Overview
Autism Learning Partnership’s mission is to deliver to professionals and families high quality evidence-based training that promotes a common understanding of autism and skill development to help learners with autism reach their full potential.
Professional Learning and Development Opportunities
Level 1 (K-12): ASD and Behavioural Interventions
Registration for Level 1 ASD training is now ongoing, meaning that all educational personnel, including those newly hired, may register at any time, and take up to one year to complete the course.
Description: ASD and Behavioural Interventions: An Introduction for School Personnel is designed for all educational personnel including teachers, school administrators, educational assistants, speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, etc. The training provides 40 hours of self-paced instruction with suggested benchmarks for completion, a quiz at the end of each module to ensure mastery of critical concepts, and a Certificate of Completion for those who successfully complete all 10 modules. Information regarding participants’ completion will be provided to districts at the end of the course.
Enrolment and Course Completion Information:
Click on this link to register.
- New registrations are processed every Wednesday and participants will receive a Welcome Message with login information and details about how to begin the course by email (by end of day Thursday).
- Participants have one year to complete the course. Suggested benchmarks will be provided to help participants complete the course within the time allowed, however, the course can be completed in less time, if desired.
If you have any questions about registration or the course, please do not hesitate to contact Catherine Breault (Catherine.Breault@gnb.ca).
Level 2 (K-12) Learning for Teaching
Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2, Learning for Teaching. This advanced training is offered to Education Support Teachers – Resource and Education Support Teachers – Autism. Information about registration is communicated to the districts each spring
- See the course brochure for more information.
Continuing Education and Resources
- Autism Resource Hub: The Autism Resource Hub, created by Autism Learning Partnership (ALP), is intended for New Brunswick parents/guardians of a child with ASD. This site brings together resources created by ALP and other existing resources that could help parents/guardians accompany their child. Please feel free to share with parents/guardians and colleagues.
- Autism Learning Partnership website: The Autism Learning Partnership (ALP) website houses a variety of resources for school and preschool personnel and families. It also promotes the different courses offered by ALP. Do not register for training through this website. All school staff can register for the level 1 training using the link provided in the Professional Learning and Development Opportunities above.
- ALP Youtube Channel: The Autism Learning Partnership has a Youtube channel where we share videos and recorded presentations for a general audience
- Promoting Autistic Adults’ Mental Health: If you work with learners in high school grades, you may be interested in this webinar, which was presented last December: Webinar – Promoting autistic adults’ mental health : AM-HeLP. Be sure to also look at the accompanying guide, Autism Mental Health Literacy Project (AM-HeLP) | Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Lab (yorku.ca).
CALI – Functional Skills for Independence: The CALI – Functional Skills for Independence is a tool that was designed to assess skills related to activities of daily living for individuals of varying ages and development level. All New Brunswick resource teachers and district support staff can have access to the assessment manual and the online resource that is meant to help individuals plan and implement effective interventions. Please communicate with your district if you need access to a manual or the website.