The PLAY Project’s Two-Day

Teaching PLAY Intensive Workshop

Online Workshop | January 30-31

About this event

“Every young child with autism should have access to life-changing early intervention.” – Dr. Rick Solomon.

The PLAY Project, founded by Dr. Rick, envisions a world where all children with autism receive early intervention services and parents choose the best treatments for their child.

Teaching PLAY is an educator-training program that focuses on the core principles of PLAY Project’s evidence-based, developmentally-appropriate, relationship-oriented, child-centered approach.

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are often hard to engage in the classroom setting, which can make learning difficult for them. Teaching PLAY introduces teachers and school staff to an innovative approach for helping students with ASD increase engagement and connection, leading to a love of learning for all students.

Our Teaching PLAY Workshop is both engaging and interactive. The workshop provides several videos to demonstrate the impact of Teaching PLAY and practical examples of how Teaching PLAY can be used throughout all activities within the classroom setting. Attendees will leave this training with strategies to implement right away.

AFTER THIS WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO

Explain how improving a child’s functional emotional development supports academic readiness

Profile a student with ASD or developmental delay in the classroom according to their Comfort Zone, Sensory Motor Profile, and Functional Developmental Levels

List examples of the the interactional process in both structured and unstructured settings

List and describe the importance of the principles and methods of the PLAY Project

List and briefly describe the 6 Functional Developmental Levels (FDL) of Greenspan and Weider’s DIR model

Certificates of attendance for the Two-Day Teaching PLAY Intensive Workshop will be issued to participants who attend the full 2 days of the workshop and complete all post course requirements.

About our Teaching PLAY Trainer, Katie Scott, MS | LISW

Katie is the Training Director for The PLAY Project. She is responsible for the training, tracking and ongoing support for child development professionals that are pursuing their PLAY Project Certification.

Katie began her work with PLAY as a PLAY Tutor in 2006 and was officially trained to be a PLAY Consultant in 2012. She has been a PLAY Supervisor for many years and is a Master Trainer.

Katie has a Master’s degree in Child Development from the Erikson Institute and an MSW from Loyola University of Chicago. She is an early intervention specialist and a clinical social worker. Katie’s experience in working with children has included Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory-processing issues, medical issues, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, genetic disorders and developmental delays. She has worked with a wide range of ages from birth to adults in a variety of settings (home, clinic, schools) for over 20 years.