The Nitty Gritty of Advocacy & The Nitty Gritty of Behavior Modification



Seminars:

The Nitty Gritty of Advocacy

	First Main Point –Getting Services
	Second Main Point—Getting Organized
	Third Main Point—Importance of Networking

		Child Find
		Evaluations
		IFSPs/IEPs
		Records Organized
		Everything in writing
		Networking

The Nitty Gritty of Behavior Modification

	1st Main Point — How is a plan established?
	2nd Main Point— Function of Behaviors
	3rd Main Point— How to do this at home
	4th Main Point— Does this belong on my child’s IEP?

		Behavior Analysts
		Learn about ABA
		What is VB?
		Is there something medically happening?
		Ask the 5W’s & H questions!
		ABC
		Behavior Protocols
		How to pair
		Reinforcement
		Useful Tools
		Behaviors impede his or her learning?

About the Presenter: Celia Litman
Celia is the President and Co-Founder of CMK Development Inc, as well as the owner of Autism Resource Connection (ARC) which provides advocacy services to parents of children on the Autism Spectrum. Celia is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) with a BA in Communications, as well as a well traveled business woman who worked for Fortune 500 companies prior to starting her own businesses. She is able to take her vast educational and work experience and transfer the complex information in special education down to practical terms for the parents of children on the Autism Spectrum.
Celia is committed to understanding the multiple facets for the needs of children on the Autism Spectrum; she attends many seminars and conferences to keep up to date on the latest information.

As the mother of two sons on the Autism Spectrum (Asperger’s/PDD.NOS) , Celia is able to take the sense of commitment and knowledge she gained navigating through the special education systems, and use that commitment and knowledge to teach parents to advocate for themselves.