Facilitating Independence and Adaptive Behavior Through Self-Management Systems
Self-management strategies have been utilized as evidence-based practices for learners with a range of academic and behavioral challenges including autism spectrum disorder. Teaching self-management to students empowers them to regulate their behavior across many situations independently. Designed for occupational therapists and other pediatric professionals, this 2-hour webinar provides the steps needed to develop an individualized self-management system. This includes selecting and tracking target behaviors and skills, discriminating between expected and unexpected behaviors, learn self-monitoring and recording strategies, and self-reward for meeting specified goals.
Learning Outcomes
- Differentiate functional skills or strategies that can be incorporated into an individualized self-management system.
- Apply common OT strategies to an individualized self-management system to generalize the use of these strategies.
- Compare self-management systems for data-driven decisions to support the intervention.
Course Information
- Target Audience: intermediate- to advanced-level OTs, COTAs, educators, and other pediatric professionals
Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education credit as described in the following CEU section.
- Course Instructor: Nicole McGrath, MEd
- View Agenda
- CE Broker course code: 20-899979
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
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Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity ID# 04145. This distance-learning, independent format is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. |

Nicole McGrath, MEd, in curriculum and instruction, has been working with children and families impacted by developmental, mental health, and learning differences in a variety of roles since 2005. She has a passion for creating intentional collaboration among home, school, and community settings to create lifelong systems of support. Incorporating a problem-solving approach focused on skill development and ongoing growth, she aims to honor existing and future needs, skills, and experiences of all individuals involved.
In her current role as a teacher consultant, she works with school districts to implement tiered intervention support through effective teaming and evidence-based practices. Nicole is certified to teach special education across a variety of needs. She has experience in the classroom with students impacted by autism spectrum disorder, behavioral and learning disabilities as well as other extensive needs. Over her 15-year teaching career, she has taught birth through middle school in local, center-based, and homebound programs. In each setting, she has been able to learn from a variety of talented educators, therapists, service providers, and families that allowed her to create supportive environments focused on functional and communication skills. Nicole is a Tier 1 trainer of content for the Statewide Autism Resources and Training project, and Tier 1 implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports through the Michigan Department of Education. She is also a certified Youth Mental Health First Aid trainer.
Outside of work, you can find Nicole at one of her three sons’ sporting events with a bag of snacks and fidgets, outdoors in the summer, or under a blanket in the Michigan winter, probably listening to music or an audiobook on one earbud because she lost the other.
Disclosures
- Financial: Nicole McGrath receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC.
- Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.