Individuals with high functioning autism often struggle with significant anxiety, fears, obsessive compulsive symptoms and ritualistic behaviors. These symptoms can greatly impact their learning environment and can lead to disruptive behaviors in the classroom and to school avoidance. Participants will learn how to recognize the symptoms of anxiety among students with high functioning autism and…

Schools are challenged with the task of educating students who display significant anxiety and refuse to attend school. Participants will learn best ways to help those students return to school. In addition, best strategies for coordinating care between schools, parents, families and treatment providers that lead to the most success will be shared. Participants will…

Limited Seating, please contact us to learn more. The Professional Development Academy is located within the ESCNJ Campus and building numbers are not visible from the street. Once on campus there is a PDA sign at the entrance to the building. Location: Professional Development Academy, 1690 Stelton Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854

With the signing of bill S-2081/A-3790, schools are required to find alternatives to suspension and expulsion for preschool through second grade. This workshop will discuss the principles of behavior change, identify problem behaviors and explain the functions of challenging behaviors. Participants will gain knowledge on classroom management strategies that can be implemented to deter problem…

Group Description Social Skills Groups provide an opportunity to learn critical social skills in a safe and fun environment with peers. The 3D approach of Discuss, Demonstrate and Do enhances the learning opportunity. Groups incorporate POWER-Solving® which is a social skills curriculum for teaching young people critical social-emotional skills they need. It has been applied…