(Long Island, NY) Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), the leading service provider for children and adults with autism on Long Island, will be holding a workshop tailored to equip professionals with an understanding of the skills needed to ensure a therapeutic response to behavioral challenges. The workshop, Challenging Behaviors: Responding Effectively, will be held on Saturday, September 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lecture hall at DDI’s Hollywood Drive campus.
“Too often people who work with vulnerable populations such as individuals with developmental disabilities, are not fully prepared to handle challenging behaviors from the individuals they serve,” commented Michael Romas PhD, Coordinator of Training and Professional Development for DDI. “By emphasizing the use of Applied Behavior Analysis, this workshop will provide a combination of both didactic and interactive training opportunities.”
Attendees can expect to learn the importance of understanding developmental milestones when addressing behaviors. In addition, they will be able to identify simple functions in terms of M.E.A.T.S (acronym for the five principles functions of behavior) and how to implement basic behavior strategies to decrease incidence of problem behavior, as well as so much more. Speech/Language Professionals will receive .35 ASHA CEUs and Physical Therapists participants will receive 4.2 contact hours.
The workshop will be held at DDI’s Hollywood Drive campus located at 99 Hollywood Drive in Smithtown. The registration fee is $75. Anyone interested in further details or registering can log onto www.ddiny.org/workshop or call 631-366-2952.
DDI is a not-for-profit agency headquartered in Smithtown, NY, with more than 30 locations throughout Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Serving nearly 1,000 children and adults with a diagnosis of an autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), DDI is the largest provider of services for individuals with Autism on Long Island. It provides special educational, vocational, day and residential programs, as well as healthcare services for over 5,000 children and adults with autism or other developmental disabilities. DDI also operates family-centered preschool programs for both children with disabilities as well as typically developing students. DDI was founded in 1961 by a group of parents to address the special educational and therapeutic needs of their children with autism or other developmental disabilities. DDI is a member agency of the United Way of Long Island. For more information about DDI, visit www.ddiny.org.
