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SCERTS Part 7: Program Planning with Families and Educational Teams

presented by Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L, Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP

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Financial:  Barry M. Prizant receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Barry M. Prizant receives royalties from Brookes Publishing and compensation from Simon & Schuster Publishing.


 Non-Financial: Barry M. Prizant in on the advisory board for the Center for Neurodiversity, Shrub Oak International School, and The Miracle Project . He is an adjunct professor at Brown University.

Financial:  Emily Rubin receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Emily Rubin receives royalties from Brookes Publishing and compensation from Marcus Autism Center.


 Non-Financial: Emily Rubin has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.

Financial:  Amy Laurent receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Amy Laurent receives royalties from Brookes Publishing. She is an employee and adjunct faculty member at the University of Rhode Island.


 Non-Financial: Amy Laurent is the Vice President of the Board for Bailey's Team for Autism .

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The seventh and final part of this series addresses components of Transactional Support that are essential to allow all members of a child's team, parents, family members, professionals, and other service providers to feel supported and engaged in programmatic efforts. Family Support Plans are described for educational and emotional support for family members and service providers with specific examples of activities. Issues related to successful implementation of SCERTS are also addressed, with a discussion of programmatic practices that allow SCERTS to be adopted and implemented with greater success. Finally, the current status of SCERTS as a comprehensive approach and future directions for SCERTS are discussed.

Meet Your Instructors

Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L

Amy Laurent, Ph.D., OTR/L is a developmental psychologist and a registered pediatric occupational therapist. Currently in private practice, Amy specializes in the education of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities. The majority of Amy's work involves collaborating with and supporting early intervention teams, school teams, and families. Her consultative services focus…

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Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP

Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP has more than 40 years experience as a clinical scholar, consultant, researcher and program consultant to children and older persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities and their families. He is both the Director of Childhood Communication Services (CCS), a private practice, and an Adjunct Professor in…

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Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP

Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP is the Director of the Educational Outreach Program at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, GA, an affiliate of Emory University and an NIH Autism Center of Excellence. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities. As a former adjunct faculty member and lecturer…

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1. Family Support

Chapter one emphasizes the importance of developing a comprehensive support plan for families. Examples of emotional and educational supports for family members are provided.

2. Support to Professionals

Chapter two emphasizes the importance of developing a comprehensive support plan for professionals and service providers. Examples of emotional and educational supports for professionals and service providers are provided.

3. Moving Toward SCERTS Implementation

Chapter three provides direction for developing a plan to implement the SCERTS Model. Program elements that predict to successful implementation of SCERTS of SCERTS are described.

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