Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism, the Indiana School Mental Health Initiative, and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, in collaboration with the Noblesville School Corporation are sponsoring a workshop presented by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., on November 9th in Noblesville, Indiana.

This workshop covers the empirically supported model that Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints. The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.

For more information about the workshop, and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/ross-greene-workshop

To check out either of the books mentioned above or any other library material, please email us at libiidc@indiana.edu or give us a call at 812-855-9396 or 800-437-7924.

Learn It Today, Use It Tomorrow

Learn It Today, Use It Tomorrow is a practical strategies seminar for SLPs and other professionals as well as family members with children who have executive function deficits. This workshop is sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism in collaboration with MSD of Lawrence Township and will be held on October 4, 2017, in Indianapolis.

For details on the seminar and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/learn-it-today-use-it-tomorrow

Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children & Adolescents DVD

Oppositional, defiant & disruptive children and adolescents is a six-hour seminar on DVD that can help you with:

• Effective strategies for ODD, ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders
• Strategies for tantrums, noncompliance, bullying and other challenging behaviors
• Take away specific, strategy-driven techniques
• Improve treatment with better assessment of the look-alike disorders
• Eliminate the BIG TEN behaviors
• Positive alternatives for your most challenging kids

Want to check it out? Email us at libiidc@indiana.edu.

Critical Components of Early Intervention for Children with ASD

A new article has been published by staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism that highlights critical components of early interventions for young children on the autism spectrum. The article discusses some early milestones and offers recommendations for when and how interventions should be used.

To read the entire article, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/critical-components-of-early-intervention-for-children-with-asd

Addressing the Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Our Students

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is sponsoring a multi-date workshop on students' mental health throughout the fall and winter. "The goal of this workshop is to delve deeply into how stress and adversity affect brain architecture, therefore affecting behavior and learning. Attendees will walk away with strategies that they can begin to implement immediately in their classrooms and schools." Workshop dates and locations are as follows:

September 21, 2017 - Greencastle
October 24, 2017 - Winchester
November 14, 2017 - Vincennes
November 21, 2017 - Indianapolis
January 12, 2018 - Crown Point
February 2, 2018 - Ft. Wayne
February 9, 2018 - New Albany

For more information and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/addressing-the-social-emotional-behavioral-and-mental-health-needs

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Edition Workshop (ADOS-2)

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism in collaboration with RISE Learning Center and Southside Special Services of Marion County is announcing a workshop on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2). This two-day workshop will be held on September 19 and 20 in Indianapolis and will provide a unique opportunity to learn directly from a co-author of the ADOS. The administration of the five modules of the ADOS-2 will be outlined, and video demonstrations of some of the modules will be shown and used in order to analyze and discuss scoring criteria in detail.

For more information and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/ados-2

PECS Level 1 Training Workshop

PECS Level 1 Training

Presenter: Jill Waegenaere, M.A., CCC-SLP

September 7 & 8, 2017 - A Two Day Workshop

Indianapolis, Indiana

Co-Sponsored by Indiana Resource Center for Autism and Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.

in Collaboration with MSD of Lawrence Township

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a language training package that is used to teach communication skills rapidly 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.

To learn more about this workshop, including learner objectives, presenter bio, and more details, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/pecs

Library Hours Change This Week

The Library at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community will be open only for the morning hours from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Monday, August 7th and Tuesday, August 8th.

Regular hours (8 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 4) will resume on Wednesday, August 9th.

Adapting aquatic recreation for kids with disabilities

In an article from the IU Newsroom, six scuba instructors at Indiana University recently brought the experience of scuba diving to campers with disabilities at Bradford Woods. Faculty at IU's School of Public Health worked with Bradford Woods staff to make the nearly two year-long dream a reality.

According to the article, "[t]he scuba training was offered for four camps this summer. Instructors adapted the course for nearly 100 individuals with craniofacial anomalies, such as cleft lip and palate; cancer; sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders; and various physical disabilities."

Visit the IU Newsroom to read the entire article:
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2017/08/iub/inside/03-adaptive-scuba-camps.html

New Library Materials

July has come and gone, and August has arrived. Wondering what’s new in the Library? Each month, we take a look back at the previous month to see what new items were received and placed in the collection. We got in a good selection from topics such as assistive technology, mental health, and transition to college.

To see the entire list of our newest holdings in the Library, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/whats-new