More Than Words Workshop

Learning objectives  

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Describe the current research on prevalence, biology and diagnosis of children on the autism spectrum
• Describe current intervention approaches for children on the autism spectrum and how More Than Words integrates principles of best practice
• Select appropriate communication goals for individual children on the autism spectrum based on assessment of the child’s social and communication skills
• Apply principles of adult education to provide parents with the training, information and support they need to become their child’s primary communication facilitator
• Teach parents to apply communication facilitation strategies that are specifically adapted to the individual needs of their child flexibly and across contexts
• Assess recorded parent-child interactions and provide personalized coaching and feedback in order to facilitate parents’ application of program strategies within everyday interactions with their child
• Lead More Than Words – The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder