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Autism Certificate of Completion
Educating the Child with AutismJoel Arick, PhD, has directed several state and federal projects related to autism and is co-author of two frequently used screening/placement tools for identifying children with autism (Autism Screening Instrument for Educational Planning, 1996, and the Krug Asperger's Disorder Index, 2003). Additionally, he has co-designed two research-based curricula, The STAR Program: Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research (Arick, Loos, Falco, and Krug, 2004) and FACTER: Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Everyday Routines (Arick, Nave, and Hoffman, 2004). He teaches graduate courses in severe disabilities, autism, and research design and is the director of the Portland State University Autism Training and Research Center. He conducts numerous teacher-training workshops in the areas of language development and behavior management for teaching teams working with children with autism.
Misten Daniels Antholz, MS, is a research associate for the Autism Training and Research Center at Portland State University. She provides consultation, training, and support to teaching teams across the state of Oregon in the Early Childhood Assessment System and the STAR program.
John Gill, MS, has worked directly with students with autism and other disabilities for 15 years. He is currently a senior instructor in the Special Education Department at PSU and an associate in the PSU Autism Training and Research Center. He has been a regular education teacher, special education teacher, and autism specialist in public school districts in Oregon. Mr. Gill is an acknowledged contributor to the STAR Program (Arick, et al., 2004), a comprehensive research-based curriculum for students with autism. Most recently he has served as the training coordinator for the Regional Program Autism Training Site project and is conducting workshops and providing consultation to teachers and programs across the state of Oregon.
Tamra Hass, MS, is a licensed speech pathologist and has worked with children with communication delays in school districts and in private practice for over seven years. Ms. Hass has worked for Columbia Regional Program as a autism specialist/speech pathologist and is currently the Columbia Regional Program’s Autism Program Chair where she trains and mentors new autism specialists and collaborates with school administration on issues of policy and procedures. Ms. Hass has authored two computer-based assessments and curricula for autism spectrum disorders, developed and presented regional workshops on the subject of autism, and has extensive experience applying and individualizing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
Helen Young, EDd is currently a full-time research associate faculty member in the Special Education department and is an associate in The PSU Autism Training and Research Center. She has conducted extensive research in the field of autism spectrum disorder. She has a bachelor's degree in business, a master's degree in special education, and has extensive project management experience. Dr. Young is the project coordinator for the Oregon Autism Spectrum Disorders Outcome Study and Training Project. Additionally, she teaches graduate courses in severe disabilities, autism, and research design. Ms. Young is the co-author of a peer-reviewed journal article entitled, Designing an Outcome Study to Monitor the Progress of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder that appeared in the summer 2003 issue of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.