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Registration
begins at 8:30 a.m. at each location
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COLUMBIA
Monday
June 10, 2013
9:00
AM to 4:00 PM EST
We're back at
Owen Brown Interfaith Center!!
Owen
Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045
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CAMBRIDGE
Tuesday June 11, 2013
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Holiday Inn Express
2715 Ocean
Gateway
Cambridge, MD
21613
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HAGERSTOWN
Wednesday June 12, 2013
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ramada Plaza Hotel
1718 Underpass Way
Hagerstown MD, 21740
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BOWIE
Thursday June 13, 2013
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Bowie Comfort Inn Conference Center
4500 Crain Highway
Bowie, MD 20716
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Continental
breakfast and lunch will be provided at all locations.
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REGISTRATION
INFORMATION!!
Columbia:
Monday, June 10, 2013
Cambridge:
Tuesday,June 11, 2013
Hagerstown:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Bowie: Thursday,
June 13, 2013
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All people benefit from work; work
makes people better and improves lives in every way. Unfortunately,
many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders are excluded from work for
a variety of reasons. This interactive and dynamic session will give
attendees a number of strategies which can be used to help persons
with ASDs find jobs that will work for everybody involved.
Learning
Objectives
In this training participants will learn to:
- State
the importance of work for all people
- Identify
the barriers to employment experienced by many people with
ASD
- Generate
strategies to address barriers to employment
- Name
the three stages of career development
- Explain
strategies useful in developing jobs for persons with ASDs
- Match
jobs for persons with ASDs and create onsite support strategies
ABOUT the SPEAKER
Dan Baker, PhD is Director of
Community Positive Behavior Support, Transition, and Supported
Employment Projects, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities.
Dr. Baker's focus at The Boggs
Center is on positive behavior support, models of community and
educational support, transition services, and mental health services
for persons with disabilities. Dr. Baker earned his PhD in
Educational Psychology in 1992 and a Teaching License in 1990 from
the University of Minnesota. He has worked with people with a range
of disabilities; his applied work includes efforts in schools,
residential settings for people with disabilities, recreational
programs, and employment supports.
Dr. Baker is well published in
both edited books and literary journals. Most of his published work
addresses strategies for teaching direct care staff to work with
persons who present challenges. His contributions earned him the 2010
Clinical Practice Award from NADD, an international professional
association dedicated to advancing mental wellness for persons with
Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Baker is a reviewer
for the journals Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and
Research in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Baker is very involved
with NADD: An association for persons with developmental disabilities
and mental health needs, serving on the Board of Directors and
co-editing The NADD Bulletin from 2006 - 2011.
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Hope to see
you there!
Sincerely,
Aisha Mason
Maryland Center
for Developmental Disabilities
443-923-9555
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