2023 Dates Coming Soon!
As busy professionals, you need flexibility as to when and how you can develop your professional skills. With the new training structure offered by HANDS in Autism®, you can select from meeting online ONCE A WEEK + INDEPENDENT STUDY TIME (3 days total) to scheduling on a SINGLE WEEK of intensive training online and/or onsite (3 full days).
HANDS HOUSE Model

Join the HANDS in Autism® Team for an intensive training focused on innovative, interactive experiences and coaching in vocational rehabilitation setting (VR, transition-age resource classroom, employer setting). Training days consist of a combination of independent and group learning opportunities enhanced by simulated and live practice of skills and strategies with youth with ASD allowing for ongoing modeling, coaching, feedback and mentoring from HANDS trainers. With an emphasis on building increased knowledge and skill in the process of making appropriate programming decisions for each student, classroom, and/or intervention team, training topics build successively across each day using the HANDS in Autism® Model Training Curriculum, Framework and Process.
During the 3-day training, we will cover:
- Day 1: Visual Structure, Educational Assessment, Data Collection, and Goal Writing
- Day 2: Skills Teaching, Prompting, Tasks & Adaptations, Social Skills Teaching
- Day 3: Behavior Intervention and Generalization
- Topics including proactive supports, workplace and community accommodations, goal setting, skills assessment and teaching
- Interactive practice, coaching, and feedback within simulated and video-based formats
- Practical discussions regarding problem-solving solutions that work across settings and disabilities
- Interactive practice, coaching and feedback within simulated and video-based formats
- Practical discussions regarding problem-solving solutions that work across settings and disabilities
- Experiences perfect for new and experienced teachers, para-professionals, administrators, job coaches, transition specialists, coordinators & other service providers.
- Participate! (in learning, assessment, including pre, post, and follow-up): Regardless whether you are in a virtual or onsite environment, our learning activities are synchronous and team-based with multiple breakouts, design and development, and hands-on experiences with students. To learn, you MUST participate!
- Collaborate! (with your peers and HANDS trainers): Whether it is a small group discussion or design of teaching activities for students, you are learning as part of a team!
- Engage! (in small and large group discussion, submit your work, and enjoy the activities): To better remember new skills and tie them in with what you already know, you need to practice! Engaging across all types of activities will help you with that!
- Canvas, our learning management system, where you will access learning materials, videos, simulations, and individual and group activities, submit your quizzes and assignments, and receive individual feedback as planned, and
- Zoom, online conferencing platform, that we will use throughout the week to hold small group activities and large group discussions, provide modeling of techniques, and foster participation in other group assignments.
- Active learning with our experienced trainers (should we link to our bios?)
- Access to learning materials during the training course
- Downloadable resources to use and share within the natural setting after the training
- Unique virtual networking and training experience
- 31 contact hours towards your professional development
- Ongoing boosters after training to support the generalization in your setting
- Connection with HANDS trainers and fellow participants for networking, collaboration and general support ongoing
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Refunds & Cancellations
The following is our cancellation policy that is applicable across all events:
All registrations are final, and no refunds or transfers will be issued. If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled session, your registration fee may be applied to your attendance at a future session within the same calendar year if available by emailing hands@iupui.edu or calling 317-274-2675 at least 72 hours prior to the start of the event.