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California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN) is a multi-agency network developed to support the understanding and use of Evidence-Based Practices for individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder across the state.

CAPTAIN is dedicated to the following:

Providing statewide access to training and resources in Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) that are culturally sensitive, family-centered, cost-effective, and competency-based.

Establishing supports that are locally based with trainers of trainers at the local level.

Emphasizing how to use EBPs to assist students in accessing the California Common Core State Standards and developing College and Career Readiness.

Providing ongoing training, support, and technical assistance to implement EBPs and ensure fidelity of implementation.

Supporting the development of local multiagency collaborations to support the consistent use of EBPs.

Providing an annual training summit and a forum for collegial communication and support to CAPTAIN Cadre members.

Providing web-based access to materials and resources that are vetted and align with current EBPs.

Providing information and outreach to other interested stakeholders and provider groups who could benefit from learning more about EBPs (E.g. Professional Organizations, Higher Education, Self Advocates, Allied Health Providers)

CAPTAIN Cadre members are nominated by SELPAs, Regional Centers, and Family Resource/Family Empowerment Centers. They receive training through our annual summit so that they can provide local training, implementation coaching, cross-agency collaboration, and dissemination of the EBPs at the local level. Cadre members have access to the NPDC-ASD and CAPTAIN training materials and will assist with the statewide distribution of the EBPs by providing support and training locally.

The Santa Clarita Valley SELPA includes 3 CAPTAIN cadre members committed to training/coaching/consulting within the SELPA. Cadre members regularly consult and/or train staff on evidence-based practices in the area of behavior.

Current SCV SELPA Cadre Members:

Ashley Albrecht, M. Ed, Special Education Teacher

Brigitte Bennett, M.A., BCBA

Malikah Nu'Man, Ed.D, SELPA Program Specialist

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Mini Video Training: Importance of Structure and Routine

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Mini Video Training: Importance of Structure and Routine

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Learn about why a structured and routine based environment is essential for teaching independence with students with autism and special needs.

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Mini Video Training Series Ep 7: Importance of Structure and Routine

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Statewide network for working with students with Autism

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Vistazo Instantáneo General - con ejemplo

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Vistazo Instantáneo General - con ejemplo

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Using a Motivational Tool- FIRST.... THEN....

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Using a Motivational Tool- FIRST.... THEN....

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Crédito por traducción de recursos a español

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Crédito por traducción de recursos a español

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Activities that you can do at home or school,

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Online learning modules to support students with Autism using Evidenced Based Practices

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Access free AFIRM online modules and resources for each of the 27 evidence-based practices

identified by the National Professional Development Center
on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sign up now.

Free COVID-19 Toolkit:

Free resources for supporting children and youth with ASD during uncertain times such as COVID-19 social narratives, hand washing task analysis, and calming strategies.

Earn a free professional development certificate

for completing each EBP module

Learn with AFIRM

through engaging case examples, videos, and interactive assessments

Download resources and materials

that support your use of EBPs with children and youth with ASD

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Access free AFIRM online modules and resources for each of the 27 evidence-based practices identified by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sign up now. Free COVID-19 Toolkit: Free resources for supporting children and youth with ASD during uncertain times such as COVID-19 social narratives, hand washing task analysis, and calming strategies.

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Initiative Aims to Create More Inclusive Climate for Disabled Students

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Mini Training Series:  Do's and Don't's of Teaching Waiting

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Mini Training Series:  Do's and Don't's of Teaching Waiting

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Mini Training Series: Ep 29 Do's and Don't's of Teaching Waiting

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How to Improve Social Skills for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder- Strategies that Work

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How to Improve Social Skills for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder- Strategies that Work

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Improving Social Skills is one of the keys to success as a young adult with Autism.  Best selling author Tyler McNamer shares the strategies that he used to develop social skills.  Non verbal until age 6, and started to speak in full sentences at 12, Tyler now speaks in front of thousands of people sharing what it's like to have autism.  After publishing his groundbreaking book Population ONE: Autism, Adversity, and the Will to Succeed, he is now recognized as a thought leader in autism.

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How to Improve Social Skills for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder- Strategies that Work

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Welcome to our TEACCH Tips page. We are working to put together a collection of tips to help provide support to our families and provide ideas on how to support individuals with autism during times of change. We can all benefit from having some type of structure during times of change to help us maintain well-being and a sense of productivity. We will be updating the TEACCH tips page regularly with more tips translated into Spanish.

In times of uncertainty, everyone benefits from predictability!

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Welcome to our TEACCH Tips page. We are working to put together a collection of tips to help provide support to our families and provide ideas on how to support individuals with autism during times of change. We can all benefit from having some type of structure during times of change to help us maintain well-being ...

