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Author Archives: Jesse Arick

Upcoming Workshops

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Jesse Arick Posted in News

OrPATS workshops are scheduled in each of the 8 regions as necessary. Click here for currently scheduled workshops.

Autism Teams

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Jesse Arick Posted in News

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

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Jesse Arick Posted in News

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 information@orpats.org.

OrPATS Presents at OCALICON

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Jesse Arick Posted in News

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

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Jesse Arick Posted in Uncategorized

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!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jesse Arick Posted in 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

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jesse Arick Posted in News

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.

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  • 2020 Oregon COSA Presentation

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Contact Us

Project Staff

Joel Arick, PhD. (Project Director)
STAR Autism Support
joel.arick@orpats.org

Darby Lasley (Project Coordinator)
Autism Specialist, STAR Autism Support
darby.lasley@orpats.org

Karen Shepherd (Regional Coordinator)
Northwest Regional ESD
karen.shepherd@orpats.org

Alicia Balfrey
Autism Consultant, STAR Autism Support
alicia.balfrey@orpats.org

Wynter Franzke
Autism Consultant, STAR Autism Support
wynter.franzke@orpats.org

Jen O'Donnell
Autism Consultant, Northwest Regional ESD
odonnell@nwresd.k12.or.us

Brenda Hancock
Autism Specialist, STAR Autism Support
brenda.hancock@orpats.org

State Collaborators

Kara Williams Director
Interagency Education Services

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