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 Michelle Garcia Winner received a Congressional award for her development of Social Thinking, a treatment approach for social and communicative challenges. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research supporting Michelle's methods for Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, but her approach is known for its breadth and flexibility with a range of individual and therapeutic needs. In addition to authoring numerous books on Social Thinking, Michelle is equally well-known for the dynamic workshops she presents.
Michelle's inspiring and practical workshops are designed for parents and professionals alike -- for anyone working with students experiencing social and communication problems (high-functioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD... or no diagnosis!).
Listed below are the workshops Michelle hosts. Registration is open to all. Early registration is suggested and offers a discount!
Comments from Parents and Professionals Who Participated
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"One word: Awesome. Michelle gets it!" - school psychologist
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"The most intelligent, humane understanding of socially challenged people I've ever had occasion to hear" - parent
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"Every general education teacher who is privileged to include students on the spectrum in their classroom would benefit from this workshop" - Kindergarten teacher
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"Simply great parenting strategies to use with all kids!" - parent
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"Chomping at the bit to take it back to the school district" - occupational therapist
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"Great source of valuable, practical information" - marriage family therapist
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"I can take everything I've learned here and put to use in therapy" - SLP
In addition, each year, the Social Thinking Providers Conference in June brings together professionals who have implemented Social Thinking programs or integrated Social Thinking strategies with other methods.
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Clinicians Michelle Garcia Winner and Dr. Pam Crooke will present their latest strategies on preparing students and adults with high-fuctioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD and similar challenges now for adulthood.
Parents and professionals working with students from middle school ages and up or working with adults experiencing difficulties with the transition to independence have praised these workshops for their practical strategies. Many adults with these challenges have benefited from these workshops too.
Social Thinking is a Continuing Professional Education Provider (CPE #901965) for the State of Texas!
CEUs Also Available for SLPs, Social Workers, Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, Nurses...
Comments for these Workshops
"My brain is on fire with ideas, insight, understanding, and plans...." - Jewel, past workshop attendee and mother
"Lots of practical, useful, information that can be adapted to each individual's style." - Paraprofessional who attended these workshops
"With an 11 year old son, I wondered... if he was perhaps too young, but I understand now that it's never too soon to start the slow and careful transition into adulthood and independence..." - mother
Good Intentions Aren't Enough: Teaching Social Thinking to Individuals Entering and Living in the Adult World
February 9 2012
Preparing for the Transition into Adulthood
February 10 2012
Skills You Need to Learn in School to Help you Live as an Adult
7:45 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Sign-in
8:30 a.m-3:30 p.m. Workshops
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CEUs for SLPs, Social Workers, Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, Nurses!
Winner is "... the leading expert in the field of social skills." GreatSchools.org click here to read the article.
"...one of my favorite authors in the field of teaching emotional intelligence. Michelle Garcia Winner has pioneered some very helpful ways of conceptualizing and helping educators understand the social challenges that students on the autism spectrum face."
- Stephen Borgman, Psychology Today
Parents and professionals alike have praised these workshops for offering practical approaches for anyone working with students experiencing social and communication problems (high-functioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD... or no diagnosis). Register now or read course details below.
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center
6100 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66211
Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided
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Join us for two days on the latest strategies for teaching and treating students with high-fuctioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD, NLD and similar challenges.
Michelle Garcia Winner Returns to Baltimore to Present:
March 26, 2012
Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into our School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity
March 27, 2012
Informal Dynamic Social Thinking® Assessment and Core Treatment Strategies for Use at Home and School
Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley - click to map:
245 Shawan Road
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
410-785-3901
www.marriotthuntvalley.com
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Michelle Garcia Winner Will Present her Latest Strategies
"...one of my favorite authors in the field of teaching emotional intelligence. Michelle Garcia Winner has pioneered some very helpful ways of conceptualizing and helping educators understand the social challenges that students on the autism spectrum face."
- Stephen Borgman, Psychology Today
Abbington Distinctive Banquets
3S002 IL Route 53
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided
Michelle's workshops are for parents and professionals alike -- for anyone working with students experiencing social and communication problems (high-functioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD... or no diagnosis).
CEUs for SLPs, Social Workers, Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, Nurses!
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 "With an 11 year old son... I understand now that it's never too soon to start the slow and careful transition into adulthood and independence..."
- Mother and workshop attendee
Clinicians Michelle Garcia Winner and Dr. Pam Crooke will present workshops on their latest strategies on developing the skills for successful adulthood for students experiencing social and communication problems...
Registration now open with early bird and group savings!
Parents and professionals working with students from 14 and up -- or working with adults experiencing difficulties with the transition to independence have benefited from these workshops. Many adults with these challenges have attended too!
