Autism Family Support Series
For caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Download Schedule:
English/Spanish
English/Mandarin
- En español
- Mandarin
- Registration is required by calling YAI LINK at 212-273-6182.
- Parents and caregivers only! No children please.
- Location: 460 West 34th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10001
- Structure: 1st half (Presentation), 2nd half (Support)
- Fee: None!
Date / Time
|
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
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Friday |
How Post Traumatic Stress Effects Your Child and Knowing When to Seek Professional Help |
Angela Cheung, LCSW, Mental Health Clinician, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy |
| Tuesday May 21st 10:00AM-12:30PM |
Autism and the Police: A Dialogue with the NYPD Assistant Commissioner of Training |
Carol Ann Roberson, Assistant Commissioner of Training, New York City Police Department |
|
Wednesday |
A Crash Course in Toilet Training |
Danielle Bardwell, MSEd, Clinical Supervisor, YAI Family Services, and Luisa Paz, Bilingual Applied Behavioral Sciences Specialist, YAI Project Intervene |
| Thursday June 6th 10:00AM-12:30PM |
Classroom programming options for children with autism spectrum disorders. |
Margaret Chiara, MA, BCBA, Coordinator of ASD Development, YAI/NYL Education and Training Department |
|
Tuesday |
Living with anxiety and an autism spectrum disorder: Challenges and coping strategies. |
Grazyna Kusmierska, PhD, Psychotherapist, Premier HealthCare |
| Tuesday June 25th 10:00AM-12:30PM |
Finding your voice with augmentative and alternative communication. |
Rachel Bouvin, MS/CCC-SLP, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy |
|
Tuesday |
Recharge your body, recharge your brain: A stress management workshop. |
Katie Brisley-Logue, PHR, Senior Human Resources Manager, YAI |
| Thursday July 25th 10:00AM-12:30PM |
Keeping your cool: Home strategies for managing coping skills and emotion regulation for children with autism. |
Karim Ibrahim, MS, Clinical Psychology Trainee, Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
|
Wednesday |
Play and learn: Fun sensory toys and games for home. |
Becky Lewin, MS, OTR/L, The Parkside School |
| Tuesday August 6th 10:00AM-12:30PM |
How to prepare for a psychiatric evaluation. |
Sallie Jo Hadley, MD, Psychiatrist, YAI Premier HealthCare |
|
Thursday |
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for individuals with autism: How we use it in therapy and strategies you can use at home. |
Samantha Dresser, LMSW and Dina Larina, LMHC, RPT, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy |
