ECHO Autism Hawaii, part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Education, is offering free virtual sessions through which community professionals help connect autism service providers and families and empower them with knowledge and skills to assist autistic individuals.
Sessions run for four weeks, from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 30. The cohort is designed for autism service providers, including speech-language pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists, board certified analysts, registered behavior technicians, social workers and others.
With the theme of “Family Engagement,” sessions will focus on early childhood, school-age and transition-age individuals and embed “culturally responsive practices throughout. The program will follow the ACEs model, emphasizing alliance, collaboration and empowerment,” according to the release…