AEP Connections stands at the forefront as a premier neurodiversity-centric hub for educators, therapists, clinicians, and families. We offer innovative and practical resources while fostering an inclusive environment where diverse minds can grow, exchange ideas, and build connections.
Continuing Education Webinars
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Practical Trauma-Informed Strategies To Reduce Anxiety In Students (Pacific Time)
November 30, 2023 8:00 - 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time
$190.00Jessica Minahan, Ph.D., BCBA – Live-Stream ZOOM Webinar (with Q&A’s). With up to one in three children struggling with anxiety in this country, overwhelmed adults require a new approach as well as a practical and easy-to-implement toolkit of strategies that work.
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Declarative Language & Troubleshooting: What to Think About and/or Do When it Doesn’t Seem to Work
December 05, 2023 6:30 - 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time
$79.00Linda Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us as Linda continues in part 3 of this series! If you can only dip in for one, we’d love to have you join the one that speaks to you the most! The concepts discussed in each training build upon each other, and it would be beneficial – though not required – to attend sessions in order.
In Part 3 of this series, participants will learn common reasons for breakdowns, along with tools to navigate these breakdowns in the moment.
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Advanced Training in Collaborative & Proactive Solutions – Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving
December 07, 2023 - December 08, 2023 8:00 - 3:30pm Central Standard Time
$435.00Ross Greene, Ph.D. – A live-stream ZOOM webinar (with Q&A’s) – Moving from Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving (including Autism, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, Behavioral Issues, & More!). If you are a special education teacher, speech & language pathologist, OT, social worker, administrator, counselor, general education teacher, paraprofessional, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, nurse, or parent this conference is for you!
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Creating Positive and Successful Peer Interactions
December 12, 2023 6:30 - 8:30pm Eastern Standard Time
$89.00Linda Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us as Linda continues in part 4 of this series! If you can only dip in for one, we’d love to have you join the one that speaks to you the most! The concepts discussed in each training build upon each other, and it would be beneficial – though not required – to attend sessions in order.
In Part 4 of this series, participants will learn a framework for how to approach and think about peer interaction through this relationship-based lens using co-regulatory frameworks, hear examples of natural environment and more structured activity ideas, and ways to introduce and include our learners in competitive games so that they stay engaged and successful.
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS: Elementary-age Strategies
December 13, 2023 1:00 - 4:15pm Eastern Standard Time
$109.00When you sign up for 2 or more webinars with Sarah Ward, you receive a 10% discount off the total price. Discount applies when courses are registered for in the same transaction.
Join us as Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP discusses practical cutting edge interventions for improving executive function skills in our elementary age students (including Autism, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, Social & Behavioral Issues).
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Culturally Responsive Counseling and Autism: A Cursory Review of Assessment and Intervention
December 14, 2023 12:00 - 1:30pm Pacific Standard Time
$99.00Belinda Daughrity, PhD, CCC-SLP – Live interactive webinar. Dr. Daughrity will discuss the considerations for culturally, linguistically diverse families during assessment and intervention, specific to autism and review strategies to help provide culturally responsive care. This is an interactive “live-stream”. You will be able to ask questions throughout the webinar as well as “chat” with other participants via the buttons at the bottom of the screen.
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Universal Design Daily: Supporting All Students in the Diverse Classroom
February 22, 2024 10:00 - 3:30pm Central Standard Time
$160.00 (Effective until: 01/19/2024)Paula Kluth, Ed.D – Live-Stream ZOOM Webinar (with Q&A’s). Join us as Dr. Kluth emphasizes how a UDL model can help teachers reach a wider range of students and include those learners who may previously have been excluded.
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From the Iceberg to the Volcano: Stress Related Behaviors in Autism
February 27, 2024 8:00 - 3:00pm Central Standard Time
$179.00 (Effective until: 01/26/2024)Peter Vermeulen, Ph.D – Join us for this live interactive webinar as we learn about the concept of absolute thinking (reduced contextual sensitivity in the predicting the world) and provide practical implications for treatment and intervention. In this full day training you will learn many strategies and techniques that you can bring to your classroom or practice that you can utilize immediately with your student or child.
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The “SCERTS” Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Autistic and Neurodivergent Individuals
March 01, 2024 9:00 - 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time
$179.00 (Effective until: 02/02/2024)Barry Prizant, PH.D., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar, where Dr. Prizant will discuss an overview of The SCERTS MODEL, a comprehensive educational model for children and older individuals with ASD and related disabilities and their families. This seminar will offer up to date information for supporting persons with ASD in everyday activities, utilizing a person and family-centered approach that respects and integrates knowledge and practice from a variety of disciplines.
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Meeting Children’s Needs in Educational Settings: Neurodevelopmental & Neurodivergent
March 12, 2024 12:00 - 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time
$119.00 (Effective until: 02/09/2024)Yvette Hyter, PH.D., CCC-SLP – Live interactive webinar. Dr. Hyter will cover trauma’s impact on child’s neurodevelopmental outcomes, impact on neurodivergent children, and the implications for educators, healthcare providers, and clinicians.
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Advanced Training in Collaborative & Proactive Solutions – Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving
March 14, 2024 - March 15, 2024 8:00 - 3:30pm Pacific Standard Time
$395.00 (Effective until: 02/09/2024)Ross Greene, Ph.D. – A live-stream ZOOM webinar (with Q&A’s) – Moving from Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving (including Autism, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, Behavioral Issues, & More!). If you are a special education teacher, speech & language pathologist, OT, social worker, administrator, counselor, general education teacher, paraprofessional, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, nurse, or parent this conference is for you!
