Round Rock/Pflugerville Parent Caregiver Trainings
| Parent Training Session Recordings | Registration |
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Behavior: Increasing Desired Behaviors at Home and in Your Community (October 26, 2023)To address behaviors perceived as challenging, it’s important for caregivers to understand and effectively use behavioral principles to help children understand expectations and increase desired behaviors. This session identifies commonly-used behavioral terms and provides a variety of tips and suggestions families can use for building positive behaviors at home and in the community. | |
Visualize It: Using Environmental Supports Effectively (November 9, 2023)This session outlines how to design structured, organized, and predictable environments that support children’s independence and success. Learn how to use visual schedules, visual supports, and effective environmental arrangements to teach children important skills and routines. | |
Identifying Strategies that Work (December 7, 2023)How does autism impact learning and behavior? This session presents the importance of using evidence-based practices to support the learning needs of children with autism and other related disabilities. Caregivers will learn which strategies have been proven to be effective and how they can collaborate with educators to support their child at home and at school. | |
Understanding: Caregiver Supports for Increasing Receptive Language (January 25, 2024)In this session, caregivers will learn how to help their child understand language. By teaching children to understand what others are communicating, caregivers can increase children’s receptive language skills, which are important for understanding and responding to adult requests as well as expressive communication skills. | |
Communication: Caregiver Supports for teaching Expressive Language (February 15, 2024)Children express their wants and needs through various modes of communication, and there are many ways caregivers can build language skills at home and in the community. In this session, caregivers learn how to create opportunities throughout the day for children to practice their verbal and nonverbal communication skills, as well as how to respond to children’s communication attempts in ways that increase motivation. |