NIDRR Presents: The OASIS Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism

Linda Heitzman-Powell, PhD, and Jay Buzhardt, PhD
University of Kansas
April 17th, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Room 6075 Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th St SW
Or
Attend by teleconference

(See Directions and Call-In Information Below)

For details and to reserve a space, please RSVP to Doris Werwie at Doris.Werwie@ed.gov or by calling 202-245-6564.

See discussion below and the attached document for a brief introduction to this research.

Preliminary Data. In current use of the Online and Applied System for Intervention Skills for parents (OASIS-P), Drs. Heitzman-Powell and Buzhardt developed and continue to implement a training program designed to teach ABA intervention techniques for children with autism. This program uses web-based instruction and hands-on application of trained techniques in which parents or caregivers work with children with autism while receiving modeling and feedback from professionals. Results indicated that the caregivers found the training useful in their work, reporting that they considered the online instruction easy-to-access, and that the hands-on application was critical to their success in working with this population (Heitzman- Powell & Buzhardt, under review).

Call-In Information: If you wish to participate remotely, please RSVP to Doris Werwie at Doris.Werwie@ed.gov to receive the call-in information and pass code. Lines for call-in participation are limited to a first-come-first-serve basis.

Directions to Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202 (Google Map to Potomac Center Plaza):

METRO: Potomac Center Plaza is approximately two and a half blocks south from the from the Smithsonian Metro station (Independence Ave. Exit) and about the same from the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station (although the Smithsonian is the preferred station). The Smithsonian is on the Orange and Blue lines and the L’Enfant Plaza station is on the Yellow, Green, Orange and Blue lines.

Automobile: Potomac Center Plaza is easily accessed from Interstate 395 and other major commuter arteries. Parking: Potomac Center Plaza includes parking spaces on three levels of underground parking at a daily rate of $17.00. In addition, there is parking across the street on Maryland Avenue next to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Thank you!