Upcoming Live Events
| October 17-20, 2012 Vancouver, BC Presented by: Elizabeth Laugeson, Ph.D., Director, & Shannon Bates, M.A.,Clinic Coordinator, PEERS Program, University of California Los Angeles Register Online or use our Registration Form (pdf) |
About the Event:
| For: community professionals/school teams Level: intermediate/advanced Focus: school-aged/young adults Approach: intensive Autism-specific? yes |
PEERS is a social skills program for teens and young adults with ASD and their parents. Professionals will learn how to teach youth and their parents the steps of social etiquette to promote the development and maintenance of friendships for youth with ASD. Dr. Laugeson is returning to Vancouver to provide this four-day research-based intensive training program to professionals based on the manual, Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Laugeson’s 2011 presentation on the PEERS program for ACT was enthusiastically received.
Register early to avoid disappointment. Registration is limited to 75.
About the Presenter:
Elizabeth Laugeson, Ph.D.
Social deficits are known to be a significant problem for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), yet very few evidence-based social skills programs exist for high-functioning adolescents and young adults with ASD. In this interactive and dynamic presentation, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson will be providing an overview of PEERS, an empirically supported social skills program for teens and young adults with ASD and their parents. Within the framework of solid research evidence, concrete rules and steps of social etiquette will be highlighted to promote the development and maintenance of friendships for youth with ASD.
Cost/Funding:
| Date | Professionals | |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird Rate Ends: | September 6, 2012 | $475 |
| Regular Rate Ends: | October 11, 2012 | $550 |
| Late Rate Begins: | October 12, 2012 |
$650 |
Bursaries
Bursaries for low-income participants and/or those travelling from outside their home regions to an event are available for B.C. residents. Call ACT’s office for more information or email
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with your request prior to registering. ACT provided $18,000 in bursaries in 2011 and gratefully accepts donations to our bursary fund. More Bursary Information >
Autism Funding:
Parents who receive Autism Funding may use 20% of the total for equipment, books, training and travel costs. ACT’s live and online events and the books we sell at our book table are all considered eligible expenses by the Autism Funding Unit. More Autism Funding Information >
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Workshop Location:
SFU Downtown - School for the Contemporary Arts at Woodward’s
149 West Hastings St., Vancouver
This event is accessible by public transit. Contact Translink for directions and schedules for the West Coast Express, Skytrain, Seabus and busses.
Hotel Information:
In order to stretch the funds participants have available, ACT negotiates preferred rates at city hotels. Please look below for hotel details including links to directions.
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