Event Description

 
August 14-15, 2019
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
 
Training Location: Jackson County Health and Human Services
                     140 S. Holly St., Medford, OR 97501
 
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The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is used to rapidly teach communication skills to those with limited functional speech.  PECS promotes communication within a social context, without lengthy prerequisite training.  Training in PECS begins by teaching a spontaneous request and goes on to teach additional communicative functions such as responding to questions and commenting.  An added attraction for preschool children with autism and related disabilities is the high proportion of children who acquire independent speech.  Participants will learn how to implement the six phases of PECS, plus attributes, through presenter demonstrations, video examples and role-play opportunities.  Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of how to implement PECS with individuals with autism, related developmental disabilities, and/or limited communication skills.

What You Will Learn:

• The key Pyramid components to designing effective educational environments
• Strategies to create an abundance of opportunities for communication
• The relationship between PECS and traditional communication training approaches
• How to implement all six phases of PECS with target individuals using a behavior analytic orientation
• The criteria for transitioning from PECS to other communication modalities

 
Consultant: Anne K. Overcash, M.Ed. has an Undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Masters in Education. She began working with children with autism in 1991 and started her working relationship with Andrew S. Bondy, Ph.D. and Lori Frost, M.S., CCC/SLP in the summer of 1992 at the Delaware Autistic Program. Anne has extensive expertise in PECS and the Pyramid Approach to Education and is a Senior PECS Trainer and Supervisor.  As an international consultant and presenter she continues to interact with families and professional worldwide. She has been involved in the Supervised PECS Summer Camp, the PECS Implementer Certification process, and the mentoring of national and international Pyramid Consultants. While at the Delaware Autistic Program she was a parent training coordinator for preschool students. This experience provided her with a better understanding of the family dynamic when it involves a child with autism. She worked closely with a group of Psychologists on development of and implementation of a parent-training curriculum. In addition she collaborated on the development of several research projects. As a consultant for Pyramid, she has developed specific talks for schools and in-home programs on data collection, lesson planning, reinforcement strategies across the day and behavior. Anne has contributed to the development of many of the Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. workshops and services and plays an enormous role in the revisions process. More recently she has worked on the development of a program that will allow people to gain Hands-On PECS Experiences (Project HOPE) under the direct supervision of a Pyramid consultant. Her diverse experiences combined with on-going service delivery to people with autism and related disabilities enable Anne to present dynamic workshops from a realistic perspective.


Manual and lunch included
Pre-payment by check or PO of $350.00 due by August 8, 2018 to:
SOESD
5465 S. Pacific Hwy
Phoenix, OR 97535
School employees - if your district is paying be sure to get approval  before signing up .
No Refunds will be issued

This course is offered for 1.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area); 13 PDUs

ASHA Financial Disclosure
Financial: Anne Overcash receives compensation as an employee of Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. / Non-financial: No relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Location
Jackson County Health & Human Services
140 S Holly St.
Medford, OR 97501

Site

Curricular Group
Interdisciplinary

Fee
$350.00

Contact Information
Dawn Stephens
5417768554
dawn_stephens@soesd.k12.or.us

Start: Wednesday August 14th, 2019 at 08:30 am
End: Thursday August 15th, 2019 at 04:30 pm
PDUs: 13.00
Instructor: Ann Overcash