'Agricultural specialisterne': rural employment revolution for those with Autism

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Yesterday’s post mentioned Eric Hamblen, the Portland, Oregon Chapter Director for the Heart of Sailing Foundation and also co-founder of Project P.A.C.E. (Parent and Child Enrichment). Project P.A.C.E. is a Beaverton, Oregon-based nonprofit that specialises in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Founded in 1992 by Hamblen and Kathi Calouri, a husband and wife team, Project P.A.C.E. regularly holds intensive workshops for individuals to learn how to make sense of challenging behavior in children experiencing developmental disabilities and ways to support them…

…Kathi and Eric will present information on how to understand challenging behaviors through the filter of emotional regulation. This seminar will be appropriate for parents and professionals who are interacting with individuals of all ages and all skill levels with diagnoses of developmental delays that affect social learning… With experience and training in a variety of methodologies, they have a unique perspective on how to successfully guide families within typical daily life activities (e.g., grocery shopping, bedtime routine). They focus on fostering social- emotional development to improve the child’s ability to organize social information, develop meaningful relationships, and remediate the core deficits associated with social learning disorders. They will discuss strategies that can be used at home, in the school, and in the community, helping the child gain competence in all environments…

Here is a link to a set of presentation slides, by Eric Hamblen, on the topic of Emotional Regulation: PPT - Using Emotional Regulation to Manage Anger PowerPoint Presentation - ID:264883

(source: http://www.paceplace.org/B/aFormsAndFlyers/Emotional_Regulation_MN-10-12.pdf)