Sunday, March 30, Family Workshop Series

[Guest guest]

Family Workshop Series

This series is for family members, caregivers, tutors or others

interested in learning effective strategies for playing, communicating

and interacting in a home with children who have communication and/or

behavioral challenges. These effective strategies are for children of

all ages with pervasive developmental disorders, autism spectrum

disorders and asperger's syndrome. The workshop focus is on ages 1

years old through early elementary. Participants will engage in

hands-on learning of ABA for use everyday in their homes. ABA is a

system for teaching which breaks skills down into discrete steps.

Skills are taught through motivation, errorless learning, and

reinforcement.

Dates:

Sunday, March 30th ABA Everyday During Play

* Behavioral strategies to use in the home during play

* Learn how to encourage reciprocal play

* Learn how to engage your child in fun, interactive activities

* Learn how to use play to target specific social, communication

or academic skills

Sunday, April 27th Be Prepared: Practical Behavior Plans

* Learn how to develop a plan to deal with behaviors so that you

are not always responding in the moment but rather are being proactive.

* Learn how to encourage positive behaviors and reduce

inappropriate behaviors.

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Sunday, May 18th Tools for Encouraging Communication

* Learn how to use a variety of visual supports

* Learn how to create social stories and schedules

* Learn how to encourage communication in the natural environment

Time: 1:30-4:00 pm

Location: Westlake Recreation Center (http://www.wlrec.org/)

Westlake Recreation Department

28955 Hilliard Boulevard

Westlake, OH 44145

440.808.5700 (call for directions only)

Cost: Register for Individual Sessions or for Entire Series

Group Discounts

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$30 per person per session -- $75 for series per person

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$45 for two family members/caregivers per workshop -- $135 for

series for two people

For more information or to register contact Kiersten at

216-371-4765 or infomilestones@....