The Ziggurat Group, PA

5232 Village Creek Drive, Suite 200
Plano, TX 75093

 

 SESSION TITLE: 

 The Ziggurat Model: Planning Comprehensive Behavioral Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

SESSION DESCRIPTION:

The Ziggurat Model is a guide for designing comprehensive behavior interventions for individuals of all ages with autism spectrum disorders. The Model has been adopted at the district-wide and state-wide levels. The Ziggurat approach centers on a five level system, structured in a hierarchy. Each level represents an area that must be addressed in order for an intervention plan to be comprehensive. The premise of the Ziggurat Model is that underlying needs and characteristics related to the autism spectrum must be addressed. Assessment tools to facilitate this process will be introduced.
Parents, teachers, speech pathologists, psychologists, physicians, occupational therapists, counselors, school administrators, autism consultants, and others will benefit from this training. Emphasis is placed on working as an intervention team. Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn to:

• Recognize strategies with empirical support
• Select appropriate strategies for an individual
• Address underlying needs through comprehensive interventions

The Ziggurat Model is unique in its approach and fills a void by providing a framework for organizing the range of possible interventions and assuring that true, meaningful needs are addressed.

TIME, DATE, LOCATION, AND FEES

The workshop will be held in Columbia, Missouri at the Hilton Garden Inn at 3300 Vandiver Drive on December 18th and 19th.  Registration will begin at 8:30.  The fee for attendance is $135. Parents may attend at the discounted rate of $100.

SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants will be able to:

• Discuss theories that attempt to explain the signs and symptoms of autism

• Use specially designed assessment tools to identify the relationship of underlying characteristics of ASD with observable behavior:

• A survey of underlying characteristics (UCC)
• A survey of individual strengths and skills (ISSI)
• List five areas required for a comprehensive intervention
• Identify research validated strategies for intervention on each of the five levels of the Ziggurat
• Identify common pitfalls in intervention design for individuals with ASD

   BIOGRAPHIES:

RUTH ASPY, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice with the Ziggurat Group. Dr. Aspy specializes in assessment and intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. She is co creator of a comprehensive model of intervention. Along with Dr. Barry Grossman, Dr. Aspy has written The Ziggurat Model. Dr. Aspy speaks internationally. She has experience in both the clinic and school settings. Dr. Aspy has facilitated in the establishment of innovative training programs for parents of children with ASD.

 

 

 

BARRY G. GROSSMAN, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and author. He is in private practice with the Ziggurat Group and specializes in assessment and intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Grossman, along with Dr. Aspy, wrote The Ziggurat Model—a book on designing interventions for students with Asperger’s Disorder and high-functioning autism. He and his co-author present on this model internationally. The Ziggurat Model has been adopted at the district-wide and state-wide levels.

 

 

 

Registration Information

You may register online or you may download the registration form for mailing or faxing.  You may also want to download a copy of the Ziggurat workshop flyer.