Self-Report Assessment for Children and Lower-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism

Description

Presented by: Alison Wheeland, OTS – Fieldwork Level II Student
originally recorded August 9, 2013

Webinars are video presentations and include the recorded PowerPoint and lecture and a .pdf copy of the PowerPoint notes.

Description: This webinar addresses the importance of assessing the personal experience of a person with autism for creating goals and treatment plans and discusses some of the methods that can be used to modify standardized assessments to be appropriate for lower-functioning clients, as well as the factors that need to be taken into consideration for adolescents and adults.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar viewers will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of including low-functioning clients in the goal and treatment planning processes.
2. Identify various ways to modify assessments for the needs of different types of clients.
3. Name a modification to an assessment in a case example.

Course Level: Introductory. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Suitable For: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants and students, speech and language therapists, teachers, and educators.

AOTA
Domain: Client Factors
Process: Evaluation and Intervention

Contact Hours: This course is worth 1.5 contact hours or .15 AOTA CEUs.

Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must listen to the recorded webinar in its entirety and complete the accompanying assessment.

 ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact the Spiral Foundation at admin@thespiralfoundation.org or (617) 969 – 4410 ext. 231.

Continuing Education:

Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants:  The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association.  The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.