Making Inclusion Work for Children with Autism
25 May 2013, 9:00 am - 12:00 nn
Bridges Foundation, Inc. #22 Scout Limbaga Street, Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City
This seminar will discuss how schools can effectively adjust their curricular framework to accept students with disabilities, including children with autism. The seminar will also present ways of accessing the general education curriculum and how students, with and without disabilities are evaluated. Participants will learn different approaches on how to make ALL students function in an inclusive classroom environment.
About the Speaker
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| Dr. Mercedes Adorio |
Dr. Mercedes P. Adorio obtained her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Sociology from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She studied at Indiana University on a Fulbright scholarship and majored in Developmental Disabilities. She was a professor at the UP, Diliman until her retirement in 2008. She also served as College Secretary and as Faculty-in-Charge of the Special Education area of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction of the said university. She founded Fairfield, a school that applies inclusion. Dr. Adorio is currently teaching Early Childhood Education subject at Roosevelt College in Cainta..
SpedDance Movement Therapy
25 May 2013, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Bridges Foundation, Inc. #22 Scout Limbaga Street, Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City
The seminar-workshop aims to equip participants with knowledge and understanding of SpedDance Movement Therapy. It is designed to help parents, guardians, and caregivers understand the program goals for persons with disabilities. The seminar will also explain the uniqueness of the program approach to addressing the developmental disability of the special needs person, the application of Applied Behavioral Analysis Principles (ABA) with the creative use of unique and innovative intervention/assessment tools, and a hands-on demonstration of the program. Likewise, it will help participants understand, come to terms with, and get a feeling about “joining a special needs person’s world”.
About the Speaker
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| Ms. Ana Rivera |
Ms. Ana Rivera is a special education teacher, choreographer, dance therapy specialist and co-owner of SpedDance Movement Therapy Services. She is the founder of The Heart At Play (THP), an advocacy program that promotes Dance Movement Therapy to special needs children from the marginalized sector of society. She also engages in creating and developing intervention and assessment tools to supplement the Dance Movement Therapy program. T. Ana completed an intensive course program with the American Dance Therapy in New York City led by Dr. Miriam Roskin Berger, former Director of the educational program at New York University and current Director of Dance Therapy Program at the Harkness Dance Center, New York, USA. T. Ana holds her dance sessions at Bridges Foundation and Sacred Heart Parish in Quezon City. She also gives home based services.
Pre-Registration (until May 22)
Single (Member) - P 500.00
Single (Non-Member) - P 600.00
Double (Member) - P 800.00
Double (Non Member) - P1,000.00
On-site Registration
Single (Member) - P 600.00
Single (Non-Member) - P 700.00
Double (Member) - P 1,000.00
Double (Non-Member) - P 1,200.00
Click here to register online. Seminar fee is inclusive of certificate, handouts and snacks. Pre-registered participants may pay to Autism Society Philippines, Metro Bank, Kamias Branch Account # 047-3-04751874-2. Please fax the deposit slip with the name/s of participant/s to ASP office and bring it on the day of the seminar. On-site registrants will be accepted depending on the availability of slots. There will only be 70 slots available. No refund will be given to participants who did not show up on the date of the seminar. For more details, please call ASP at 7-903-5496.
The ASP Seminar Series serves as a platform to educate Filipino parents and professionals on the various interventions, modalities and theories surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder. Their application and implementation are left at your discretion. The views and personal experiences of the speakers are of their own and don’t necessarily reflect that of the views of the organization.
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