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Member
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November 19, 2020
This was absolutely fascinating! Dr. Hess so gracefully explained the process or creating repertory grids and how to use them. This is a beautiful alternative or/and adjunct to standardized tests of social knowledge.
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Leslie
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November 13, 2020
Pragmatic language is an area that is relatively undefined and difficult to implement. This was such an excellent tool.
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Brooke
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September 12, 2020
Great presentation!
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Member
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August 12, 2020
Sean and Tricia gave the audience a different way to look at people with autism. Some of the materials were small and hard to read. I will go to openrepgrid.org and study personal constructs in more detail.
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Member
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July 25, 2020
Lots of visual examples of the process
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Member
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July 15, 2020
I think the idea of gaining the perspective of the student regarding their perception or comfort level is an important aspect of providing relevant and effective intervention.
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Sylvester
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June 28, 2020
I plan on taking the rest of the courses in this series and this should serve as a good introduction to both the procedure and types of information that can be gained.
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Rebecca
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June 24, 2020
For the most part, this was explained very well; this is not even something I ever heard of. It very much helps with whom I know are the students who fall between the cracks, the students who can do well on language tests without any issue, and the students who know how to answer but do not behave the way they say they would on a test.
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Lisa
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June 21, 2020
This is an interesting application of the Theory of Personal Constructs but is more suited for research and situations where someone has a lot of time to get to know the individual with Autism. I don't think it is that useful for actual practice, and there are probably quicker ways to get basically the same information. The most important aspect of this I think is that it suggests how successfully scales in general may be used with individuals with Autism to help develop their insights so that they can learn to appreciate and articulate their preferences, strengths and weaknesses, and so forth. That is important for self-advocacy, self-determination, and their ability to see the "big picture", which will all impact their futures substantially. But I think that this particular utilization of scales and insight training is rather over-complex and convoluted, time-consuming, and ultimately not practical for real-life situations.
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Cheryl
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June 15, 2020
Presented excellent tool for understanding personal constructs of individuals diagnosed with ASD.
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Member
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April 28, 2020
It introduced a new topic and ways to access a person with ASD and their ability to evaluate relationships etc. All new information to me.
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Member
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April 26, 2020
interesting
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Member
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April 3, 2020
This technique gives so much interesting and useful information for both the student and SLP. I am excited to try it, though I will have to watch the video again and pay close attention to be able to do it. I'd like more information about how to do it.
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Member
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March 30, 2020
I appreciated the information that was found by collecting the data. I just thought presentation was a bit confusing and hard to interpret.
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Chris
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December 30, 2019
Wow! Exciting, great way to finally access what's in their minds rather than assuming it isn't there!
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Hollie
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December 29, 2019
I found this to be cumbersome to follow but partially attributable of limited prior knowledge, on my part, of social cognition theory and other previous research. However, I appreciated effort to explain the assessment tool and process used, to facilitate SLP use of it for our own future use.
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Alice Bins
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December 29, 2019
A very different approach to assessment that provides useful avenues for social-pragmatic interventions
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David
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December 20, 2019
Cool perspective
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Member
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December 19, 2019
The presentation of a tool that gets to the quality of a person's understanding of the social world as opposed to a quantified score that can illustrate a benchmark but in reality tell us very little about how the individual views the world.
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Mark
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December 14, 2019
Potentially a great "tool" for working with higher functioning people who may have difficulty navigating some social or cultural settings.
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Member
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December 13, 2019
Great technique to explore. I may use this with TBI as well. Thank you
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Joselynne
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December 8, 2019
Great, interesting & novel information
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Elizabeth
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December 4, 2019
a bit confusing and tiring because the subject is dense
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karen
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December 1, 2019
Gives a framework for the social-pragmatics from the person’s POV, which is so important. Pretty cutting edge. In a way, blows my mind.
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Emily
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November 29, 2019
New and different way of obtaining information with this population
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Member
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November 27, 2019
It was very focused and didn't waste time with background theory. It was a unique assessment approach with some interesting results.
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Member
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November 17, 2019
Very interesting topic, however a more lively presentation would have made it excellent. Presentation lacked energy and volume was too low even at highest setting.
