OrPATS workshops are scheduled in each of the 8 regions as necessary. Click here for currently scheduled workshops.
Author Archives: Jesse Arick
Autism Teams
Each region of the state can nominate a team to participate in the project. These sites will receive comprehensive training and materials. The 2017-2019 sites selected can serve preschool and elementary or secondary students.
Oregon ASD Program Self-Assessment and Action Plan: Version 2
This Assessment was originally developed by the Oregon ASD Commission and revised in 2016 by the ASD Advisory Group to assist school districts with the following:
- Analysis and review of current delivery of services and practices;
- Determine the level of implementation of critical evidence-based practices;
- Develop an action plan for system improvements.
Click here to access the Oregon ASD Program Self-Assessment and Action Plan: Version 2
Click here to view a webinar describing the ASD Program Self-Assessment and Action Plan
Click here to login to the Online Data Entry and Reporting System.
Oregon Educators can request a Login for the On-line Self-Assessment by sending an e-mail with your name, role and agency affiliation to [email protected].
OrPATS Presents at OCALICON
Dr. Joel Arick presented at the OCALICON Conference in Columbus, OH on the OrPATS Project and capacity building initiatives in Oregon. Additionally, Dr. Arick participated in the National Autism Leadership Summit (NALS). NALS gathers leaders from multiple systems of services and supports to promote networking and information sharing across various levels of scale, perspective, and location.
Click here to see a preview of the OrPATS Presentation.
Recent Journal Article Reviews Curriculum Based Assessment
A recent peer reviewed journal article was published in the Autism Research and Treatment Journal. The researchers examined whether using a curriculum based assessment as a supplemental assessment alongside a standardized assessment was helpful in determining the benefits of early intervention programming for children with autism spectrum disorder. The tool used was an adapted Student Learning Profile from The STAR Program (Arick, Loos, Falco and Krug, 2004) in which a few items for students’ birth to 3 years of age were added from the parent training program Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism (Ingersoll and Dvortcsak, 2010). It is exciting research as these are two curricula that are used in OrPATS classrooms across the state of Oregon! The research proposed that while standardized assessments are invaluable assessments, the use of a curriculum based assessment can help provide critical information to accurately measure a child’s abilities and a quick and effective tool to document the child’s progress. Click here to view the full article.
OrPATS Classroom in the News!
The OrPATS training site at St Helens High School was featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Spectrums Magazine for some of their outstanding work with students with ASD. Click here to read more about the SHINE (Students Helping Inspire Non-Judgmental Equality) Club.
OrPATS and Northwest PBIS Network
In several of the past years of the OrPATS project we have participated in the NWPBIS annual conference and coach’s conference. Sheldon Loman, Portland State University and Joel Arick, OrPATS project director have coordinated a strand of the conference on supporting students with autism. OrPATS staff have presented several sessions within the autism strand.