As you already know, April is Autism Awareness month. When I reflect about what that means to me and what my friends with ASD need most, the biggest issue that I keep running into pops into my head. Education.
Autism Spectrum Disorders affect 1 in 68 children. That's quite a lot of kids. If you work in an education setting, you are bound to know at least one child with ASD. It's more like that you know several. So then, how come so many people know so little about it? How come so many people continue to educate these children using ineffective methods? It's frustrating for all parties involved, I know. But don't we owe it to them and their families to be prepared for them? Simply put…absolutely.
Most often, it's a large part of our job to go forth and spread the word about how our teachers, administrators, and other educational professionals can best serve these children. It's a big task. So, how do we do that? By educating ourselves.
There are TONS of continuing education courses that you can access to help you gain better knowledge and understanding…and let's face it, we always, always, always have more to learn about this topic.
I was lucky enough to be able to check out one of Hanen's e-seminar regarding this very subject, called “Teaching Tuning In” which is all about how to help students on the spectrum with using Theory of Mind.
What I really love about this seminar is that is practical! You walk away with activities you can use immediately and they are all research based! You can use them in therapy and share them with parents and teachers. The other part I love is that it's on demand, so you can watch it on your own time, stopping and starting when it's convenient for your schedule. They provide handouts that you can download, as well as a printable list of activities for teaching.
What's even better is that YOU can win your own access to watch this course! Yes! One winner will be drawn via the rafflecopter below and get access to one of Hanen's e-seminars. And, yes, these are for ASHA CEUs! Woohoo! Enter below and good luck 🙂
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I haven’t completed any CEUs with Hanen, but I LOVE their books! I’m going to have to check out their e-seminars. It’s been a while since I’ve been to their site! Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the contest. 🙂
i have not completed a Hanen course. I would very interested in trying one! =)
I have not completed a Hanen course. I do have some of the books but would really like more training.
I love Hanen (we have a presenter in grad school) and have not yet taken a seminar or course from them. I just got my CCC’s last month so I have been waiting!
Love this and it would be so helpful 🙂 I took a course on theory of mind at ASHA and would love to further my education on the subject!
This sounds amazing! Would love to take this course!
Yaaaay! What a wonderful give-a-way!! 🙂
Would love to win the Hanen course.
I love Hanen (OWL anyone?) and autism is near and dear to my heart and caseload. Thanks for sharing this great resource and give away!
I’ve never taken a Hanen course, but I would love to! I’m just getting started again in the Autism world and I would love to hear other suggestions to freshen up my knowledge!
I’m getting more and more cases added to my caseload, any and all learning opportunities are wonderful!
Sounds like a great course!! Very interested now – thanks for sharing the info!
Awesome giveaway! I’ve always heard awesome things about their “It Takes Two” course, but I’ve never taken it – would love to try one of their courses because of their fantastic reputation!!
I would love to participate in this course! It looks like it will be really good and really helpful.
I would love the opportunity to participate in this! I have not been part of Hanen training previously. I am going to be taking an online course re:autism through Northern Speech Services. It’s discounted til end of April!
I haven’t completed a Hanen course yet. But would love to in the future!
I have 5 autism self-contained classrooms at our elementary school, and I would love some new ideas/techniques for working with these students!
I haven’t completed a Hanen course before but we used It Takes Two to Talk in grad school!
I haven’t done a Hanen e-seminar, but once upon a time I was certified in three of their programs. Their material is WONDERFUL!!!
Would love to complete my first Hanen course!
I would love to take a Hanen course!
I haven not completed a Hanen seminar, but it’s been on my “wish list”! Other Autism training I’d recommend is: http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/. You can participate for free or sign up for credits.
I haven’t completed an e-seminar but I used some of the principles in grad school. Would love a refresher course 🙂
I have never completed any Hanen courses, though I would love to!!!
I haven’t completed a Hanen course before (but would love too!) We covered “It Takes Two to Talk” in one of our early childhood classes in gradschool! It came highly recommended!
I have not been able to complete a Hanen seminar, but I have been wanting too!!
I have not completed a Hanen seminar but sure would love to! I just found some free autism webinars at http://www.kansasasd.org/ (no CEUs though).