Professional Training Program

Overview

The mission of the Autism Center’s training program is to increase the capacity of the Puget Sound area to serve children with autism by providing high-quality training to community professionals and to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students. We currently provide the following training experiences:

2008 Summer Workshop Series for Parents & Professionals Working With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Assessment & Intervention
  Strategies for Children & Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  July 21 – 25, 2008
  9 AM – 4 PM
  UW Campus
  CHDD Building, Room 150
  Seattle, WA 98195
  Course fee: $500 per person
  *Receive $50 discount for two or more registrants*
  
  
One-day Workshops


• Language & Social Communication Issues for Children With ASD
  Presented by Autism Center speech-language pathologists
  Tuesday, July 15, 2008
  9 AM – 4 PM
  UW Campus
  CHDD Building, Room 150
  Seattle, WA 98195
  Course fee: $100 per person
  
  
• ABA & Early Intervention, presented by our BCBA-certified autism consultants
  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  9 AM – 4 PM
  UW Campus
  CHDD Building, Room 150
  Seattle, WA 98195
  Course fee: $100 per person
  
  
• Autism and School Psychology, presented by Autism Center psychologists
  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  9 AM – 4 PM
  UW Campus
  CHDD Building, Room 150
  Seattle, WA 98195
  Course fee: $100 per person
  

Please click here to learn more about our instructors.

Please contact Heather McConaghy via email or call 206-616-8642 for more information.

Other Training

• Inservice training and consultation to schools, community agencies, and mental health settings.
  [Inquire about these services]
  
  Training topics:
  Social and Emotion Regulation
  General Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Classroom Strategies for Children with Asperger’s
  Early Intervention
  Language and Social Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Applied Behavior Analysis
  Visual Structure
  Sensory-Motor Development
  Social Skills Training

• Hands-on supervised training for home therapy assistants (who are privately contracted with families) in our Early Childhood Autism Consultant Clinic. Supervision that can be applied to obtaining certification as a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCABA) is available.
  Download information sheet: [Information Sheet] [BCABA Criteria]
   
• The University of Washington Autism Center provides professional training, but is not a licensing agency. For those interested in Microsoft/Premera Insurance Certification:
  [View Information on Microsoft/Premera Insurance Certification]
  [or Email us for more information]
   
• Students interested in teacher certification or special education certification with a specialization in autism should contact the Department of Special Education.