OVERVIEW

KONTAKT: Clinical Training Course is organized by Karolinska Institute / Karolinska Institutet (KI) and will be held from Oct 16 - Nov 16, 2023.

Course dates and time
16 October 2023: The learning platform Canvas open for preparations
16 October – 15 November 2023: Independent, self-learning modules (mandatory)
16 November 2023: Joint seminar, time to be decided (mandatory – active participation is required)

Course content:
The course consists of pre-recorded lectures as well as discussions and practice activities. Over one month, course participants complete self-learning modules at their own pace. Estimated working hours for the activities of the portion of the course, including listening to pre-recorded lectures, completing online quizzes, and homework assignments, is about 2 working days. Instructors are available throughout the course via e-mails and discussion boards on the learning platform Canvas. In the end of the course month, a half working day, joint seminar is scheduled. Active participation is required during the seminar.

Course objectives:
Access to evidence-based interventions for autistic individuals is very limited. Social skills group training is one of few methods that has been implemented and shown promising effects. Social skills group training is one of the few methods that has been implemented and shown promising effects for children and adolescents with autism (without intellectual disability). The purpose of the course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of social skills training according to the Frankfurt model and KONTAKT.

Additional Details Will Be Posted as Soon as Information is Available.