VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
FALL CONFERENCE 2012
Innovations in Theory of Mind Assessment & Intervention for Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Presented By
Patricia A. Prelock, PhD, CCC-SLP
Friday, September 21, 2012
Inn at Essex, Essex, Vermont
Workshop Description: This workshop is intended for clinicians, educators, speech and language pathologists, school
psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and administrators. It will describe innovative methods for assessing Theory
of Mind in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) using both parent report and broad based theory of mind
measures. Case examples will be used to identify areas of challenge in theory of mind, develop goals and recommend
strategies for intervention. The use of priming, social stories, comic strip conversations, video modeling (including video
self-modeling), and thought pictures and emotions will be explained as strategies to facilitate theory of mind and
perspective taking in children with ASD. Videotaped examples of theory of mind assessment and intervention will be
presented.
Educational Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Identify valid and reliable methods for assessing theory of mind in children with ASD.
2. Develop goals for intervention based on data gathered from assessment of theory of mind.
3. Explain at least two interventions that can facilitate perspective taking in children with ASD.
Presenter: Patricia Prelock, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor of Communication
Sciences & Disorders, and Professor of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. Dr. Prelock
coordinates the parent training programs designed for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders through the
Vermont Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals (VT-ILEHP) Program, a Maternal & Child
Health Bureau (MCHB) federally funded interdisciplinary training grant. She also serves as Project Director for a State
Improvement Grant to facilitate the implementation of a distance education graduate program to prepare speech-language
pathologists in rural Vermont communities to serve children with communication disorders in the schools. Dr. Prelock
earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kent State University and her doctoral degree from the University of
Pittsburgh. She is a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language, and a Hanen certified SLP for It takes Two to Talk
and More Than Words. She is the 2012 President-Elect for the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
Schedule
8:00-8:30
Registration (coffee, tea, and pastries)
8:30-10:00
10:00-10:10
10:10-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:30
Theory of mind: What is it and what does it look like?
Break (coffee, tea, and pastries)
Assessment of Theory of Mind, Establishing Intervention Targets and Priming
Lunch (Included in the price of the conference)
Strategies for increasing perspective taking using visual supports: Social stories and
Comic Strip Conversations
Break (drinks and snack)
Strategies for increasing perspective taking capitalizing on relevance in visual focus:
Video modeling, video self-modeling, and Thought pictures and emotions
2:30-2:40
2:40-4:00
Registration Pre-registration is encouraged by September 6, 2012. Lunch will be included.
Registrations after September 6, 2012, and at the door are accepted, but lunch will not be available.
Registration received by September 6, 2012
VASP Members*
$85
Non-members
$110
VASP Student Members*
$25
Student Non-members
$65
Registration received after September 6, 2012
VASP Members*
$95
Non-members
$120
VASP Student Members* $50
Student Non-members
$75
* You must be a current VASP member to qualify for the member fees. Call Cynthia LaRiviere (802-847-8486) if you are unsure of
your 2012 membership status. The 2013 (Jan. – Dec. 2013) membership dues of $25 are due between 12/31/12 and 01/31/12 but can
be included with this conference registration for your convenience. **School groups of 5 or more per district may register at the
VASP member rate ($85/$95) for each group member. The list of names in the group must accompany the check(s) for the group rate.
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September 21, 2012
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Vermont Association of
School Psychologists
President
Cynthia Cole, M.A.
The Vermont Association of School
Psychologists (VASP) was organized
to address the needs of school
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psychologists in Vermont. The
Phyllis Paro, M.A.
Association has four purposes: to
The Inn at Essex
serve the mental health and
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educational needs of all children and
Essex, Vermont
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youth; to encourage and provide
opportunities for the professional
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Treasurers
growth of members; to inform the
toll-free: 800-727-4295
David Ritter, Ed.D., NCSP
public about the services and the
Katey Wisse, M.Ed., CAGS., NCSP practice of psychology in schools;
and, to advance the standards of the
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profession of school psychology.
Directions:
Andrew Fulton, M.A.
VASP is affiliated with the National From the South: Take I-89 North
Secretaries
Association of School Psychologists to Exit 15. Turn right onto Rte. 15
East for exactly 2 miles. Turn left
Cynthia L. LaRiviere, Ph.D.
(NASP) and the Vermont
on Susie Wilson Road and follow
Dunia A. Partilo, M.A., NCSP
Psychological Association (VPA).
Those who practice in schools are
for 2 miles until it ends at VT-289
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encouraged to join VASP, NASP, and East. Take VT-289 East to Exit 10,
John Donnelly, Ph.D.,
VPA.
Essex way; turn right. The Essex is
Dylan McNamara, Ph.D.
on the left.
Jay Mireault, Ph.D., NCSP
VASP, through its members, has a
goal of providing leadership and
Continuing Education
direction in addressing the needs of From the North: Take I-89 South
to Exit 17. Turn left, then right at
David Ritter, Ed. D., NCSP
children and schools and in the
the stoplight onto Routes 2 and 7.
Louise Votisek, M.A., NCSP
provision of school psychological
After 3 miles bear left on Rte. 2A
Katey Wisse, M.Ed.D. CAGS, NCSP services. VASP also provides
continuing education workshops on South; go 5 miles to VT 289 East.
school-related issues; disseminates
Take Exit 10, Essex Way; turn
information to members on local,
right. The Essex is on the left.
state, and national issues related to the
profession; and fosters communication
among Vermont psychologists and
school psychologists who are engaged Continuing Education Credits
in school-based practice, in whole or for Vermont Licensed
in part.
Psychologists and Vermont
Mail Registration to:
David Ritter, Ed.D., NCSP
PO Box 326
Winooski, VT 05404
Questions Call:
Cindy Cole at 383-1225, or
Katey Wisse at kwisse@cssu.org, or
Cynthia LaRiviere, Ph.D. 847-9801
For more information and a VASP
membership application, contact
Cynthia LaRiviere, Ph.D., Center for
Children, Youth, and Families, One
South Prospect Street, Burlington,
Vermont 05401 or, VASP, P.O. Box
9375, South Burlington, Vermont
05407.
School Psychologists:
6 CEUs for Category I for
Vermont Practicing Psychologists.
Submit for approval.
6 CE hours for Vermont School
Psychologists, and Nationally
Certified School Psychologists.