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Member
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November 14, 2019
An excellent idea to give insight into the thinking processes of the student as well as valuable information about their self image and perceptions of others.
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Member
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November 14, 2019
It introduced me to an approach I had never come across before but that looks to have meaningful application for the intended population.
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Yvette
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November 14, 2019
It is a great way to provide functional social pragmatic goals that the client can get personally invested in.
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Member
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November 12, 2019
I'm eager to apply the information they presented to to better understand and assist individuals who are struggling with social interactions and relationships. I appreciated learning about the steps and procedure the presenters took and are now giving us. I guess the next step would be how to address the information acquired and what kinds of goals you'd work on based on the information gathered...i.e. what would therapy look like?
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KATHERINE
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November 11, 2019
Provided alternate method of obtaining valuable information.
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Member
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November 11, 2019
It's a fascinating new ways to look at pragmatics with teens.
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Member
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November 11, 2019
I believe that this will be difficult to use with students and only meets the needs of a small group of students. It is also difficult to find time to complete this individualized assessment with students that are typically in social language groups.
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Member
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November 10, 2019
It was a bit difficult to follow and may not be easily implemented.
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Rachel
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November 7, 2019
the visuals
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Member
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November 6, 2019
Instructor knowledge and comfort with discussing topic. Appreciated a visual representation using repertory grid. Allows ASD person to visualize self and ideal self, preferred characteristics for friends, potential friends.
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Member
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October 28, 2019
Very confusing
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Danielle
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October 26, 2019
The repertory grids were useful as well as seeing the variety of ways that they can be used to find out student interests and of students with autism.
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Member
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October 26, 2019
Not something I feel that I can easily utilize with my clients.
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Member
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October 25, 2019
The information was complex
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Member
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October 25, 2019
Very interesting method of evaluating social skills.
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Member
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October 11, 2019
Interesting way to look at social construct of individuals
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Member
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October 8, 2019
The system seems too complex as to be impractical though data is interesting.
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Theresa
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October 2, 2019
This was so informative. It provided a lot of information on how to evaluate a student’s personal constructs and how to use this information to drive intervention.
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Member
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September 23, 2019
I will add this assessment tool to my work with adolescents.
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Member
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September 13, 2019
Very clear with good examples on slides.
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Jennifer
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September 7, 2019
New information.
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Marianna
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September 4, 2019
Excellent information for looking at skills in a different way that allows you to see how individuals with ASD are thoughtful and introspective about interpersonal relationships.
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Member
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September 2, 2019
I like it when presenters say what is on the slide and not something different.
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Rebecca
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August 28, 2019
Very detailed
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Joanne
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August 27, 2019
Really interesting
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Member
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August 17, 2019
good information, but doesn't give much info on how to use in treatment
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Member
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August 15, 2019
Practical tool described, seems very useful
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Member
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August 12, 2019
Visuals & examples
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Mallory
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August 11, 2019
Great new tool to add to an assessment battery.
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Octavio
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August 10, 2019
I loved the visual aspect to these repertory grids and I can definitely see applications in some of the clients that I am working with. They also took their time in explaining every aspect of the visuals in detail and that relly helped me in understanding them as well.
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Meagan
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August 7, 2019
The content in this course is different from what is typically offered for assessment of social skills. It takes into account the individual's perspective and can be used to establish meaningful, powerful goals for older students. This is a practical course with information that you can begin using right away. As a bonus, it is an assessment tool that does not require any additional purchases.
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Member
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August 4, 2019
The presenters
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Member
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July 31, 2019
different perspective for assessment and intervention
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Jennifer
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July 30, 2019
Thank you for the idea of using the grid. I can see that being a valuable therapy and assessment tool.
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Susan
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July 27, 2019
The content was completely new information for me and it was explained in a way that was easy to understand. This assessment tool will greatly influence how I evaluate my students. I appreciated the step-by-step instructions, they made the tool easily accessible.
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Erin
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July 17, 2019
The comprehensiveness and dynamic applicability of the tool
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Member
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July 15, 2019
Learning from a research project is helpful for gaining general knowledge and new insights, but this course did not offer enough therapy techniques and strategies that I could reasonably use in treatment. The amount of time to develop these constructs in the manner suggested is not possible. I will take the information and apply it in my own ways during assessment.
