“Ecological Intervention for Autistic Students”
4 Webinars and 1 Face to Face Session (in region 6 (Northwest) to be decided)
Signup Link: Ecological Intervention for Autistic Students 5 Part Series-Post Primary – Mayo Education Centre Ireland
Webinar 1: An introduction to ecological intervention for autistic students – 28th February
This webinar will explore:
· The essence and aims of ecological intervention,
· Benefits,
· Where it should take place,
· Who can deliver it,
· When it can begin,
· How often is intervention needed and
· Why choose it?
Webinar 2: Performing and learning Motor Skills with autistic students – 7th March
This webinar will explore:
· How we perform motor skills,
· The Information Processing approach,
· Dynamical Systems approach,
· The Learning Process,
· What is learning?
· What changes when autistic students learn?
· How to measure learning,
· What are the phases of learning?
Webinar 3: Collecting Information and Programme Planning for Autistic Students – 14th March
This webinar explores:
· The role of the Coach,
· Assessing the student,
· From assessment to intervention planning,
· Assessing the environmental context,
· Planning for positive interaction, and
· Collating information for planning the programme.
Webinar 4: implementing an ecological intervention movement programme with autistic children – 21st March
This webinar considers:
· Ecological intervention in action,
· Setting the scene,
· Working in a meaningful context,
· Learning specific skills through task analysis, task adaptation and expert scaffolding,
· Facilitating the learning process through instructions,
· Practice and feedback,
· Motor learning in the broader context and monitoring and evaluation.
Follow on in person Workshop – 28th March
Please note this workshop will take place in a centre in region 6 (Northwest) to be decided closer to the time.
This workshop will include;
· Participant constructed schedule/agenda
· Introductory Presentation
· Active warm up
· Proprioceptive Stretches
· Group planning of specific case study based sessions
· Group feedback
· Summary
· Evaluation
· Take home messages
· Follow on CPD workshops exploration.
Course Details
Course Start Date / Time 28-02-2023 7:00 pm
Course End Date / Time 28-02-2023 8:00 pm
Capacity Unlimited
Cut off date 28-02-2023 11:00 am
Fee Free
Number Hours 1.15
Speaker Susan Crawford
Location Online Course
Signup Link: Ecological Intervention for Autistic Students 5 Part Series-Post Primary – Mayo Education Centre Ireland