Proposed Activities with States
What will the Center offer to your state?
During your two year involvement, the Center will offer the following:
- Strategic planning with key stakeholders in your state
- Technical assistance visits to support implementation of evidence
based practices; to provide on-site consultation to state and
model sites; and to measure child, family, and practitioner outcomes
- 2 visits in Year 1
- 3 visits in Year 2
- Professional development/training for state autism training team
- On-line course on basics of ASD and the foundations of intervention
- Intensive 5 day regional training in Year 1
- Support for intensive state training in Year 2
- Resources to extend training, TA, and support for model sites and autism training team
- Evidence-based practice modules
- Listserv membership
- Monthly discussion forums
- Evaluation and data collection to assess use of project resources, professional development and technical assistance, evidence based practices, as well as child, family, and practitioner outcomes
Activities will be tailored to each state's individual needs.
What will be required for state participation?
Priorities for becoming a collaborative partner include:
- Resources and infrastructure for professional development and technical assistance
- Identification of a lead person to serve as a liaison to the Center
- Willingness to cost share
- Commitment to collaborate with Center to increase capacity to implement evidence-based practices for children with ASD and their families
