Overview
The most frequent complaint of most parents of children on the autism spectrum is that other people don’t understand why their children do what they do. The glares in the supermarket, the mumbled comments about poor parenting or the child needing a good smack show that other people often don’t understand why challenging behaviour happens and what to do about it.
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is based in the science of learning and there is strong evidence for PBS as an effective approach for changing behaviour. PBS is both positive and proactive. Positive means increasing and strengthening helpful behaviours through ‘reinforcement’ (not using punishment or negative consequences to reduce the challenge). Proactive means anticipating where things may go wrong and preventing that from
Course Outline
- What is autism?
- Thinking and learning in autism
- Principles of environmental strategies
- Strategies for intervention
- Introduction to challenging behaviours
- Before the behaviour
- After the behaviour
- The function of behaviour
- Replacement behaviours
- Reinforcing new behaviours
Behaviour response planning
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the areas of difference in autism
- Describe the aspects of thinking and learning that are different in autism
- Define positive behaviour support
- Identify the key principles of environmental strategies
- Recognise the six functions of behaviour
- Describe three tools used in PBS
Who Can Benefit?
SPED Teachers, Early childhood educators, Allied Health Professionals, Parents /Caregivers
Providers Terms
- Please note that registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis and course fees must be paid prior to closing date to reserve a place.
- Payment of fees is not a guarantee for the event to be staged as planned. Should the event be cancelled for any reason, a full refund will be made to all registered participants and no other claims are allowed. The organizer disclaims responsibility should any change in the event occur for any reason.
- Participants to the course are not allowed to split registration for different persons.
- For 1 full day seminar, only one set of meal entitlement per day shall be given to the registered participants. For half day seminar, only coffee and tea will be provided.
- Food served will be “no pork and no lard”.
- No refund of fees for participant cancellations including medical leave but substitutions are allowed with written request to organizer at least two working days before the course commences.
- Registration will be taken as confirmed upon receipt of payment or issuance of invoice. Any cancellation will not be allowed. However, substitutions are allowed with written request to organizer at least two working days before the course commences. Please note that registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Payment must be received by due date, before attendance of training.
- All information provided in this form is accurate up
**UTAP funding approved: Course Code C11901421
- UTAP funding is only applicable to NTUC union members who will enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above; this will apply from 9 January 2024 to 31 March 2025) each year when they sign up for courses supported under UTAP. This excludes SkillsFuture Credit utilisation and other government subsidies.
- Union Members Eligibility for UTAP Application (https://www.ntuc.org.sg/skillsupgrade)
- Union member must commence the course within UTAP approved period.
- Union member must achieve minimum attendance (75%) for the course based on existing Government regulations and sit for all prescribed examination(s) if any.
- Union member must submit claims via UTAP system within 6 months after course completion.
- Union member must not claim full funding through company sponsorship or other types of funding.
- Union member must have paid-up union membership before course commencement, throughout the entire course duration and at the point of claim.
- Should trainees have queries on the UTAP funding scheme, they can email to [email protected] or use the Live Chat function to enquire on membership matters
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Standard Rate$364Key Details | |
| Contact Hours: | 7.0 hrs |
| Start Time: | Wed, 27 November 2024 , 9:00 AM |
| Finish Time: | Wed, 27 November 2024 , 5:00 PM |
| Duration: | Full Day |
| Format: | Live Lecture |
| Language: | English |
| Venue: | Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, an IHG Hotel |
Address: | 317 Outram Rd, |
Overview
The most frequent complaint of most parents of children on the autism spectrum is that other people don’t understand why their children do what they do. The glares in the supermarket, the mumbled comments about poor parenting or the child needing a good smack show that other people often don’t understand why challenging behaviour happens and what to do about it.
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is based in the science of learning and there is strong evidence for PBS as an effective approach for changing behaviour. PBS is both positive and proactive. Positive means increasing and strengthening helpful behaviours through ‘reinforcement’ (not using punishment or negative consequences to reduce the challenge). Proactive means anticipating where things may go wrong and preventing that from
Course Outline
- What is autism?
- Thinking and learning in autism
- Principles of environmental strategies
- Strategies for intervention
- Introduction to challenging behaviours
- Before the behaviour
- After the behaviour
- The function of behaviour
- Replacement behaviours
- Reinforcing new behaviours
Behaviour response planning
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the areas of difference in autism
- Describe the aspects of thinking and learning that are different in autism
- Define positive behaviour support
- Identify the key principles of environmental strategies
- Recognise the six functions of behaviour
- Describe three tools used in PBS
Who Can Benefit?
SPED Teachers, Early childhood educators, Allied Health Professionals, Parents /Caregivers
Providers Terms
- Please note that registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis and course fees must be paid prior to closing date to reserve a place.
- Payment of fees is not a guarantee for the event to be staged as planned. Should the event be cancelled for any reason, a full refund will be made to all registered participants and no other claims are allowed. The organizer disclaims responsibility should any change in the event occur for any reason.
- Participants to the course are not allowed to split registration for different persons.
- For 1 full day seminar, only one set of meal entitlement per day shall be given to the registered participants. For half day seminar, only coffee and tea will be provided.
- Food served will be “no pork and no lard”.
- No refund of fees for participant cancellations including medical leave but substitutions are allowed with written request to organizer at least two working days before the course commences.
- Registration will be taken as confirmed upon receipt of payment or issuance of invoice. Any cancellation will not be allowed. However, substitutions are allowed with written request to organizer at least two working days before the course commences. Please note that registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Payment must be received by due date, before attendance of training.
- All information provided in this form is accurate up
**UTAP funding approved: Course Code C11901421
- UTAP funding is only applicable to NTUC union members who will enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above; this will apply from 9 January 2024 to 31 March 2025) each year when they sign up for courses supported under UTAP. This excludes SkillsFuture Credit utilisation and other government subsidies.
- Union Members Eligibility for UTAP Application (https://www.ntuc.org.sg/skillsupgrade)
- Union member must commence the course within UTAP approved period.
- Union member must achieve minimum attendance (75%) for the course based on existing Government regulations and sit for all prescribed examination(s) if any.
- Union member must submit claims via UTAP system within 6 months after course completion.
- Union member must not claim full funding through company sponsorship or other types of funding.
- Union member must have paid-up union membership before course commencement, throughout the entire course duration and at the point of claim.
- Should trainees have queries on the UTAP funding scheme, they can email to [email protected] or use the Live Chat function to enquire on membership matters
| Educator Shop: | Bridging Talents |
| Contact: | Enquiry - Request call back |
