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- Each member of your group/team must register separately
- When prompted in the registration form, list the names/roles of other individuals attending in your group
- For every 2 members registered in your group, you’ll receive a 100% off discount for a 3rd member
- Contact hands@iupui.edu with any questions
Click on each training to learn more:
- 5-Day Intensive Training for School and Service Personnel
- 3-Day Intensive Training for Transition to Adulthood, Employability, and Post-Secondary Inclusive Practices
- 3-Day Intensive Training for Families & Caregivers
- 3-Day Intensive Training for Early Childhood Development
- 2-Day Intensive Training for Administrators & Team Leaders
- 1-Day Intensive Training for Paraprofessional, Assistant, & Support Personnel
HANDS in Autism® Model Training Curriculum, Framework, and Process
The HANDS in Autism® Model Training Curriculum, Framework, and Process (visually represented as the HOUSE) is a comprehensive curriculum that promotes shared awareness and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the scientifically or evidence-based practice standards needed to support individuals and families in reaching their potential within the community.
Though HANDS in Autism® sponsors a number of educational and outreach opportunities throughout the year, including series such as the Make It Take It workshops and Next Steps seminars, a primary focus of the HANDS in Autism® Interdisciplinary Training and Resource Center is the continued development and evolution of an innovative training model. The HANDS in Autism training model was founded on the belief that training should:
- focus on student strengths
- provide for comprehensive training
- focus on educational processes from assessment to goal development
- provide for blending of strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and evidence-based practices
- hands-on work with students with an autism spectrum disorder
The training model incorporates strategies supported by the literature and involving the presentation of initial information in didactic format followed by trainer modeling, trainee practice, trainer feedback, and coaching and mentoring.
The HANDS program is currently expanding the training model by facilitating the development of collaborative classrooms in existing special education classroom milieus in local districts. These collaborative classrooms follow the same practices and principles inherent in HANDS missions and philosophy of training and intervention and facilitate programming that increases local capacity to educate and train professionals while also building bridges across community systems (e.g., education, medical, home).
Training and Services Overview
The curriculum for HANDS in Autism® is based upon evidence-based strategies and practices appropriate and effective for individuals across the lifespan and with a range of neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders. Information, education and training are provided by an interdisciplinary staff and applicable at the individual, organizational, and community levels of service and training.
Levels
The selection of options is for reference only. Details for each level and types and frequency of communication/training are customizable.
Refund & 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.