POSTPONED – Details to be announced soon!

Early Bird Special price of $87 before 13th March.

A practical, interactive workshop that provides an overview of Social Skill development, Creating Connections Australia’s ‘Autism Friendly Social Skills’ model, and strategies to support integration and generalising of social skills into real life situations.

This workshop is suitable for both professionals and families, and is a great introduction to our Social Skills Professional Training Program.

In this workshop you will learn:

• Why social skill development is different for everyone
• Reasons for social skill differences—with specific reference to autism
• Why it is important to make social skill learning Autism friendly
• How to use the Creating Connections Australia Autism Friendly Social Skills model
• The value and importance of personal choice in Social Skill learning
• What to do when social interest is limited
• How to decipher what skills to support
• How to use our 7 favourite strategies to support the learning of social skills
• How to incorporate social skill learning into real life situations
• How to build success and wellbeing in those you support with social skill learning
• You’ll hear our personal stories, practical examples, and our own autistic insights!

This workshop meets the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
1.5 (Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities)
1.6 (Strategies to support full participation of students with disability)
4.1 (Support student participation)