Parent Workshops Oct thru February 2018

HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Autism Parent Training Workshops (IEP Mandated) 2018-19 As part of our district’s ongoing initiative to provide quality services for children with special needs, we are offering a series of parent trainings. The workshops will be held at the Fran Greenspan Administration Building and their scheduled dates are as follows: Workshop Welcome to Half Hollow Hills How to Protect Your Child Legally and Financially Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Components of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Visual Supports & Activity Schedules Community Skill Building Social Stories Cyber Safety and ASD

Date/Time Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00am Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:30 pm Monday, November 5, 2018 10:00am Thursday, November 29, 2018 10:00am Tuesday, December 18, 2018 10:00am Friday, January 11, 2019 10:00am Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:00am Friday, February 8, 2019 9:00am

*** Sign up is strongly encouraged to attend workshops so that you can be called in the event of cancellation or time change. *Workshops are given by the Half Hollow Hills District-wide Behavior Consultants. *Trainings are held at the Fran

Greenspan Administration Building.

HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Parent Training Workshop Schedule 2018-19

---------------------------------------------------------------Welcome to Half Hollow Hills Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:00 This training will provide an overview of special education programs and services offered within the district. Programs K-12 will be covered as well as explanations of related service models. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about programs and services during a question and answer period.

How to Protect Your Child Legally and Financially Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:30PM Presenters: Andrew Cohen, Esq., Mitch Weisbrot CLU, ChSNC Organized by: Elaine Bova This is an informative seminar that addresses the legal and financial preparations crucial to safeguarding assets and benefits for your child with special needs. Andrew and Mitch are fathers of children with disabilities. Their personal experience and professional expertise enable them to help other parents navigate the confusing and emotional aspects of estate planning to best serve the interests of each child throughout his or her lifetime.

Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Monday, November 5, 2018 10:00 am This two-part training will take participants through the process of Functional Assessment and Behavior Plan development step-by-step. During Part I, participants will learn what Functional Behavior Assessment is as well as activities used during this process to identify the functions of a behavior as well as influencing factors.

Components of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Thursday, November 29, 2018 10:00 am The second of this two-part training, will extend the information learned during the training on Functional Behavior Assessment to learn how to develop appropriate interventions. Participants will learn to identify the parts of a behavior plan and select appropriate interventions for behaviors based on function.

Visual Supports & Activity Schedules Tuesday, December 18, 2018 10:00 am Students with autism are more successful when information is presented visually, especially given auditory processing difficulties commonly found in individuals with autism. Visuals can take almost any form, from labels found in the community that structure the social environment, to a graphic organizer or a task list. Activity schedules can be a useful visual tool for children with autism during many different activities, from planning leisure time to completing the morning routine and scheduling a trip into the community. Participants will generate strategies to introduce visuals into their homes.

Community Skill Building Friday, January 11, 2019 10:00 am This presentation will provide parents with goals to enhance building skills within the community. These goals will include Safely Navigating around the community, Stranger and Safety Awareness, Shopping Skills, Daily Living Skills and Banking Skills.

Social Stories Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:00 am Social interactions are often an area of focus for children on the spectrum. Language skills and social intent play a role in the development of this skill. This training focuses on strategies to develop the skills needed to successfully interact with other at school, home and community. Participants will have the opportunity to view sample social stories and identify components needed to generate a social story for their children.

Cyber Safety and ASD Friday, February 8, 2019 9:00 am Participants will look at digital technology to identify its purposes and help students to discriminate between private and personal information. Participants will examine factors to create and individualized set of technology related rules for their children. Online and video resources will be shared to allow participants to learn more about cyber safety as well as positive uses for digital technology.

Parent Training Workshop Schedule 2018-2019

HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT In order to secure your attendance at our Parent Training Workshops held in the Fran Greenspan Administration Building please fill out this form and return to: Half Hollow Hills Central School District 525 Half Hollow Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 Attn: Pupil Personnel – Parent Workshops Name____________________________

Date _______________

Child’s School____________________ Phone number in the event of cancellation _________________________ I am not interested in attending the parent training workshops.

I am interested in attending the following workshops: Workshop Date/Time Welcome to Half Hollow Hills Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00am How to Protect Your Child Legally Tuesday, October 23, 2018 and Financially 7:30 pm Conducting a Functional Behavior Monday, November 5, 2018 Assessment (FBA) 10:00am Components of a Behavior Thursday, November 29, 2018 Intervention Plan (BIP) 10:00am Visual Supports & Activity Schedules Tuesday, December 18, 2018 10:00am Community Skill Building Friday, January 11, 2019 10:00am Social Stories Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:00am Cyber Safety and ASD Friday, February 8, 2019 9:00am

*** Sign up is strongly encouraged to attend workshops so that you can be called in the event of cancellation.

525 Half Hollow Road Dix Hills, NY Fax: 631-592-3904