Description
Positively Impact Retention, Engagement, Graduation and Employment Outcomes
How can higher education professionals help students with autism succeed? With the rise in diagnosis – 1:88 in 2008 to 1:36 in 2023 – these neurodivergent students are now attending college more than ever before. Students on the spectrum require additional support, resources, and considerations inside and outside of the classroom to successfully engage and persist through graduation and to be career ready.
Join our expert presenter and in just 90 minutes, you and your staff will be able to increase the success of this population through engagement and retention efforts that meet their unique academic and career needs.
Anyone on your campus who interacts with students on the spectrum will benefit from this webinar. Our expert presenter will discuss strategies for working with neurodiverse students by implementing universal design practices to optimize academic and employment outcomes as well as improve the student experience overall.
Learning Outcomes
Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:
- Foster an inclusive environment through universal design practices that is supportive of each students’ unique learning needs.
- Develop strategies for training faculty and staff to identify skills gaps that impact readiness and retention for students with autism spectrum disorder.
- Reduce your students’ frustration, increased stress, and miscommunication to ensure they develop the necessary skills needed to be successful both in and out of the classroom.
- Understand the challenges related to career readiness for students with autism spectrum disorders and the changing landscape in employment opportunities.
- Develop creative coping and success strategies for helping students navigate the job search process and adjust to a professional work environment.
- Provide opportunities to understand the range of unique challenges for students on the spectrum.
Presenter
Kendra Evans is currently the Director, Spectrum Support Program & Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Included When You Purchase
- 90-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)
- Unlimited access to view webinar recording on demand
- Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
- Certificate of completion for each participant
- Weekly newsletter – What's Working on Campus
Instructions for access are available immediately upon checkout. You may share this On-Demand Training with any staff members from your campus community for unlimited viewing. For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, email info@paper-clip.com.
