Pre-Recorded Trainings and Webinars
WNY Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Pre-Recorded Trainings and Webinars
Available Online Training
Summit’s online training library features FREE trainings for professionals and parents. See descriptions below of the currently available titles. Please use the registration links provided to view any of the following pre-recorded trainings.
Effective Virtual Instruction Strategies for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities
Presented by Chrissy Ray, MS. Ed (Approximate Length: 2 Hours)
- The 2020 school year has brought about many new obstacles and changes for educators worldwide. Educational teams are being challenged to adopt new instructional practices that incorporate distance learning. When planning distance learning lessons for students with autism and related disabilities, educators may be faced with additional challenges in terms of engagement, working with families, and lesson design. In this webinar, strategies are offered for educators to use in order to make the shift from in-class instruction to synchronous virtual instruction. Using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, peer-reviewed research, and live examples, the speakers will present a comprehensive training on strategies including virtual instruction basics, building parent partnerships, and increasing student engagement through distance learning. This training also offers information for using some of the most common and user-friendly platforms to incorporate into virtual instruction. This training is designed to create energy and excitement around using virtual learning platforms with students with autism and related disabilities, and their families, through the use of effective strategies and sharing success stories. Participants will be able to identify 5 strategies for building effective partnerships with parents, identify positive outcomes associated with Virtual Instruction and learn ways to increase learner engagement through Virtual Instruction.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/826/registrations/new
“Developing My Story,” A Strengths Based Approach to Autism
Presented by Nicholas Rockwell, M.S. Ed., and Jennifer Ventry, TSSLD, M.S. Ed. (Approximate Length: 50 minutes)
- The “Developing My Story,” A Strengths Based Approach to Autism workshop covers the “My Story” project that is helping Summit students understand and share their strengths, interests, and things they’re motivated to learn.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/966/registrations/new
Addressing Behavior Problems in the Virtual and In-person Classroom for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities
Presented by David A. Meichenbaum, Ph.D. of The Summit Center, Inc. (Approximate Length: 2 hours)
- Virtual and hybrid learning models present a series of challenges that increase the risk of behavioral difficulties for children with ASD. This workshop will identify important considerations to understand and address behavior challenges. During the first hour, strategies will be presented to help reduce maladaptive behaviors and to support the acquisition and demonstration of more appropriate behaviors across home and classroom settings. During the second hour, participants will be able to understand the factors, specific to the current circumstances, that are contributing to challenging behaviors, list supports and accommodations to minimize challenging behaviors for virtual and ‘hybrid’ learners and identify strategies to increase the development and demonstration of adaptive alternative behaviors across settings. Speaker Disclosure: Dr. Meichenbaum receives his salary from The Summit Center and has no nonfinancial disclosures
Summit Summer Programs: Strategies to Support This Upcoming School Year’s Educators
Presented by David Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Director of Community Consulting & Clinical Services at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 1 hour)
- This webinar is designed for educators who will be working with a student this upcoming school year who has (or would have) attended one of Summit’s 5-week summer treatment programs (i.e., Community Connections Program or ADHD STP). The emphasis of this training is to highlight the various components of the summer programs that are evidence-based (proven to be effective) and to indicate how these strategies and techniques can be adapted for use in a school-based program. The goal of this training is to help generalize the gains and successes the students demonstrate during the summer program into the upcoming school year.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/723/registrations/new
Redefining Consequence: Considerations and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors (for Professionals)
Presented by David Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Director of Community Consulting & Clinical Services at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 90 minutes)
- This webinar is designed for educators, related service providers, and community professionals who work with a child who demonstrates recurring challenging behaviors. This presentation goes beyond determining the cause of challenging behaviors and examines how many conventional ways of responding to difficult behavior contribute to the persistence of challenges. Practical evidence- based strategies to decrease maladaptive behaviors, increase adaptive alternative behaviors, and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention plans will be offered. Attendees will consider whether their current means of responding to challenging behaviors include the necessary elements to build skills and curtail future problematic behaviors. Specific case examples will be provided.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/714/registrations/new
Redefining Consequence: Considerations and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors (for parents/caregivers)
Presented by David Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Director of Community Consulting & Clinical Services at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 90 minutes)
- This webinar is designed for families of school-age children with disabilities. This presentation highlights how for some children many conventional ways of responding to difficult behavior contribute to the persistence of challenges. Practical strategies to increase more positive behaviors will be offered. Examples will be provided.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/711/registrations/new
Effective Prompting Strategies Used to Teach Vocational Skills
Presented by Lori Simmons, Transition Coordinator and Supervising Clinician at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 1 hour)
- All school personnel, including classroom aides, personal care aides, and related service providers. This presentation will describe various prompting strategies and discusses how to potentially apply them to the vocational setting. Prompt fading will be covered, as well as some pitfalls that can lead to prompt dependency.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/712/registrations/new
Building Skills vs. Doing Skills: Considerations and Strategies for Reducing Adult Supports & Fostering Independence
Presented by David Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Director of Community Consulting & Clinical Services at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 1 hour)
- All school personnel, including classroom aides, personal care aides, related service providers and families of school-age children with disabilities. This webinar is designed for all professionals/caregivers who support a child with a developmental disability or disruptive behavior disorder. Emphasis will be placed on the provision of assistance (or “aiding”), to emphasize the important role of building skills rather than doing skills. Participants will leave with a framework for fostering independence that includes attending to and tracking prompts/accommodations, developing and implementing individualized independence plans (IIPs), and establishing means to monitor progress. Specific cases and solutions will be provided.
https://nysrcasd.org/events/694/registrations/new
Implementing Visuals in the Classroom
Presented by Christine Ray, MS. Ed, Clinical Trainer at The Summit Center (Approximate Length: 1 hour)
- All school personnel, including classroom aides, personal care aides, related service providers and families of school-age children with disabilities. Visual Supports are tools that aide individuals in interacting and appropriately responding to different stimuli and events within their natural environment. Participants will learn to identify how to utilize visuals throughout the school day, be provided examples of different visual supports, and learn the role of reinforcement when using Visual Supports. Fading visual supports will also be discussed.
Additional Trainings on LMS
The following trainings are available on Summit’s Learning Management System at http://thesummitcentertraining.org/
How to Register:
- Enter the training center at http://thesummitcentertraining.org/
- Begin the registration process as a “New User.” By signing up, you will be granted access to the training.
- After filling out the appropriate fields, you will receive an email indicating that your account is approved.
- Log in to the Summit’s Training Center with your new username and password.
- You will be directed to the online training homepage. From here, you can select the “Inclusive Programming for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” training to begin.
Available Topics:
- Addressing common behavior problems in young children with and without disabilities
- Jennifer Toomey, Ph.D and Rachel Smith-Sponholz, Ph.D.
- Approximate length: 90 minutes
- Identification and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders
- Jennifer Felber, Ph.D., BCBA
- Approximate length: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Inclusive Programming for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- David Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
- Approximate length: 3 Hours
- Redefining consequence for children with disabilities in public school classrooms
- David L. Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
- Approximate length: 90 Minutes
- Summit Summer Programs: Strategies to Support This Upcoming School Year’s Educators
- David L. Meichenbaum, Ph.D.