High Functioning Autism - Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children and Adolescents

High Functioning Autism - Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children and Adolescents is organized by Jack Hirose and Associates Inc and would be held on Nov 21, 2017 at Executive Royal Hotel West Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The target audience for this medical event for K–12 Classroom Teachers, School Counsellors/Psychologists, Learning Assistance/ Resource Teachers, School Administrators, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants, Classroom Assistants and Childcare Workers. All other professionals who support students including but not limited to: Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Addiction Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers, Police Officers, and Early Childhood Educators. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 6 credits

Topics Include :
• DSM-5 and ICD-10 Updates
• Social Skills Interventions
• Communication Interventions
• Sensory Interventions
• Anxiety Interventions
• Depression Interventions
• ADHD Interventions
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Interventions
• Interventions for Specific Difficult Behaviours
• Psychopharmacological Interventions

This intensive, full-day workshop provides proven intervention strategies, essential treatment tools, and behavioural techniques to help you analyze behaviours and actions, identify consequences for behaviours, and teach new skills to children, adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). Walk away with practical intervention techniques for social success, behaviour changes and overcoming challenging co-occurring behaviours that deliver success through adulthood.

Through case studies, video clips and class participation you will leave this workshop with an improved understanding of HFA and the confidence to develop and implement effective treatment plans. Don’t just manage these individuals; provide interventions that lead to successful independence into their adult years.

Conference Objectives are :
• Explain how the DSM-5 updates impact service delivery
• Utilize several social skill interventions to improve long-term success for children/ adolescents with HFA
• Employ specific coping and calming techniques for children/adolescents with HFA
• Identify medication side effects that can mimic behavioural issues and may even cause behavioural issues
• Design effective strategies for successful transitions for children/adolescents with HFA
• Select specific behavioral interventions that target the most difficult behaviors in children/ adolescents with HFA
• Summarize the new DSM-5 diagnosis of SocialPragmatic Communication Disorder and design treatment interventions