BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.7.3//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:126@sdrc.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T150000 DTSTAMP:20210914T231658Z URL:https://www.sdrc.ca/events/helping-individuals-with-autism-navigate-th e-social-world-virtual-2-part-course/ SUMMARY:HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM NAVIGATE THE SOCIAL WORLD - VIRTUAL - 2-PART COURSE DESCRIPTION:Part 1:   Tuesday\, November 23\, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p. m.\nPart 2:   Tuesday\, November 30\, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.\n\nR egister By:  November 22\, 2021\n\n\n\nPresenter: Stuart Lamont B.SD.\, R SSW\n\n\n\nIndividuals with autism typically do not learn many social skil ls by simply observing others in a social context. Parents and caregivers need to understand this. This workshop provides strategies\, resources and educational materials to help parents and caregivers understand the diffi culties in teaching someone with autism social skills. Topics covered incl ude:\n\n Developing an Action Plan\n Identifying Core Skills\n Developi ng a Social Skills Profile\n Generating Useful Strategies\n Exploring Wa ys to Observe Behaviour &\; Identify Alternative Behaviour\n Understan ding Behaviour within the Context of Social Skills\n\nA model of Skill Lea rning will be presented. This is a 2-part course. \nYou must take Part One to understand Part Two.\n\nAppropriate For:  Parents and Caregivers of C hildren/Youth/Adults\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Virtual Session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR