UPGRADED Online Course  - How to Deliver Social Communication Therapy for Your Child at Home as Early Intervention

​Categories: Special Education, Early Intervention, Evidence-based Practices, Skills Development, School-age Teaching Methods, Teaching Supports, Learning Supports, SEN Curricula
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​SAVE THE DATES - 3 MONDAYS 
July 31, August 7, August 14 at 4pm - 7.30pm GMT - 9 hour tuition
Plus 1-1 online virtual assessment to be scheduled on day 1 of the course

COURSE OVERVIEW
Young children with autism and speech delay present with the social communication difficulties being one of the core deficits in autism. They need intensive stimulation in a naturalistic environment provided by a trained parent/guardian.

​With the right intervention as early and as intensive as possible, children can make significant developmental gains in the area of social communication, social engagement, play skills, language & communication - the areas that are a precursor for the future successes in social & emotional development. 
​To meet the needs of the young children aged from birth to the age of 6, the Social Communication therapy training has been developed.

OUTCOMES

1. After learning effective ways to help your child with ASD, your feelings of competence and optimism about your child’s future will increase and you become a skilled early interventionist in your professional role
2. You will learn how to set higher expectations for your child
3. After being more competent in helping your child effectively, your stress level will decrease and you will find more time for leisure and recreation. 
4. Your child will get more hours of therapy, what means greater outcomes 
5. You will learn to use the daily naturalistic situations to teach ‘’spontaneously’’ what will help your child to better generalize the skills in pre-school, primary school, at home and in the community

This virtual parent training is very successful in helping young children develop social communication skills and use them spontaneously, once you stick to the guidance and carry out the gradual steps using the right techniques at the right time. The program is divided into 7 sixty minute meetings in 6 weeks, to allow for the most effective use of the training time while having your questions answered by a an expert SEN teacher who is an ASD therapist, an ASD education & behaviour consultant and a mother of an ASD child.

You will learn how to develop your child's skills in a naturalistic setting. You will learn some of the most effective techniques, e.g. the interactive techniques, how to follow your child's lead, how to teach him to imitate, animate, expand his language and communication, play techniques, how to model the language and create the multiple opportunities in a day to teach him social interaction.

COURSE COMPONENTS

• Introduction to the Social Communication Therapy program
• Virtual Assessment meeting with each registered family. We will schedule your 1-1 virtual assessment on day one of your online course 
• Implementation of The Social  Communication At-Home Program 
• Set up your home for success
• Social communication development
• Follow your child's lead
• Adjust communication
• Make play interactive
• Teach initiation and language
• Expand language
• Teach imitative play
• Expand skills and motivation to communicate
• Putting this all together

Delivered by:
Gabriela A.Hennigan, M.A,. B.A. 
Ireland's only Melillo Method TM certified provider and a childhood neurodevelopmental specialist, a special education teacher, education & behaviour consultant, reflex integration therapist
As ​A Special Education Needs Teacher with 25+ years of teaching experience, incl. 7 years in SEN, registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland. Gabriela is the ASD therapist and education and behaviour consultant, trained as a Registered Behaviour Technician with the Verbal Behaviour Institute, USA, in the evidence-based practices with the Graham Porter Child Development Center, USA, in ESDM, PRT, RDI, Floortime, Hanen, RMTi, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Multisensory Therapy, Brain Gym and FST. In 2016-17, Gabriela held a position of the Executive Assistant at Autism Research Institute, USA where she got first-hand knowledge on the most effective treatment methods for autism.
In 2017- 19, Gabriela was the owner and the lead ASD therapist at the Integrative Therapies Centre for Autism Ireland, Ltd. As the ASD consultant since 2019, Gabriela has been delivering online services for parents, professionals and teletherapy for children and teenagers. She currently delivers online parent and professional training as CPD courses in implementing special needs curricula for SEN learners aged 0-22 years of age, in the integrated model of educational and therapeutic evidence-based methods used at home and work with children and adults at any level of functioning and intellectual potential.
Regular Price: EUR 890

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