TESTIMONIALS
ABOUT AuSM Since 1971, AuSM has offered individuals with autism from birth through retirement a place to learn, access services, and develop skills for navigating what can initially be foreign emotions and information. AuSM helps individuals build a community – one that acts without judgment, searches for new possibilities, and connects families, professionals, and the world to each other.
“Incredible! It was the perfect match of clinical insight with specific tailoring to our students’ needs and our needs.” • Lionsgate Academy “We brought in a speaker from AuSM for our local human resources group. Not only was the speaker engaging, but the material received rave reviews.” • Fargo-Moorhead Human Resource Association “We’ve been looking for this kind of training for a while and AuSM delivered just what the staff requested.” • Ramsey County Library “AuSM provided invaluable and affordable training to our church for launching a worship service for children with autism and their families. Not only did AuSM prepare the service volunteers, but their focused, tailored content has equipped more than 40 adults and kids at St. Clement’s to create a more understanding and welcoming church.” • St. Clement’s Church
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AuSM offers membership to connect, educational workshops, the annual state autism conference, AuSM Skillshops on topics important to you, the Life with Autism Series for newly diagnosed and specific life stages, summer camps, interest-based social skills classes, Navigating Autism with the Metropolitan Airports Commission, mental health services, free support groups, an Autism Direct Support Certification program, family-friendly fundraisers, advocacy, information and resources, and customized autism training. Contact the Autism Society of Minnesota to set up a customized training. 651.647.1083 •
[email protected] 2380 Wycliff St. #102 • St. Paul, MN 55114
WHY AUTISM TRAINING?
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
Your brother. Your daughter. Your student. Your neighbor. Your customer. Your client. With a high diagnosis rate, autism is the fastest growing disability in Minnesota. As a business, community organization, or a direct support professional, you encounter individuals with autism everyday. By learning more about the neurodiversity of individuals with autism, you’re taking proactive steps toward support, acceptance, and inclusion.
Autism training topics have included:
AuSM Trainings AuSM provides state-wide trainings on autism and related topics. AuSM’s education team will work with you to meet your organization’s training objectives and provide you with strategies to help you understand the needs of individuals with autism, allowing you to offer a positive, supportive environment for this growing population.
Who Benefits From Training? Many organizations, businesses, and individuals have benefitted from AuSM’s trainings including mental health care professionals; faith communities and congregations; county and state services providers/agencies; advocacy organizations; emergency/first response departments; schools/districts; teaching professional unions; community-based direct support providers; libraries; and legislative stakeholders. Visit www.ausm.org for a list of organizations that have found value in AuSM’s autism training.
• Understanding Autism • Mental Health and Autism • Inclusive Strategies for Community Partners • Autism in Different Life Stages • Autism and Employment • Practical Classroom Strategies • Support Strategies • Evidence Based Practices • Legal/Legislative Updates • Behavior and Aggression • Autism and Safety • Emergency Preparedness • Autism and Executive Function • Autism and Positive Behavior Supports AuSM will work with you to customize a training that fits the needs of your business, organization, or community.
Training In Your Community AuSM has provided training across the state of Minnesota and will train in a location that best suits your needs. Contact AuSM’s Education Department at 651.647.1083 ext. 20 or e-mail
[email protected] for more information and pricing.
AuSM’s Autism Direct Support Certification program is designed for professionals who work with individuals with or who want to better provide service to those with autism spectrum disorder. This in-depth, 15-hour course will give practical solutions for working with people with autism.
Training objectives include: • Identifying how people with autism think and strengths and challenges. • Understanding how differences in thinking lead to differences in behavior. • Understanding how different tools or interventions address the strengths and challenges of individuals with autism. • Identifying tools to support clients in different situations.
Who Should Participate? Job coaches, support staff, personal care attendants, education aides, direct support personnel, group home staff, day training and habilitation professionals, and anyone who works directly with individuals with autism will benefit from AuSM’s Autism Direct Support Certification program. Note: Licensed professionals may submit documentation from AuSM’s Autism Direct Support Certification program or trainings to licensing boards for Continuing Education Unit (CEU) consideration.