Social Skills for Adolescents on the Spectrum

CE Credit Hours: 5.5
APA, CAMFT, BRN

Course Description

In this online course, participants will learn to develop programming to address the social skills needs of adolescents on the Spectrum, including Asperger’s Disorder, Non-verbal Learning Disorder, and other related neurocognitive disorders. This population benefits from a straight-forward approach to learning the rules governing society, independent living skills, as well as explicit expressive and receptive pragmatic language training. Participants will learn strength-based strategies for training adolescents on the Spectrum and come away from the class with the basic building blocks for a comprehensive social skills training program. This course is designed for intermediate to advanced clinicians interested in expanding their skills or practice to include service to children on the Spectrum.

Pre-requisite recommended: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment & Treatment of Children OR; Adults or familiarity with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Citations

This program is derived from the following works:

1. Jacobson, P. (2003). Asperger Syndrome and psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger perspectives. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2. Nowicki, S. and Duke, M. P. (1992). Helping the child who doesn’t fit in. Peachtree Publishers.
3. Stewart, K. (2007). Helping a child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder (2nd Ed). New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
4. Schlegelmilch, A. (2014). Parenting ASD teens: A Guide to making it up as you go. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Describe strengths and weaknesses common to individuals on the Spectrum.
• Have the tools to create curriculum for a social skills group tailored to adolescents on the Spectrum.
• Measure and monitor change in pragmatic language skills.
• Apply knowledge regarding population and programming needs to compliment currently existing services.

Instructor Bio
Andrew Schlegelmilch, Ph.D. obtained his doctoral degree from Kent State University and has a specialty in children and family research and therapy. Dr. Schlegelmilch was the Head Psychologist at Orion Academy, the nation’s first college preparatory high school specifically for adolescents with Spectrum and other related neurocognitive disorders. It was at Orion Academy that Dr. Schlegelmich developed curriculum and expertise doing group and individual work with ASD children and families. Dr. Schlegelmilch wrote and published a book called Parenting ASD Teens in 2014. He is currently in private practice in San Francisco and Orinda, California.

Online Course Registration and Login

New Users – What to Expect:

Click on the “New User? Register” gray box below and enter your contact information to create a new account. The email address and password that you enter will be your username and password for all online courses that you take through our system. *International students: please select your Country first.

You can log into your course in the future by bookmarking: ce.jfku.edu/public

Next, complete the “Student” information section by providing your license type and number (if that applies to you)

Enter the Billing and Payment information to purchase the course.

Check that you have read the Terms and Conditions, and then click the “Register for Course” gray box.

The webpage will refresh to your course page. Click “Launch Course” to begin!

You will have 90 days to complete the course. Extensions are available if needed, please e-mail: conted@jfku.edu.

Returning Users – How to Access Your Courses:

Please select the “Returning User? Log in” Option. Your e-mail is your username, and your password is what you selected at registration. If you have forgotten, please click ‘Forgot Password?’ and follow the prompts.

You can login to your course in the future by bookmarking this login page: ce.jfku.edu/public

Technical Requirements:

Before you begin an online course, please make sure your computer has a broadband Internet connection. A dial-up connection is not sufficient. The online courses require that you use the most recent Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox Internet browsers, which you can download from these links: PC/Mac: Chrome (newer Macs only) or Firefox (Macs over 2 years old). Safari is not compatible. Adobe Flash player is also required and can be downloaded by clicking here.

Course Completion Time Limit

You will have 90 days to complete the online course from the date of registration. You may request 30 day extensions for a fee of $35. E-mail (conted@jfku.edu) or call us (800.557.1384) to begin this process. Extensions take a few days , an email will be sent to you when the extension access has been granted.

Accessing Certificate

Successful completion of the final exam and submission of the course evaluation unlocks your certificate. Please select the “Retrieve My Course Details” button to print or save your certificate. *You may need to refresh the course dashboard webpage for this button to populate.