Managing Challenging Behaviors in ASD

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Target Audience

Social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, health and human service practitioners, and other health care professionals.

Description

Join us for an enlightening session where you'll discover how to implement effective behavior management strategies using Structured TEACCHing methods. This session is designed for anyone working with children and adolescents with ASD. You'll gain insights into how ASD influences learning styles and behaviors, and learn practical techniques to prevent, analyze, and address behavior challenges.

Speaker
Nina Leezenbaum, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Asheville TEACCH Center

This presenter is being supported through a partnership between UNC TEACCH Autism Program and the NCAHEC Program.


TEACCH Series
Session 1 | Autism 101: Understanding the Diagnostic Symptoms and Learning Styles of Individuals with ASD in a Therapeutic Setting
December 10, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sara McGrath Matherly, Ph.D.

Session 2 | Conceptualizing Treatment When Autism is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
April 25, 2025 | 12:00pm-1:30pm
Jemma Grindstaff, Ph.D.

Webinar Information
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page.

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Objectives

• Explore how to view challenging behaviors and maintaining factors through the lens of cognitive differences common in ASD.
• Apply this knowledge to a scenario, identifying ASD-related factors that may underlie the challenging behavior.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify evidence-based interventions and teaching strategies to decrease challenging behaviors and increase skill acquisition/demonstration by their clients.

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