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Teaching Students with Autism
Autism Certificate and Board Certified Asisstant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) Course Sequence

The University of Mary Washington’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies (CGPS) is offering a new opportunity intended to enhance the effectiveness of licensed teachers and other professionals working with students with autism. The autism certificate program offers three tracks, or avenues of study, to meet various professional development goals.It includes a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst ( BCaBA ) option that allows individuals to complete an additional three graduate courses necessary to take the BCaBA exam. The Certificate in Teaching Students with Autism requires the completion of four graduate courses designed to assist licensed teachers in meeting the needs of students with autism.

Learn more about our Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching Students with Autism, and BCaBA (formerly BCABA) option.

Notice to Current UMW students taking Autism Certificate courses as electives:

If you are interested in taking Autism Certificate courses as electives within another UMW program, please note that you still have to officially apply to the autism certificate program BEFORE you finish your coursework in order to receive a certificate in Teaching Students with Autism. Failure to do so will mean that you have taken four autism classes as electives without earning the certificate.

Upcoming Events

Autism at UMW

Check out our Calendar of Events

  • Lights! Cameras! SENSORY SHOWTIME! A Sensory Awareness Weekend Event

    sensory development

    This October 7th and October 21st The University of Mary Washington is participating in National Sensory Awareness Month.

    Events Include:

    • Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
      6 to 8 p.m.
      Increasing Appropriate Peer Interactions
      Through Social Language GroupsPatti Minicucci and Jennifer Ruckner Speech Language Pathologists
      Tots to Teens Speech
      RSVP by Oct. 5, 2009
    • Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
      5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
      A Sensory Showtime Event
      Mary T. Contreras, Lucia Lara, and other guestsOccupational Therapists
      Helping Hands OT and Sensory Space Consultation Services
      RSVP by Oct. 19, 2009

      Please see the Event Flyer and the SPD Foundation Web site for more information.

      Please RSVP to Nicole Myers at 540/286-8026 or nmyers@umw.edu

  • University of Mary Washington’s  3rd Annual Community Autism Fair will be held in April 2010 as part of the university’s celebration of Autism Awareness Month! Contact Nicole Myers at nmyers@umw.edu if you would like for your community agency to participate.

 

  • BCaBA News: University of Mary Washington through collaboration with Commonwealth Autism Service offers the BCaBA Course Sequence in a variety of locations via distance learning. We have offered the sequence in the Shenandoah Valley, offer it now at SECEP in Norfolk, and there are future plans to offer the Course Sequence in the Lynchburg area. If you are interested in starting up a BCaBA cohort in your area, please contact Jeanie Kline at jkline@umw.edu.

       

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  • Daybreak is Returning! The Arc of Rappahannock, Inc. and University of Mary Washington are pleased to announce that Daybreak is Returning! The purpose of Daybreak is for parents to enjoy afternoon respite while UMW students offer play-based learning activities for children with disabilities and their typically developing sibings. Children enjoy games, arts/crafts, and activities while families enjoy a much-deserved break!  Fall 2009 Daybreak Dates: September 26, October 10, October 24, and November 7 from 2-5 p.m.

Important Notice: Due to the recent H1N1 infections in the area and among so many UMW students and faculty, UMW's Daybreak respite session will not be held on November 7th. We are taking a pro-active stance to make certain that our volunteers and participants stay healthy umder the state department's recommendations for selective childhood program closures (See below). UMW's Daybreak program will resume in January after the students return for spring semester. 

Consider selective early childhood program closures if flu transmission is high, some communities or early childhood programs may consider temporary closures with the goal of decreasing the spread of flu among children.  The decision to selectively close should be made locally in partnership with public health officials and should balance the risks of keeping the children in early childhood programs with the social and economic disruption that can result from closing these programs.

UMW Student and Faculty Autism Related News

    • University of Mary Washington Alumni College

    View the presentation (PDF format) given by Drs. Nicole Myers and Sharon Teabo, and Heather DeCou, M.Ed., LPC at the University of Mary Washington Alumni College this summer, 2009. The presentation introduced Autism and the mission of the University as it relates to Autism.

    • Camp Soaring Eagle (CSE) was held  this past June 24-June 26th.  Many CGPS faculty and students participated in this program. Dr. Nicole Myers and Dr Sharon Teabo ran the camp again for the third year along with UMW Student Coordinator, Heather DeCou, a CGPS student. All three of these folks have worked with Quantico MCCCS for the past three years to run this camp for children with special needs.  Students from EDSE 531 (Characteristics and Legal Issues) and INDT 531 (Emerging and Assistive Technologies) participated in the development and implementation of camp.  Several other faculty volunteered their time to work at Camp Soaring Eagle including: Dr. Beverly Epps, Dr. Jane Huffman, and Kelly Andrus. Two additional CGPS Special Education students served in leadership roles this summer.  Kate Szymendera, who designed all of the art activities and served as the camp art teacher and Jenny McMichael (UMW 2008 graduate), served as the camp’s music teacher and wrote the camp finale song.  Take a look at the Camp Soaring Eagle Web site for camp related information.

      visit the CARE Web site

    • Listen to Nicole Myers, UMW associate professor of education, as she tells the 'With Good Reason' public radio program about autism, the UMW autism programs, and how families and teachers can draw from various strategies and community resources to help individuals with autism and other disabilities."

 

     

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