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Learn it Today, Use it Tomorrow! Fostering Independent Executive Function Skills (Foundation Course) **CENTRAL Time**
March 19, 2024 8:00 - 3:30pm Central Standard Time
$175.00 (Effective until: 02/09/2024)Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar as Sarah discusses practical cutting edge interventions for improving executive function skills in students (including Autism, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, Social & Behavioral Issues). In this full-day training you will learn many strategies and techniques that you can bring to your classroom or practice that you can utilize immediately with your student/child with executive functioning deficits.
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Learn it Today, Use it Tomorrow! Fostering Independent Executive Function Skills (Foundation Course) **PACIFIC Time**
April 02, 2024 8:00 - 3:30pm Pacific Standard Time
$175.00 (Effective until: 02/23/2024)Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar as Sarah discusses practical cutting edge interventions for improving executive function skills in students (including Autism, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, Social & Behavioral Issues). In this full-day training you will learn many strategies and techniques that you can bring to your classroom or practice that you can utilize immediately with your student/child with executive functioning deficits.
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Practical Trauma-Informed Strategies To Reduce Anxiety In Students (Central Time)
April 08, 2024 8:30 - 3:30pm Central Standard Time
$175.00 (Effective until: 03/01/2024)Jessica Minahan, Ph.D., BCBA – Live-Stream ZOOM Webinar (with Q&A’s). With up to one in three children struggling with anxiety in this country, overwhelmed adults require a new approach as well as a practical and easy-to-implement toolkit of strategies that work.
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Neurodiversity in Action: Implications for Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
April 10, 2024 10:00 - 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
$179.00 (Effective until: 03/01/2024)Barry Prizant, PH.D., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar, where Dr. Prizant will discuss and give examples of productive and supportive ways to identify and capitalize on strengths, enhance social communication competence and confidence, support emotional regulation, build trust and empower individuals with autism and related neurodevelopmental disabilities. This approach is in stark contrast to “deficit-checklist” approaches designed to “fix” individuals.
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The Master Class: Advanced Strategies to Develop Executive Function Skills (***PACIFIC TIME***)
April 16, 2024 8:00 - 3:30pm Pacific Standard Time
$175.00 (Effective until: 03/08/2024)Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar as Sarah presents effective interventions for improving executive function skills in children/students (with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, & More!). Topics covered are Executive Functioning, Organization, Situational Awareness & Successful task execution, Advanced Training. Intended for participants that have attended the Foundations Course by Sarah Ward.
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Understand Dyslexia from Diagnosis to Treatment
April 18, 2024 6:00 - 8:30pm Eastern Standard Time
$99.00 (Effective until: 03/08/2024)Ellen Braaten, Ph.D.-Join us as Dr. Braaten shares the most current research, as well as the brain’s role in dyslexia.
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Interoception, the 8th Sense: The Science of How We Each Uniquely Feel
April 24, 2024 11:00 - 2:10pm Eastern Standard Time
$89.00 (Effective until: 03/15/2024)Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L – Live interactive webinar. Kelly will provide an overview of what the latest research tells us about interoception as well as how this important sense influences our ability to recognize, understand, regulate, and/or communicate how we feel.
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Culturally Responsive Counseling and Autism: A Cursory Review of Assessment and Intervention
April 30, 2024 2:00 - 3:30pm Pacific Standard Time
$79.00 (Effective until: 03/22/2024)Belinda Daughrity, PhD, CCC-SLP – Live interactive webinar. Dr. Daughrity will discuss the considerations for culturally, linguistically diverse families during assessment and intervention, specific to autism and review strategies to help provide culturally responsive care. This is an interactive “live-stream”. You will be able to ask questions throughout the webinar as well as “chat” with other participants via the buttons at the bottom of the screen.
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Anxiety, Social Relationships and Processing Speed: A Guide to Understanding its Impact with Students
May 02, 2024 11:00 - 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time
$150.00 (Effective until: 03/22/2024)Ellen Braaten, Ph.D.-Join us as Dr. Braaten shares an overview of processing speed and its relationship to today’s quick-paced lifestyles, classroom environments, and home lives.
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DECLARATIVE LANGUAGE AND CO-REGULATION: Tools for Helping Create Supportive Learning Environments
May 07, 2024 11:00 - 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time
$135.00 (Effective until: 03/29/2024)Linda Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP – Join us as Linda teaches us about a speaking style called declarative language that can be naturally used within social interactions to encourage connection and learning across areas of perspective taking, flexible thinking, problem solving and experience sharing. Participants will also learn about a teaching process called Guided Participation, which uses co-regulation to create authentic partnerships between the teacher and student, therapist and client, or caregiver and child (of any age!)
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Echolalia, Gestalt Language and Unconventional Verbal Behavior: Guidelines for Assessment and Language Development
May 08, 2024 10:00 - 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time
$119.00 (Effective until: 04/05/2024)Barry Prizant, PH.D., CCC-SLP – Join us for this live interactive webinar, where Dr. Prizant discusses the use and functions of echolalia and other forms of unconventional verbal behavior. This presentation will review different perspectives, definitions, and approaches to both assessment and communication and language development.
Together we make a difference
Educators, parents, and caregivers have a special role in teaching the children of today. AEP Connections, LLC will provide support with current, targeted webinars as well as opportunities for professional development. Our speakers are internationally known experts in the field of autism and our conferences will provide strategies that you can implement with your student/child today.