ASCEND Events

ASCEND Presents:

Forging Independence for Students with ASD

Speaker: Brenda Eaton, MEd, BCBA
Date: Monday, February 27, 7 – 9 p.m.
Location: Valley Forge Educational Services, 1777 North Valley Road, Malvern, PA 19355; Entrance A – Activities Center Building – Multipurpose Room
Fee: FREE for members; $5 for non-members
RSVP: Dawn Finley, ASCEND’s Administrative Coordinator, via email or 610-449-6776

About the Topic: Brenda Eaton will focus on the behavioral principles behind teaching self regulation, self awareness and self advocacy skills. Learning independent and interdependent skills are the keys to experiencing success in society. This meeting is geared toward parents and/or caregivers of adolescents and young adults.

About Brenda Eaton, MEd, BCBA: Brenda has worked in the field of autism for 10 years. Brenda coaches students on the autism spectrum who are interested in going to college. In addition, she supports an Adult Social Group once a month at West Chester University. Through her work at the Chester County Intermediate Unit, Brenda is involved with diagnosis, consulting and support for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Brenda is the parent of three children, two of whom are on the spectrum.

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Montgomery County, Plymouth Meeting
September 2010
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Montgomery County, Horsham
April 2010
ASCEND & Penn Autism Network Annual Conference
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Chester County, West Chester & Norristown
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PRESENTER: Joseph N. Gousie, Sr., Employment Director, Elwyn
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Montgomery County, Narberth
November 2009, March & June 2010
Grandparents Surviving and Thriving: A Workshop for Grandparents of Children on the Autism Spectrum
PRESENTER: Sonia Voynow, LCSW
(Please contact Sonia at 215-247-5832 or voyboy@verizon.net if you’re interested in participating in a future workshop for grandparents.)

Chester County, West Grove
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Montgomery County, Norristown
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