May 18, 2021
Autism and Neurodiversity in the Workplace: The First of Four CIRCA Professional Development Programs
May 12, 2021 | 11:00 – 12:00 PST | Zoom
This colloquium will provide an overview of the CIRCA Professional Development series and its key components. In particular, the presenters will describe the Autism and Neurodiversity in the Workplace program, a series of five self-paced, interactive modules filled with useful activities and videos. The program is designed to assist human resource professionals, employers, supervisors, managers, co-workers, job coaches and counsellors, autistic employees, parents, students, and anyone interested in inclusive employment to learn practical strategies on how to support all employees to be successful on the job. Additional CIRCA Pro-D programs for physicians, dental professionals, and childcare providers will be available in late 2021 and will also be described.
Presenter:
Karen Bopp, Ph.D., CIRCA Director of Provincial Outreach
Sharon Hu, B.A., Instructional Designer
Dec 14, 2018
Building Provincial Capacity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The CIRCA Training Initiative
December 5, 2018 | 2:30 – 4:00 | Neville Scarfe Room 278 (Library Block)
Dr. Bopp presented a brief overview of the status of the CIRCA training initiative, which is supported with funds from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). The goal of the initiative is to develop autism-related training materials and resources to support a wide range of professionals, paraprofessionals and families throughout the province. The presentation described the results of a co-design process used to develop a 3-year strategic plan and provided a research review on best practices for online versus face-to-face training that will be taken into consideration as new materials are developed.
Nov 01, 2018
Don’t They Know It’s Friday? : A Clinician’s Guide to Cultural Competency
Tiffany Dubuc, MS, BCBA, Doctoral candidate in ABA, Chicago School of Professional
October 23, 2018 |10:30 – 12:00 | Neville Scarfe Room 310
Entrusted with the clinical, educational, social and/or behavioural progress of our clients in today’s culturally dynamic and ever-changing world can be challenging. The need for cultural competency, and thoughtful dissemination of Western therapeutic practices has never been greater. In this talk, the presenter will share some hard-earned insights gained by 10 years of applied behaviour analytic (ABA) clinical practice across countries and states, including those within the Arabian Gulf, South-East Asia, and India.
Mar 26, 2018
The goal of the PACE (Parent and Child Early) Coaching Project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a parent coaching intervention in selected BC communities, for children aged 15 to 30 months who are at risk for autism spectrum disorder. The project is housed in UBC’s Faculty of Education under the leadership of Principal Investigator Dr. Pat Mirenda. This 26-minute video provides an overview of the project after 12 months of implementation.
Dec 03, 2012
Stephanie Jull, PhD, BCBA-D; Faculty, Capilano University ABA‑Autism Program; and Director of Sport and Recreation, Canucks Autism Network
Recommended Book and link to purchase:
Getting into the Game: Sports Programs for Kids with Autism purchase on Amazon.ca
Oct 27, 2012
Co-sponsored by UBC’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA), the BC Association for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (BCASLPA) and the BC Association for Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA)
Dec 01, 2011
Dr. Karen Bopp, Senior Behavior Consultant, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
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Nov 24, 2011
Dr. Brenda Fossett, Instructor, UBC Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology and Special Education
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