Effective Supports for Students with Autism Participating in Remote Learning

January 13, 2021

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MST | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST

In this free, one-hour training, participants will learn about effective accommodations, modifications, and interventions for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in remote learning environments. The training will address visual supports, methods to assist with emotional and/or behavioral regulation, strategies to promote socialization, behavioral principles, reinforcement systems that can be used by teachers and caregivers in the home, and considerations to aid the student in transitioning back to in-person learning at their school.

Participants will learn:

• Supports to assist their students with remote learning.
• Strategies to assist students to socialize remotely and in-person.
• Tips to manage and support behaviors.
• Ways to support and prepare students to transition back to in-person learning.

Trainer

Erin Briley, MS, NCSP 

Erin Briley is a Technical Trainer for the Mountain Plains MHTTC and works for WICHE’s Behavioral Health Program as a Research and Technical Assistant Associate. Ms. Briley’s primary role with the WICHE Behavioral Health Program involves assisting the creation and implementation of Psychology Internship Consortiums in rural western states and providing training and supports for school behavioral health. Ms. Briley has worked in schools for 20 years, serving primarily as a school psychologist and providing educational and behavioral health support for children ages 3 through 22. Erin earned her Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University, her Master’s in Counseling/School Psychology, and a Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis at California State University Los Angeles. She is currently earning her PhD (ABD) in Clinical Psychology.