Upcoming Parent Workshops - Westlake, Ohio

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Milestones 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 applied behavioral

analysis (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.

This workshop is for children of all functioning levels.

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.

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

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

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

series for two people

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER

Visit www.milestones.org

call 216-371-4765

email milestonesorg@...

*request the monthly Newsletter * list an upcoming Autism Event

*Call for parent support and referral information