must be individually registered in order to receive CE credit.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

Attend/view entire course
Pass multiple choice quiz (80% min score)
Complete online course evaluation

CEUs:

SLPs - this course is registered with ASHA as Blended Learning. ASHA CEUs may be earned by attending live, viewing the recording, or a combination of both.
OTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Discuss various treatments utilized today for individuals with Autism.
Describe the PolyVagal Theory and it’s implication with the nervous system.
Compare and contrast language development with typically developing and preschoolers with Autism.
Recognize Theory of Mind (ToM) and Autobiographical Memory (AM) with relation to social skills development.
List the 8 sensory systems and the impact they may have on the patient/student.

Jodie Dacy

M.S. CCC-SLP, NDC

Jodie graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL with a Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders. She has been a practicing speech language pathologist since 1995 with extensive experience in the private sector, school settings and clinical experience in hospital settings which include long term care and outpatient rehab. Jodie became a VitalStim® Provider in 2005. Since then she has utilized this modality in the treatment of dysphagia with both her pediatric and adult patients. Jodie is also a licensed NOMAS® practitioner and certified in NDC (NMES for Dysphagia), MDTP (McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program) and Myofascial Release. She has presented locally and nationally on various topics such as Best Practices, The Benefits of Oral Motor/Feeding Therapy on Articulation/Speech Clarity amongst others. Currently, Jodie serves the Speech Language Pathology profession as a therapist at Val Verde Regional Hospital in TX and as a certified instructor of the VitalStim® Therapy and DINES Specialty Certificate Program for CIAO Seminars.

Financial Disclosure: Jodie receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of this course. She also receives royalties for the purchase of her recorded course(s)
Non-Financial Disclosure: Jodie uses VitalStim Therapy in her practice.

Live Stream is 30 minute lunch

Day 1

08:00 - 08:30

Introduction/ objectives/attendee parking lot

08:30 - 10:00

Autism Learning Styles and Characteristics, Language Development of neuro typical versus Neuro-Diverse, Theory of Mind (ToM)

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 12:00

Autobiographical Memory (AM), Poly Vagal Theory

12:00 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 02:30

The 8 Sensory Systems

02:30 - 02:45

Questions and Answers

Delivery VIA:

Live By Request - This course is available to come to you! Contact us to see how easy that can be. mail@ciaoseminars.com
Live Stream - This course is offered from our Live Stream studio. Watch and interact with the instructor from wherever you are or join us as part of the studio audience in sunny Gulf Breeze, FL. Included with each Live Stream registration is access to the course recording for the 14 days immediately following the broadcast.

Contact hours pre-approved for:

6 Hours
CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.6 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet submission required
ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (6 PDUs)
CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of PT Examiners Accredited Prov #2502009#TX
This activity meets continuing competence requirements for PT/PTA license renewal in TX
The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE
CIAO is a Rule Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Physical Therapy
CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Approved for:
6 Hrs. PT/PTAs in IL, TX (APTA TX #2502009 for 6 CCUs)
7 Hrs. OT/COTAs, PT/PTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-1284132)
7.2 Hrs. PT/PTAs in NY
6 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
6 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for PT/PTAs in AZ, GA, OK, SC, TN

Course meets requirements for:

PT/PTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, MT,

PT/PTAs in NE, NH, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY

OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,

OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Intermediate Level
0.6 ASHA CEUs

CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.