Community of Practice in Autism: Strategies for Teaching Autistic Youth and Adults with the Most Extensive Support Needs

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Dr. Oscar Hughes will provide an overview of three evidence-based practices to teach academic and functional skills to youth and adults with autism who need the most significant support: Visual Supports, Systematic Prompting and Video Modeling. He will share examples of how each of these strategies can be adapted to meet individual learning needs. Attendees will have the opportunity to develop a plan to use one or more of these strategies in school or at home.

Program objectives

At the end of the session participants will:

  1. Share at least one example of three evidence-based practices (Visual Supports, Systematic Prompting, and Video Modeling) and how they would use with one of their students.
  2. Explain the rationale for using these three evidence-based practices (Visual Supports, Systematic Prompting and Video Modeling) with students who requite intensive support needs.
  3. Develop a draft plan to use at least one or more of the evidence-based practices (Visual Supports, Systematic Prompting and Video Modeling) with an individual in a home or school setting. 

Presenter

Oscar Hughes

Dr. Oscar E. Hughes is Assistant Professor of Special Education at Rhode Island College, where he directs the graduate program in Severe Intellectual Disabilities and teaches courses on assessment and instruction for students with extensive support needs. He also coordinates the Dual Sensory Impairment Project at Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities.

Dr. Hughes earned his Ph.D. from Boston University and is a former special education teacher of students with autism and other developmental disabilities. A frequent national presenter, his scholarship spans autism, inclusive research methodologies, authentic friendships, self-advocacy, and gender and sexual self-determination for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities.

Professional development

A general letter of attendance will be available at the end of the presentation.
Continuing Education credits (2 credit hours) from NASW-RI and RIMCHA will be available pending approval.

Reasonable accommodation / language request

If you need a reasonable accommodation (e.g., ASL interpreter), materials in an alternate format (e.g. large print) or information in a language other than English to fully participate in this event, please indicate your request on the registration form.
 

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