Conference

About Barbara Bloomfield, M.A.

Barbara Bloomfield, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Consultant for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Barbara C. Bloomfield is a speech-language pathologist at Orange-Ulster BOCES, Goshen, New York, where she provides consultation and therapy services for children with autism. She is also engaged in a private practice specializing in Augmentative Communication and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ms. Bloomfield serves as a trainer for BOCES's Structured Teaching Reinforced in a Visual Environment (STRIVE) and for the Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center's Riding Education For Autistic and Communication Disordered Children (REACCH) Program.

Ms. Bloomfield consults nationally and speaks internationally on the use of visual teaching strategies for individuals with autism. Ms. Bloomfield is also the Director of IconTalk, a firm dedicated to the development and distribution of communication based visual teaching materials.

“Icon to I Can: Visual Teaching Strategies and Supports for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders”

This seminar provides educators and caregivers with effective, easy to implement instructional supports for meeting the challenges presented by Autism Spectrum Disorders. Current best practice guidelines and links to educational research will form the foundation for a day filled with “on the go” teaching strategies and low maintenance materials.
There will be an emphasis on social communication, academic and vocational skills, daily living abilities and behavior management for students in self-contained and included settings. The information presented will cover a range of functioning levels and chronological age groups.

(Note: This workshop is best described as an introductory course in the use of visually supported instruction for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. When offered as a two day presentation or as a return engagement, there is a considerable amount of advanced content as well. Program planners are advised that all seminar offerings on this menu are appropriate for many students who have severe learning challenges other than or in addition to autism.)

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