Seminars
Practical information from Fraser experts
You can benefit from decades of Fraser experience by attending one of our many seminars. These seminars are designed for families, teachers, care providers, social workers and others who are interested in gaining practical knowledge and skills. Fraser seminars are taught by experts with many years of experience. Our registration fees are low to allow everyone to participate.
Picture This: Changing the Look of Autism
Date:Thursday, June 26, 2008
Time:8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location:Holiday Inn Select (directions)
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
Bloomington, Minnesota
Cost:$125 (prior to 6/1/08); $140 after 6/1/08
10% discount for groups of 3 or more
This conference, for parents and professionals of early childhood and school age children with autism spectrum disorders, will build your knowledge base and skills related to autism. You will find a variety of conference sessions including: assessment, education techniques and strategies, intervention strategies and much more.
Opening Session (8:30 - 9:35 a.m.)
The Changing Picture of Autism
We will identify some best practices in both assessment and treatment that give hope to families, caregivers and professionals working with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). |
Workshop Session 1 (9:45 - 10:30 a.m.)
1a) Play to Talk: Strategies for Social Communication
Learn how to use strategies to turn everyday play sessions and social interactions into opportunities to foster language development, relationship skills and positive behavior.
1b) ASD Symptoms in Babies: When Worry Takes Action
This presentation will review the research in infant mental health and set the stage for how to move forward when parents are concerned about their young children.
1c) Executive Functioning Differences in Children and Adolescents: Associated Disorders, Evaluation, and Intervention Strategies
This presentation will discuss diagnoses associated with executive functioning deficits; provide a framework for assessing these deficits; and offer strategies for addressing executive functioning deficits in children and adolescents. |
Workshop Session 2 (10:40 - 11:25 a.m.)
2a) Social Stories & Social Scripts
What are social stories and social scripts and how can they help children with autism? Learn how to write a social script and make modifications for children with varying abilities.
2b) Back from the Future: Research Guiding Practice with Adolescents with Asperger’s Disorder
Learn how Fraser research with young adults has helped to guide interventions used with adolescents who have Asperger’s Disorder.
2c) What Is Music Therapy?
This session will provide an overview of music therapy and discuss how music therapy is applied when working with children on the autism spectrum.
2d) Introduction To Sensory Integration: Strategies for Home and School
This session will provide an introduction to sensory processing and sensory integration strategies, cover common terms and definitions and provide explanations of how sensory processing typically works and what it looks like when it doesn’t work correctly. |
Lunch Session (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)
You Can Play With Your Food!
Learn why children on the autism spectrum have difficulty with eating and strategies to encourage mealtime success. |
Workshop Session 3 (1:10 - 2:40 p.m.)
3a) TEACCH: The Structured Teaching Approach to Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Four components of the structured teaching approach (physical structure, schedules, work systems and task organization) will be discussed.
3b) Promoting Positive Behaviors: Inclusive Strategies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Participants will learn how to recognize motivations of challenging behaviors and to identify possible strategies to address these behaviors.
3c) Tips for Trips and Summer Fun: Planning Recreational Activities for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
This seminar provides useful tips and strategies for planning successful vacations,
field trips and recreational activities for children on the autism spectrum.
3d) Apraxia: A Piece of the Communication Puzzle
This seminar will provide information to help you understand apraxia and its implications for children on the autism spectrum. |
Workshop Session 4 (2:50 - 4:15 p.m.)
4a) Look and Learn: A Primer on Visual Tools
This presentation will provide an overview of the importance of using visual tools to help children with autism spectrum disorders organize, sequence, process and initiate in challenging situations.
4b) Supporting Families Through Their Journey
This session will explore ways to support families through the process of diagnosis and intervention, and examine needs and support for parents and siblings within their cultural perspective.
4c) Potty Training: The Scoop on Poop (and Pee)
Learn to troubleshoot common potty training roadblocks and develop a repertoire of useful potty training strategies.
4d) Play to Talk: Strategies for Social Communication
Learn how to use strategies to turn everyday play sessions and social interactions into opportunities to foster language development, relationship skills and positive behavior. |
Registration Details
- Register online
- Registrations must be postmarked by 6/1/08 to be eligible for the discounted fee.
- Limited space available, so early registration is encouraged.
- Registrations must be postmarked by June 20.
- Payment or purchase order must accompany registration.
- 10% discount for groups of 3 or more if registration submitted in one payment (group discount not available online).
- Full refunds will be given if cancellations are made by May 15. No refunds will be given after May 15. To cancel your registration, call 612-767-5158.
For more information, contact Chris Bentley at chris@fraser.org or 612-767-5158.
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