Education Audio Conferences

How does an
Audio Conference work?

Audio Conference registrants will receive an e-mail a few days before the event with complete instructions on how to participate. You'll be given a unique Event I.D. and PIN that entitles you to a single phone-line connection to access the audio portion of the event. The instructions also will include steps to retrieve the speaker's hand-outs.

Train your entire team
for one low rate!

LRP's Audio Conferences are the perfect way to train both new and seasoned staff. All you need is a conference room with a speakerphone and invite as many others as you'd like.

March 3, 2010 • 12 - 1:30 p.m. ET
Beyond the Classroom:
Post-Secondary Transition Planning for Students With Autism
Presented by Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D.

With a new focus on career development, personal competence and life satisfaction, the outcomes of the transition process are being redefined beyond simple job placement. But a curriculum centered on developing the many different yet critical skills young adults with autism need for functioning in the community presents challenges to existing educational systems.

Peter Gerhardt, a dynamic presenter and researcher with experience transitioning secondary and post-secondary students with autism, gives you an overview and practical strategies for community-referenced transition planning at any age, including employment, social competence, sexuality and quality-of-life concerns. Find out how to establish a program of evidence-based instruction to help each student develop the skills and abilities needed to effectively navigate the world beyond their classrooms. Dr. Gerhardt will help you improve transition planning by:

         •     Identifying the components of a comprehensive transition plan

         •     Sharing tips for developing meaningful IEP goals

         •     Defining the multiple constituent groups whose needs are to be met
               in the employment development process

         •     Identifying the three primary components of sexuality

         •     Describing the individually determined components of an assessment
               of quality of life

         •     And more

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Cost: $250 per site when you register by Feb. 23, $270 thereafter. You can have as many colleagues as you'd like at your site.

Who should attend?

        •    Special education directors

        •    Transition specialists

        •    General and special education teachers

        •    Parents and other IEP team members

        •    Associations and organizations providing post-secondary services
             to students with disabilities

        •    Local business representatives

Meet the Speaker(s)

Dr. Peter Gerhardt is president and chair of the Scientific Council for the Organization for Autism Research. He has more than 25 years of experience using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in support of adolescents and adults with an autism spectrum disorder in educational, employment and community-based settings. He is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs of adults with ASD, the school-to-work-transition process, assessment of social competence, and analysis and intervention of problematic behavior. He has presented nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Gerhardt earned his doctorate from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Education.

Can't Make the Date ?

This Audio Conference will be recorded and CDs will be available for purchase. Reserve your CD now or call toll-free 1-800-341-7874.

Questions?

Please call toll-free 1-800-727-1227.

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