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Ashley
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July 12, 2019
Honestly, this is going to change how I approach social pragmatic goals with my middle school and high school students. The framework has so much application to gain baselines and measure progress as well as aid in structuring treatment sessions.
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Member
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July 8, 2019
The way the research results were discussed in a way that will lead to practical, clinical social language use with the Adolescent ASD population.
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Member
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July 8, 2019
A new tool for exploring social communication skills
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Member
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June 29, 2019
Interested in the observation component in different settings
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Member
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June 25, 2019
I like how this went beyond your typical standardized assessment.
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Member
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June 25, 2019
Showing the set up of the room and all the instructions will make it easy for anyone wanting to replicate.
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Member
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June 22, 2019
The course was informative and interesting.
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Donna
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June 20, 2019
New perspective
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Cameron
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June 11, 2019
Super interesting course that provided me with ideas and information that I will begin using right away.
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Member
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June 8, 2019
VERY interesting and compelling.
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Laura
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May 30, 2019
Excellent course and interesting idea. Clear diagrams to help explain concepts. Could warrant additional discussion/further Q&A to increase familiarity with topic and how to use tool--perhaps more examples of different repertories, or video segments of how teens responded to the process.
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RoseAnne
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May 21, 2019
The information shared is an area of high interest to me, so I learned good and valuable information.
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Member
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May 20, 2019
learning about a new tool to assess and provide therapy to individuals with ASD.
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Lorrina
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May 13, 2019
visuals were very helpful.
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Member
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May 13, 2019
I can use this to compliment the perceived "robotic" aspect of ABA delivery.
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Member
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May 10, 2019
topic was a tool to help individuals better understand the ways they see themselves, others
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Member
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May 9, 2019
I was confused about the social construct model. I think the terms they used could have been easier to understand.
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Member
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May 8, 2019
It was interesting and I may use aspects of the personal constructs when assessing my students. However, I work with younger students and this would probably be too difficult for them to understand.
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Diane
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May 6, 2019
I like the effort at discovering the why and structure of how kids with ASD think and approach life. I did not appreciate that there was a computer breakdown necessary to get information ranked and made sense of that I cannot use.
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Member
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May 5, 2019
Would like application for specific goals and eligibility reference
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Member
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May 2, 2019
speakers
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Member
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April 28, 2019
New way to approach social skills assessment that applies directly to therapy.
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Member
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April 23, 2019
The course was very well presented.
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Member
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April 23, 2019
presenters were knowledgeable about topic
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Kristin
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April 18, 2019
Practical, applicable information and techniques; Appropriate pacing; Thorough verbal explanations of visual information
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Member
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April 17, 2019
the manner in which information was presented was confusing
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Member
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April 16, 2019
It was not clear for the first 30 minutes how all of the data would come together and be used in a practical manner. By the end, I felt like I wanted to go back and re-watch to see if the beginning made more sense once I better understood the whole picture.
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Member
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April 16, 2019
Not practical in my work environment.
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Maya
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April 15, 2019
I liked how the speaker took us through the process of creating a repertory grid with the student and explained nicely how to use it for treatment purposes.
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Member
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April 9, 2019
The speakers were clear and explained their processes with visuals and a step-by-step process which made it easier to undersatnd and then implement.
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Member
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March 25, 2019
Use of visual examples.
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Member
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March 25, 2019
I felt the presenters were knowledgeable in their content, just not as equally effective as speakers. When presenting a basic map of the testing room, I don't need to be told what is already labeled. Move on to presentation Targets. The content of the presentation was fascinating to me, as a clinician and I look forward to adding components from this presentation in my clinical therapy sessions.
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Member
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March 20, 2019
Good information in the area assessment that is patient/student-centered.
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Jennifer
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March 14, 2019
It was very relavent to my interests.
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Member
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March 9, 2019
It gave another way to analyze a child's social construct and a great way to visually demonstrate it to that child.
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yvonne
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March 8, 2019
The Repertory Grid is a wonderful, useful tool to add to therapy!
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