Topic

Innovations in Theory of Mind Assessment & Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Presenter

Dr Patricia Prelock

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Professor of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

 

Date & Time

20 - 21 October 2016 (Thursday & Friday) 09:00 - 17:00

 

Venue

Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

 

Target

Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Paediatricians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Educators, Special Education Practitioners, parents and those who are interested in ASD

 

Objective

Participants will be able to:

Identify valid and reliable methods for assessing theory of mind in children with ASD.

Develop goals for intervention based on data gathered from assessment of theory of mind.

Explain at least two interventions that can facilitate perspective taking in children with ASD.

 

Program Rundown

20 October 2016 (Thursday)

Theory of mind (ToM)

Assessment of ToM using child performance and parent informant measures

Strategies for linking assessment to intervention & incorporating ToM strategies reported in the literature

Strategies for increasing perspective taking: Role of social stories

21 October 2016 (Friday)

Strategies for increasing perspective taking: Role of comic strip conversations

Case study: Creating Comic Strip Conversations

Strategies for increasing perspective taking: Video modeling & video self-modeling

Case Study: Video modeling and video self-modeling

Continuous Professional Development

The Continuous Professional Development points to be granted by the professional bodies related to the event participants including Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Paediatricians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, etc. will be confirmed later.

 

On-line Registration

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