The ASD Network team has curated a series of webinars designed to provide on-demand implementation support. These webinars offer needed professional development on evidence-based practices and include presentations from national and local experts. New webinars are added regularly to meet the needs of Nebraska educators, families, and community partners.
All webinars are free, and participants can receive a professional development CEU certificate.
We are currently updating our foundational webinars and on-demand training content to ensure they reflect current research, evidence-based practices, and accessibility standards. As a result, you may notice that some previously available webinars are no longer on our website. We have removed many older recordings due to outdated content and accessibility concerns.
In the meantime, we encourage you to visit our ASD Network Foundational Training and Resources page, page, which includes resources developed by our team as well as links to other trusted organizations and sources of information.
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Watch the Autism 101 WebinarsTopics: Behavior Classroom Structure / Instructional Strategies Special Topics
A Compassionate and Effective Approach to Supporting Learners with Challenging Behavior
This training provides an overview a compassionate, skill-building approach to behavior support in educational settings, grounded in evidence-based and relationship-centered practices.
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Behavior Classroom Structure / Instructional Strategies Family / Home Supports Special Topics
Compassion in Action: A Compassionate and Effective Approach to Supporting Learners with Challenging Behavior
This presentation will provide practical ways to put compassion into practice and revamp functional behavior assessments and behavior intervention plans. We will discuss the importance of teaching skills that empower the learner, teaching them that they do not need to escalate to get their needs met.
Completion Time:
70 min.
Topics: Special Topics
ABA in Schools: Behavior Analysis in Schools: A Different World Part 1
This training is designed to provide guidance and problem-solving skills to ABA providers who
currently support clients in the school setting, or want to do so. The majority of ABA providers
are not teachers, yet there is an increasing need and desire for these very providers to work in
the school setting.
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Special Topics
ABA in Schools: Behavior Analysis in Schools: A Different World Part 2
The differences between the clinic/home and school settings may surprise many ABA
providers. Why do schools do the things they do? This is a common question, and what this
training will attempt to discuss. There are many points of common ground between school and
clinical practice, but there are also some important differences. During this webinar series, we
will explore these similarities and differences together.
Completion Time:
60 minutes
Topics: Family / Home Supports Special Topics
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy in Schools for School Administrators and School Staff Part 1
Some fundamental questions that will be explored in this training include:
What is a BCBA and what is the difference between school-based and clinic-based ABA
services? How do you differentiate between FAPE/IEP services and a clinically-based
treatment plan?
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Special Topics
Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy in Schools for School Administrators and School Staff Part 2
This training is designed to provide guidance and problem-solving skills to ABA providers who currently support clients in the school setting, or want to do so. The majority of ABA providers are not teachers, yet there is an increasing need and desire for these very providers to work in the school setting.
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Family / Home Supports
Spanish Autismo 101
Este seminario web ayudará a los participantes a comprender la tríada de características presentes en el trastorno del espectro autista, cómo estas características pueden afectar a los estudiantes en el entorno escolar y las estrategias básicas utilizadas para desarrollar habilidades comunicativas, sociales y conductuales en estudiantes con trastorno del espectro autista.
Completion Time:
70 minutes
Topics: Behavior Communication Early Childhood Family / Home Supports
Encontrar el equilibrio: Un viaje hacia la felicidad, la relajación y el compromiso en el hogar y la escuela (Balance: A Journey to HRE)
El Programa de equilibrio para conductas problemáticas emergentes enseña las habilidades de comunicación, tolerancia y cooperación de manera compasiva y empática a niños pequeños con autismo. La base del programa comienza con encontrar lo que alegra al niño, lo que lo hace feliz, relajado y comprometido. Discutimos el programa Balance, cómo puede ser la implementación y la colaboración entre la escuela y el hogar, y los éxitos y dificultades a lo largo del camino. Compartiremos conocimientos y experiencias de primera mano del maestro de Educación Especial y de los padres de un estudiante involucrado en el programa.
Completion Time:
40 minutes
Topics: Executive Functioning
Supporting Executive Functioning in Young Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Part 1
This two-part series will provide an overview of the development of executive functioning (EF) skills in early childhood (ages 3-6 years), as well as an introduction to strategies to support the early development of EF skills in young children with EF challenges.After attending this webinar participants will be able to:
• Describe key principles for conducting executive functioning (EF) intervention in the classroom
with young children with DD/ASD
• Understand the core EF skills to facilitate in young children with EF challenges
• Identify key intervention strategies to use in the classroom to support EF skills (for push-in and
pull-out delivery models)
Completion Time:
48 minutes
Topics: Executive Functioning
Supporting Executive Functioning in Young Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Part 2
This two-part series will provide an overview of the development of executive functioning (EF) skills in early childhood (ages 3-6 years), as well as an introduction to strategies to support the early development of EF skills in young children with EF challenges. After attending this webinar participants will be able to:
Describe the role of executive functioning (EF) in early childhood development, particularly in developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Identify potential signs of EF challenges in young children with DD/ASD
Understand the research evidence for how EF relates to long-term functional outcomes in DD/ASD
Explain the transdiagnostic role of EF in common childhood mental health issues
Completion Time:
50 minutes
Topics: Behavior Special Topics
Administrators and ASD Frequently Asked Questions Part 1
Are you a School Administrator with questions about Supporting Students with Autism? If so, you won’t want to miss this two part webinar series. In this series we will answer the most frequently asked questions we receive from school administrators including the following: Do most students with autism need a para educator working with them? What are effective strategies for dealing with problem behaviors and diverse sensory needs? What do we do when things aren’t working?
