CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS |
Lessons Learned and Effective Practices Regarding the Implementation of the Connections for Students Model to Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) |
Collaborative Services Delivery Model (CSDM) for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Phase 2 Report of |
THE PROVINCIAL ADVISORY TEAM (PAT) |
| 1 | IIntroduction | Approaches to Effective Collaboration Training and Learning Ensuring adequate knowledge of ASD among team members involved with the student is critical. Although in-service and training may have taken place in your board, if individual staff have not had a student with ASD, they may have limited knowledge of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and how it can be applied and tailored to meet the varying strengths and needs of the student. General information regarding principles of ABA is widespread, but specific strategies may not be in everyone’s repertoire. Provincial Advisory Team Recommended Solutions • Ensure learning opportunities are made available to all personnel involved in supporting the student with ASD. Identifying resources that are most helpful for transition team members, making such resources available, and planning training around provided resources will result in effective learning and implementation of practices by participants. • Board level professionals with ABA expertise can provide hands-on support to classroom teachers and school board staff to assist putting strategies in place for students with ASD. Including ABA information in any toolkit or guide for staff, and continuing access to training and supports will better equip team members to support the Connections for Students process. • Include tiered training to all school board staff, providing beginner, intermediate, and advanced level training, as appropriate, for all educational and administrative staff. |
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| 2 | Characteristics of Success and Suggested Strategies |
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| Communication | |||
| Planning | |||
| Student Centred Teams | |||
| Flexibility | |||
| 3 | Approaches to Effective Collaboration | ||
| People & Organizational Management | |||
| Roles and Responsibilities | |||
| Decision Making | |||
| Geography | |||
| Training and Learning | |||
| Early Withdrawl from IBI | |||
| Parent Engagement | |||
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