Cara Marker Daily – High-Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviors in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults

Cara Marker Daily – High-Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviors in Children, Adolescents & Young AdultsDescriptionThis intensive, full-day seminar recording provides proven intervention strategies, essential treatment tools, and behavioral techniques to help you analyze behaviors and actions, identify consequences for behaviors, and teach new skills to children, adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). Walk away with practical intervention techniques for social success, behavior changes and overcoming challenging co-occurring behaviors that deliver success through adulthood. The challenging co-occurring issues to be addressed are:Social skills CommunicationSensory Anxiety/RigidityDepression MeltdownsADHD OCDPsychotropic medications Non-complianceGain valuable insight into common psychotropic medications, including both the helpful effects and potentially problematic side effects, that these individuals are prescribed. We will explore HFA and the new DSM-5® diagnosis of Social-Pragmatic Communication Disorder. You will receive the necessary tools to gain effective collaboration between clinicians, educators and parents. Through case studies, video clips and class participation you will complete the recording with confidence to identify actions that cause impediments in change, utilize more successful consequences for behaviors, and teach new skills to children, adolescents, and young adults with HFA. Don’t just manage these individuals; provide interventions that can lead to successful independence into their adult years!HandoutsManual – High-Functioning Autism (2.9 MB) 54 Pages Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Self-study Instructions (28.5 KB) Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) Available after Purchase Instructions for ASHA credit – Self Study (64.4 KB) Available after PurchaseOutlineDSM-5® and ICD-10 UpdatesSocial-Pragmatic Communication DisorderImpact on service delivery (school/community)Successfully link home, school and therapyIEP/504/Do they qualify for school services?Co-morbid disorders: Why the difference is importantSocial Skills InterventionsImprove social skill deficits“Kid Cop” behaviors and why other kids get angryHow to get peers to recognize them in positive waysGroup activitiesEarly intervention strategies that can deliver long-term successCommunication InterventionsConflict resolutions that are effective in multiple settingsHelp peers and family members relateVerbal interventions that overload processingPragmatic language and other abstract issuesSensory InterventionsSelf-stimulation (appropriate & inappropriate)Sensory strategies to avoidCoping/calming techniques that reduce meltdownsSensory dietAnxiety InterventionsAnxiety-reducing activitiesHow anxiety impacts rigidityHelp them “self-regulate”Successful transitionsDepression InterventionsImpact on flexibility and changeTherapy that works for people with HFAEmergence in adolescenceSolitude vs. lonelinessADHD InterventionsADHD vs. hyper-focusCommonly prescribed medications and possible benefits and side effectsSpecific triggers and what fuels the rageReduce aggressive and disruptive behaviorsMistakes that escalate defiant behaviorsOvercome refusals to comply with even simple requestsObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) InterventionsWhat to do when they become stuck on high interest areasSpecific medication interventionsImpact on socialization and behaviorsInterventions for Specific Difficult BehaviorsReduce Internet and electronic addictionsChanges in technology, school systems and mental health deliveryCognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) for mood and anxietyPsychopharmacological InterventionsDifferentiate among common medicationsMedications that mimic difficult behaviorsSide effects and off label useCase Studies, Demonstrations & ActivitiesCase studies that demonstrate specific interventions for aggressive and non-compliant behaviorsiPad® apps for social success, behavioral changes and speech and languageStaff training techniques to experience what an individual on the spectrum mightResearch, Risks and LimitationsFacultyCara Marker Daily, PhD, BCBALicensed Pediatric PsychologistDaily Behavioral HealthCara Marker Daily, PhD, BCBA, is a licensed psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience providing assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with autism in the home, school, hospital and community settings. She works directly with educators, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, BCBAs and other professionals. Dr. Daily is the president and training director of Daily Behavioral Health, a leading behavioral health provider in northeast Ohio specializing in assessment, consultation, and treatment of autism, anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders. She is the founder and executive director of the Building Behaviors Autism Center, which has received numerous grants to provide free and reduced cost applied behavioral analysis services to individuals with autism.Dr. Daily has written several cognitive-behavioral and behavioral-based curriculums focusing on teaching daily living skills to children with autism and published a peer-reviewed journal article supporting evidence for success of these programs. She has presented nationally on topics of autism, disruptive behaviors disorders, anxiety and chronic health conditions in the pediatric population. Dr. Daily has been featured in radio, television, and other media platforms in northeast Ohio. She is the author of The Key to Autism: An Evidence-Based Workbook for Assessing and Treating Children & Adolescents (PESI, 2016).Dr. Daily received her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of South Carolina, and completed an internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at The Children’s Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Daily is a member of the Department of Pediatrics at Fairview Hospital at the Cleveland Clinic, the American Psychological Association, the Ohio Psychological Association, and the Christian Association of Psychological Studies.Speaker Disclosures:Financial: Cara Marker Daily is the president/training director for Daily Behavioral Health, Inc. She is the founder/executive director of the Building Behaviors Autism Center. She is a compensated consultant for Rethink Autism. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Nonfinancial: Cara Marker Daily has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.