Completion Time:
60 minutes
Topics: Special Topics
Administrators and ASD Frequently Asked Questions Part 2
This webinar will include interviews and tips from current school administrators and will include topics such as how to support staff training needs, how to help staff individualize programming for students with autism, how to be involved and or lead effective IEP meetings, working with outside providers and more.
Completion Time:
35 minutes
Topics: Classroom Structure / Instructional Strategies
All About Small Group Instruction
In this webinar, Sasha Long, founder and president of The Autism Helper, will discuss why small group instruction is essential for meeting the diverse needs of learners. She will cover what considerations should be made when establishing small group instruction. Participants will also learn key strategies for scheduling group rotations, para training, and the necessary evidence based practices to utilize while running groups.
Completion Time:
68 min
Topics: Mental Health Special Topics
At the Intersection of Autism and Trauma: Where Do Behavioral Providers Fit In?
Does trauma matter? How do we ask about it, honor experience and history, and develop ethical and compassionate assessments and plans? This webinar expands boundaries of competence while providing resources, and real-life examples.
Completion Time:
90 minutes
Topics: Assessment / Curriculum
Interoception Assessment and Curriculum
Interoception is an important sensory system that helps us to feel internal body signals. Interoceptive differences are very common in a variety of students, including those with autism. A systematic evidence-based approach for assessing and supporting interoception will be shared with a focus on The Interoception Curriculum.
Completion Time:
75 minutes
Topics: First-Hand Perspectives Social Supports
A spectrum of voices: Listening to young adults with ASD
For an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the transition from adolescence to young adulthood can create new challenges, as there is a continuing need for support, often with limited available resources. Listening to those who are on the autism spectrum can help professionals be more sensitive to their goals, needs, concerns, wishes, and preferences. The objective of the panel is to allow professionals to acquire knowledge of how to serve such a diverse population by hearing voices.
Completion Time:
60 minutes
Topics: Assessment / Curriculum
An Overview of the PEAK Relational Training System: An Evaluation and Curriculum Guide for Teaching Basic and Advanced Language Skills
The PEAK Relational Training System includes four PEAK Modules, which are guided by individualized assessment. Become more familiar with the PEAK assessment and materials, as well as the basic steps to get started with using PEAK as a stand-alone curriculum or in conjunction with existing programs.
Completion Time:
60 minutes
Topics: First-Hand Perspectives Mental Health
Masking and Mental Health
Autistic Self-Advocate, and developmental psychologist, Dr. Jacquelyn Fede will provide a brief overview of what masking is, what it can look like, why it is done and its implications for the mental health of autistic people. Tips for minimizing masking will be provided.
Completion Time:
60 minutes
Topics: Classroom Structure / Instructional Strategies Social Supports Transitions
Getting Started with PEERS for Adults: Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This webinar will provide an overview of the PEERS for Adults: Social Skills Training. Particpants will be able to identify social skills deficits among adults; recognize the importance of improving and developing friendships, limitations of existing interventions and research, and an overview of how to get started with the PEERS curriculum for adults.
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Classroom Structure / Instructional Strategies Social Supports
Getting Started with PEERS for Adolescents: Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This webinar will provide an overview of the PEERS Social Skills program for Adolescents. It will include information to help participants understand the following: How to recognize the importance of improving friendships; Consider limitations of existing social skills interventions; Explore research findings related to social skills instruction; and Learn how to implement the PEERS social skill curriculum for adolescents.
Completion Time:
55 minutes
Topics: Assessment / Curriculum Communication
Introduction to the VB-MAPP:(Verbal Behavior – Milestones Assessment and Placement Program)
This presentation will provide an overview of the areas assessed on the VB-MAPP including a brief overview of the verbal operants. It will review the components of the VB-MAPP manual and test protocol, including a review of scoring procedures. The presentation will review the types of assessment methods used on the VB-MAPP and helpful steps to take before administering the VB-MAPP. Finally, participants will learn how to interpret results and use them for program development.
Completion Time:
34 minutes
Topics: Assessment / Curriculum Communication
Getting to Know the ABLLS-R
The 1st webinar in this series will provide an overview of the Assessment of Basic Language
and Learning Skills – Revised (ABLLS-R) protocol. The overview will include the steps to administer and score this tool.
Completion Time:
25 minutes
Topics: Assessment / Curriculum Communication
Developing a Verbal Behavior Program Using the ABLLS-R
This webinar will focus on using the information from the ABLLS-R to create a verbal behavior program. This information will review the Behavior Language Assessment tool and its use in getting a verbal behavior program started prior to the complete administration of the ABLLS-R.
Completion Time:
30 minutes