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Vistazo Instantáneo - Con ejemplo de Tema Específico

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Vistazo Instantáneo - Con ejemplo de Tema Específico

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FREE downloadable social story called "Making Eye Contact" 

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FREE downloadable social story called "Making Eye Contact" 

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Autismworks creates tools that help people affected by autism.  One of the tools that helps develop social skills is a FREE downloadable social story called "Making Eye Contact"  It's an excellent tool to help a person with autism to better connect with another person.

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This short story will help you understand how to help a person with autism build eye contact. Download FREE PDF.

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AFIRM Home Companion Guide for Reinforcement

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AFIRM Home Companion Guide for Reinforcement

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The Sensory Room: Helping Students With Autism Focus and Learn

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Esta es una historia sobre las prácticas de seguridad en mi escuela

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Esta es una historia sobre las prácticas de seguridad en mi escuela

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Mini Training Series: Ep 28 Why Does It Seem Like This Child Isn't Listening to Me?

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FREE downloadable social story called "Taking Turns" 

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FREE downloadable social story called "Taking Turns" 

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Another effective tool that you can use to improve Social Skills is the social story called "Taking Turns"  It's been used very effectively by teachers, therapists, parents, and grandparents to teach base relationship social skills such as sharing.

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This short story will help you understand how to help a person with autism can improve social skills. Download FREE PDF.

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Topic: Using EBP in the Home and Community: Video Modeling
Presenter: Patty Schetter, MA, BCBA
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute Date: April 24, 2019

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Using EBP in the Home and Community: Video Modeling

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Ayude a su Hijo a sentirse cómodo usando y viendo a otros usar cubrebocas

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Ayude a su Hijo a sentirse cómodo usando y viendo a otros usar cubrebocas

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Mini Training Series: Ep 4 Teaching Problem Solving Skills

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Topic: Using EBP in the Home and Community: Visual Supports
Presenter: Amber Fitzgerald, MA, BCBA
Affiliation: UC Davis MIND Institute
Date: January 16, 2019

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Using EBP in the Home and Community: Visual Supports

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Guía para padres para ayudar a su hijo/a usar un cubrebocas

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Guía para padres para ayudar a su hijo/a usar un cubrebocas

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Mini Training Series: Ep 2 Preventing Running Behaviors

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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Guided video tours of a house set up with visual supports developed by: Indiana Resource Center for Autism:

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Autism House: Visual Supports for the Home (Part 1)

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Prácticas Basadas en Evidencia para niños, niñas, jóvenes y adultos jóvenes con Autismo

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Prácticas Basadas en Evidencia para niños, niñas, jóvenes y adultos jóvenes con Autismo

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Autism House: Visual Supports for the Home (Part 2)

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Prácticas Basadas en   Evidencia para niños, niñas, jóvenes y adultos  jóvenes con   Autism

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Prácticas Basadas en   Evidencia para niños, niñas, jóvenes y adultos  jóvenes con   Autism

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Café Virtual y Consejos Mensuales: Uso de Cubrebocas

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Café Virtual y Consejos Mensuales: Uso de Cubrebocas

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Café Virtual y Consejos Mensuales: Uso de Cubrebocas

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Café Virtual y Consejos Mensuales: Uso de Cubrebocas

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CDC - Materiales sobre el COVID-19 para las personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo, y los proveedores de cuidados

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CDC - Materiales sobre el COVID-19 para las personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo, y los proveedores de cuidados

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Es difícil explicar lo que es el COVID-19, la vida en esta pandemia y la comunicación al respecto. Los materiales en esta página se crearon para facilitar un poco más la comunicación acerca del COVID-19. Escoja entre los videos, afiches, historias sociales y actividades interactivas que mejor satisfagan sus necesidades de comunicación.

Estos materiales cubrirán 5 temas básicos: vacunarse contra el COVID-19, lavarse las manos, hacerse una prueba de COVID-19, así como usar mascarillas y mantener una distancia segura hasta que la persona esté vacunada.

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covid-19 materials for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Materiales sobre el COVID-19 para las personas con discapacidades

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Es difícil explicar lo que es el COVID-19, la vida en esta pandemia y la comunicación al respecto. Los materiales en esta página se crearon para facilitar un poco más la comunicación acerca del COVID-19. Escoja entre los videos, afiches, historias sociales y actividades interactivas que mejor satisfagan sus necesidades de comunicación.

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CAPTAIN IS A MULTIAGENCY NETWORK DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THE UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ACROSS THE STATE.

CAPTAIN Goals

Goal 1: Increase knowledge about ASD and EBPs through systematic dissemination of information

Goal 2: Increase implementation and fidelity of EBPs in schools and communities

Goal 3: Increase interagency collaborations to leverage resources and standardize a process for using EBPs

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Supporting Students with ASD to Transition Back to In-Person Schooling-Video Recording April 2021

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Supporting Students with ASD to Transition Back to In-Person Schooling-Video Recording April 2021