Professional Training & Speaking Events

Training and Presentation Topics Include:

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• Overview of Autism: Characteristics and Considerations

• Understanding and Accepting Neurodiverse Individuals

• Motivation-Based Early Intervention Strategies

• Socialization Interventions for Children, Teens, and Adults

• Classroom Strategies for Supporting Neurodiverse Learners

• Challenging Behavior and Positive Behavior Support

• Improving Independent Living Skills In Teens and Adults

• Supporting Employees with Autism and Other Forms of Neurodiversity

 

As the developer of the Social Tools And Rules for Teens (START), Socialization Knowledge for Individuals with Limited Language (SKILLS), and Pivotal Response Intervention for Social Motivation (PRISM) intervention models, Dr. Vernon also provides training workshops to professionals and organizations wanting to adopt these models for use in their own practice. He is an experienced university professor who has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on autism and neurodiversity, therapeutic helping skills, neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment, ethics, and research methods.

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Dr. Vernon has previously provided presentations, professional training workshops, and/or conferences to the following organizations and agencies:

 

• Yale Child Study Center

• UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

• Johns Hopkins Kennedy Krieger Institute

• Peking University Hospital, China

• Autism Science Foundation

• Chicago Children's Clinic

• Nova Scotia Department of Health

• Ventura County Behavioral Health

• Arkansas Department of Special Education

• Santa Barbara Unified School District

• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• Hilo School District

• Raytheon Corporation

• The Help Group

 

For more details or to schedule a training event, please contact Dr. Vernon