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Sara Reed, , Director
- r Advocacy
Servi vice ces Largest Autism Parent Advocacy Organization in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Servi vice ces Largest Autism Parent Advocacy Organization in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sara Reed, , Director or Advocacy cy and Family Servi vice ces Largest Autism Parent Advocacy Organization in Connecticut State-wide programs and services Training, Education, Outreach, Parent Support, Advocacy, Recreation,
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Family/Parent Training Programs
- Parent Advocacy Autism Education Series
- Parent Advocacy “Boot Camp”
- Parent Speaker Series
- Family Workshops
- Support Groups
Resource Fair Resource Guidebook Statewide Conference Information/Referral Family Coaching/Individual Advocacy Collaboration/Professional Development for teachers, early
childhood educators, day care programs, camps, etc.
Family focused
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CT Medical Home Initiative
- Family Centered Services of CT
- UCF, Norwich
Other grantees
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
- SEPTO Alliance
- CT Family Support Network
- Center of Excellence at SCSU
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ASRC has sponsored/participated in outreach events reaching over 2145 people ASRC has trained 394 families and advocates over the past year Data from one module of the Parent Advocacy Training Series shows significant improvement in participant’s self-assessment of knowledge and competency from pre to post and a high level of
- verall satisfaction with a mean score of 4.7 on a
5 point scale As part of grant program, have developed new evaluation tool to start to track participant’s increase in knowledge using an objective test (rather than self-assessment)
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ASRC trainings bring together the personal
touch of a family member with the expertise
- f the professional in a unique way.