Good Intentions Aren't Enough: Teaching Social Thinking to Individuals Entering and Living in the Adult World
Participants have praised these workshops for being practical, timely, engaging and applicable to a broad range of individuals. The workshops specifically address the needs of individuals with social and communication challenges, including those related to diagnoses of high-functioning autism (and Asperger's) and ADHD, plus many undiagnosed students and "new adults" as they prepare for the transition to young adult and adult expectations. Specific, practical strategies examine realistic transition plans, "Social-Emotional Chain Effects," and how to develop an "I Can Do It" mindset in your student(s) or yourself.
April 23, 2012
Preparing for the Transition into Adulthood
April 24, 2012
Skills You Need to Learn in School to Help you Live as an Adult
Continental Breakfast, Breaks and Lunch Provided!
7:45 am - 8:30 am: Sign-In and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 3:30 pm: Workshops - Lunch Provided
Location
Four Points Sheraton Norwood
1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike Route 1 (18 miles south of Boston) Norwood, MA 02062
Presented by
Michelle Garcia Winner, M.A., CCC-SLP
"...[T]he leading expert in the field of social skills" - GreatSchools, a nonprofit organization and leading source of information on school performance. Click here to read the article on the need to address social thinking in IEPs. Michelle received a Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition for her development of the Social Thinking program.
"...one of my favorite authors in the field of teaching emotional intelligence. Michelle Garcia Winner has pioneered some very helpful ways of conceptualizing and helping educators understand the social challenges that students on the autism spectrum face."
- Stephen Borgman - Read more at Psychology Today
Pam Crooke, Ph.D., faculty member, San Jose State University, co-author of Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Teens & Young Adults and Social Thinking at Work
More Participants' comments on these workshops
- "My brain is on fire with ideas, insight, understanding, and plans...." - Jewel, mother
- "Lots of practical, useful, information that can be adapted to each individual's style." - Paraprofessional
- "The information was so current. I loved it all – the explanation of nuance, imagination, the Pyramid of Friendship." - Parent
- "Michelle's abilities to encapsulate important truths and realities (for example, Emotional Compression) – I came away with many useful concepts that I can use right away." - Parent
- "All sessions were informative, pertinent and captivating." Parent (24/7); Professional (5 days a week)
- "The timeliness of this topic - many of our younger clients have had the benefit of early intervention therapy and hopefully this will be extended into the older years (as we teach) the social radar system and other Social Thinking strategies." - Professional
- "These two days are filled with insight and practical strategies to help young people achieve satisfying adult lives and in the process teaches us much about the struggle every adult has to understand the social world." - Parent
Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided!
Fax your own purchase order forms now to: 408-557-8594. For paper orders, use this PDF:
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 Registration is now open with early bird savings!
Internationally respected speakers already scheduled -- you can join them!
2011 was tremendous. 2012 will be even better!
Now in its fifth year (!), the Social Thinking Providers Conference is a time for practitioners of Social Thinking, nationally and internationally, to to share ideas about advance treatment and program ideas and to network.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Educators and therapists from around the country will present their innovative strategies they have used for their settings. Check back for more details!
Saturday June 23, 2012 Special Workshop Day Featuring:
- Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., an ABA specialist and Chair of Scientific Council Organization for Autism Research
- Dr. Peter Vermeulen, an ASD specialist who developed the concept of Context Blindness and is co-director of the Centre for Concrete Communication
- Michelle Garcia Winner, founder of Social Thinking and the related treatment approach; author of numerous related books and articles on social learning challenges
Dr. Peter Gerhardt and Michelle Garcia Winner will explore the continuum of treatment services from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); how to decide who benefits from which treatment and how to evolve between treatments with age.
Dr. Gerhardt was recently featured in an interview on NPR titled "Learning To Love, And Be Loved, With Autism" -- click here to listen and read the transcript
Dr. Peter Vermeulen, an ASD specialist from Belgium who teaches individuals with autism spectrum disorders, will present on the concept of “Context Blindness.” With his engaging speaking style and numerous visual examples, he will inspire the audience to explore the significant power of context in the acts of social communication and problem solving.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Educators and therapists continue with presentations on their innovative strategies!
June 22-23-24, 2012
South San Francisco Conference Center
This is not Social Thinking 101. It is assumed that all people who attend this conference are familiar with the core Social Thinking treatment paradigm and many core concepts.
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Michelle Garcia Winner is Organizing and Presenting Her Own Workshops in Florida for the First Time!
December 4, 2012
Social Thinking Across The Home and School Day: The ILAUGH Model of Social Cognition
December 5, 2012
Informal Dynamic Social Thinking® Assessment and Core Treatment Strategies for Use at Home and School
Rosen Plaza Hotel
9700 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819
www.rosenplaza.com
Continental Breakfast Provided
CEUs for SLPs, Social Workers, Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, Nurses!
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