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Learning About Autism: a program raising awareness about educating children with ASD on the basis of applied behavior analysis

Dates

Prices

Free

Location

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Propylaia, 30 Panepistimiou str.
Online Registration

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Wednesdays, 25 October and 1, 8 and 15 November 2023
Time
17:00-21:00
Venue
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Propylaia, 30 Panepistimiou str.
Day
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Time
18:00-20:00
Venue
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Propylaia, 30 Panepistimiou str.

Information

Addressed to

Special education teachers and other educators, psychologists, speech therapists, physical therapists, and mental health professionals who support or would like to support schoolchildren with ASD.

Program duration

Four sessions lasting 240 minutes and one supervision meeting lasting 120 minutes.

Venue

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Propylaia (Central Building)

Prerequisites for taking part

All participants are required to attend all five program sessions.

Participants will be presented with a certificate of attendance at the end of the workshop program.

Application and selection process

Filling out the form does not guarantee you a place on the program. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

What are the core characteristics displayed by schoolchildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? What does the latest research data reveal about ASD? What is applied behavior analysis, and what techniques can be used during the teaching process? An educational program designed specially for professionals supporting schoolchildren with ASD.

There are many quandaries that professionals working with children with ASD are called upon to tackle each day. Quandaries that end up facilitating the way in which they work to support the children themselves, but also help give their parents a better understanding of the situation. Taking all these unknowns as a point of departure, and spurred by the Onassis Foundation’s support for the Laboratory for Special Education and Family Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, this educational program and its topics were formulated with a view to providing special education teachers, therapists, and mental health professionals with further training.

Find out more about the challenges that children with ASD face as they are being integrated into school environments, and the ways in which they can be supported effectively. Discover, too, how theory of mind and executive functions relate both to the difficulties faced by schoolchildren with ASD and to intervention strategies, so that you can meet their needs in holistic ways.

As part of this program, you will get the chance to broaden your knowledge with regard to autism spectrum disorder and be shown how to intervene in more systematic ways to meet the complex needs of children and their families, while also earning a certificate of attendance.

Sharing scientifically proven facts and raising awareness of good practice bolsters the rounded support of children with ASD and leads to the creation of an equitable society, free from discrimination.

Program Topics

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – Angeliki Gena

Applied behavior analysis – Angeliki Gena

Applied behavior analysis teaching techniques and procedures – Petros Galanis

Taking a holistic approach to ASD – Mara Bardounioti

Developmental aspects of applied behavior analysis interventions – Erifyli Tsirembolou

Observations on theory of mind, executive functions, and other metacognitive functions – Erifyli Tsirembolou

Differentiated instruction – Anastasia Vlachou

Integrating children with ASD into schools – Petros Galanis

Group supervision meeting with program leaders – Angeliki Gena, Petros Galanis, Erifyli Tsirembolou, Mara Bardounioti

Program aims and methodology
  • Setting out up-to-date research data relating to autism spectrum disorder.
  • Raising awareness of applied behavior analysis principles and familiarizing participants with the key teaching techniques of this scientifically proven method.
  • The presentation of practical interventions for tackling the demands of teaching children with ASD alongside other pupils in a classroom setting.
  • Emphasis will be placed on differentiated instruction approaches; a survey of educational practices and teaching methods that help foster the skills of schoolchildren with ASD will also be provided.
  • Supervision and guidance will be provided for participant case studies.

Credits

  • Angeliki Gena

    Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Special Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Anastasia Vlachou

    Associate Professor of Special and Inclusive Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Dr. Erifyli Tsirembolou

    Psychologist, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Mara Bardounioti

    School Psychologist, M.Sc.

  • Dr. Petros Galanis

    Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Coordination and Planning Team

  • Christina Panagiotakou

    Educational Programs Coordinator

  • Despina Marti

    Educational Programs Assistant

  • Gina Papamichael

    Educational Programs Assistant

Under the Scientific Auspices

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