Social Skills Intervention for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Helping Clients (HS - BERK - 064825)

Course overview

In this video session, autism expert Jay Berk, PhD, will provide valuable insight into the unique social skills challenges faced by children, adolescents, and young adults with autism in today's world relating to the pandemic, emergence from the pandemic, digital impact on social skills acquisition, and challenges associated with co-occurring disorders, such as social anxiety. Attend and learn how to adeptly teach your clients with autism how to: Navigate social interactions online and in person, in any setting Use "in person" approaches from "on-line" responses to social situations Effectively manage their preservation of high interest areas Reduce misinterpretation of social cues Understand appropriate/inappropriate content for discussion topics Dr. Berk will explore Code Switching, i.e. understanding how environments change related to online, in person, small group, individual and other aspects for daily interactions.