Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism
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| Course tuition: | $275 |
| Textbook: | $23.07 |
| Total: | $298.07 |
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Overview of the Course
More than ever, individuals with autism spectrum disorders are participating in the mainstream of school, work, and the community. Careful transition planning from secondary education is critical for young people with autism spectrum disorders to be successful; however, there is limited information on this topic.
This course will provide the participant with an in-depth understanding of the concepts related to positive transition planning for youth with autism. The issues, challenges, and strategies that are involved with helping young people with autism participate to the fullest degree in society will be examined.
The course will cover these important topics on autism and transition to work and more:- Characteristics of autism
- Impact of transition from school to adulthood
- Supporting parents
- Positive behavior support
- Inclusion
- Critical life and social skills for work
- Strategies for effective transition from school to work, training, or post-secondary education
- Building effective business partnerships between academic and community service providers
- Evidence-based strategies for effective job development, on-the-job support, and retention strategies
Overview Information: ALL instruction is web based. The lectures are in audio format, and you must have the technical requirements for the course as described below to benefit from the course. The course includes six lessons. Lessons include pre and post assessment, audio lectures, activities and select readings. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to post comments on the course bulletin boards and ask questions of nationally known experts in autism and transition.
Teachers: Teachers who would like to use this course as a professional development activity for re-certification will need prior approval of their school district. The school district will be responsible for designating the actual number of points that a teacher can earn for participating in the course. We have suggested that participation will require 45 contact hours. Please note that the course/training does not meet any of the requirements for initial licensure in special education or any category of licensure endorsement.
Others can earn CEUs or CRCs upon course completion. A certificate of completion will be issued to all participants who complete all course assignments. Participants MUST finish all required assignments within the specified time frame in order to be eligible to receive CEUs, CRCs and/or the certificate of completion from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Technical Requirements: Your computer must have a sound card, speakers, Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software), and Flash Player (free software). You will be able to log on to the course at any time of the day and access the audio lectures. Each person MUST have an individual e-mail account, or we cannot accept your registration. If the individual does not already have an account, a free one can be set up through http://www.hotmail.com. We send updates on the course activities and feedback on course activities through e-mail contact. Participants must be able to receive and send messages in order to benefit from this online experience. We cannot correspond with participants through an e-mail address that is assigned to another person.
Cost: The fee is $275 per person in course tuition, plus $23.07 for the purchase of the book Autism & the Transition to Adulthood: Success Beyond the Classroom by Wehman, Datlow-Smith and Schall. The book can be purchased through amazon.com.
Registration: Register online using a credit card over our secure server. Or, complete the offline form and mail to:
Attention:
Pam Targett
VCU-RRTC
PO Box 842011
Richmond, VA 23284-2011
VCU-RRTC staff are available to provide technical assistance on how to use the Internet for distance education. If you have questions about the technology applications, please contact Doug Erickson at (804) 827-0760. Content and other questions about course requirements should be directed to Pam Targett at 804-828-1640 or psherron@vcu.edu.
