“This training is supported by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services”

DWMHA 2017 Autism Conference: Partners In Progress

When: Friday, April 21, 2017 – 9:00am – 4:00pm

Where: Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia 48150

Registration is required

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Overview

DWMHA invites you to attend the 2017 Autism Conference, Partners in Progress. The event will include two keynote presentations and five breakout sessions tracks with participants from many of our valuable Autism Partners. The conference will bring together providers, professional staff, direct care staff, advocates, educators, researchers, community leaders and health professionals.

It is important to develop and implement autism treatment services that can effectively address individual and family needs. The goal of this conference it to advance the development and implementation of evidence-based behavioral health treatment and applied behavior analysis services to individuals served by the public behavioral health system.  

Those currently working with or interested in increasing their knowledge about adults and children who have autism. This includes administrators, clinicians, behavior analysts, behavior technicians, support coordinators, case managers, counselors, social workers, university faculty, and community members.

Alyson Beytien, MS, BCBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst for the Mercy Autism Center in Dubuque, Iowa and is the mother of 3 sons with autism. She is a consultant and trainer for school systems throughout the United States and Canada on educating individuals with autism. She has done over 300 presentations for numerous organizations on Autism spanning a wide range of topics. Alyson has a Master’s degree in Education specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education. She is the author of Autism Everyday published by Future Horizons, Inc., which won the Literary Work of the Year Award from the Autism Society of America in 2012. She serves on the Iowa Autism Council and writes for the Autism Spectrum Quarterly Magajournal.

Judith Coucouvanis, MA, APRN, BC, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who has worked with kids with autism and their families for 40 years. Judith has published The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including Autism and Related Disorders. Toilet training children with autism and related disorders is fraught with countless challenges stemming from the very core of their unique characteristics. The communication and sensory issues can create barriers for individuals with autism. As a result, typical strategies are frequently ineffective when used with children with special needs. Judith Coucouvanis, MA, APRN, BC, is an expert in strategies that have produced remarkable results for parents of children with autism and related disorders.

Continuing Education Information

BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST: 4 continuing education credits are approved for this training.

SOCIAL WORKERS:  5 continuing education credits are approved for this training. 

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: 5 continuing education credits are approved for this event.  

QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (QMHP): These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for QMHP, CMHP, QBHP staff. 

TRAINING HOURS: This event will count toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.

Early Bird (ends 3/31): $30 per person

After 3/31: $40 per person

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Andrea at asmith1@dwmha.com. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.

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