WPS Training and Workshops

Training & Workshops
WPS offers a variety of product training options for groups, schools, and institutions. Contact consult@wpspublish.com to learn more.
Continuing Education
 
Satisfy your Independent Study Continuing Education requirements with WPS products. The WPS Learning Management System (WPS LMS) provides access to online training and continuing education materials, including independent study materials, video-based training, live webinars, and support materials for in-person events. WPS also offers some additional post-test materials in print form for obtaining Independent Study credits. These materials are not yet available on the WPS LMS, though we intend to make many of the offerings available in the future.
 
 
 
ADOS®-2 Clinical Workshop

 

The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) improves an instrument already viewed as "the gold standard" for observational assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). WPS offers 2-day workshops that teach you how to use the ADOS-2 to assess and diagnose autism. Experienced workshop leaders describe the ADOS-2 and demonstrate administration and scoring, operationalizing diagnostic criteria for ASD. You'll have the opportunity to practice scoring while observing an ADOS-2 administration. The workshop focuses primarily on Modules 1 through 4. Attendees are given materials to study later in order to complete training in the Toddler Module. This workshop is for professionals unfamiliar with the ADOS-2. Clinicians already trained in the ADOS can update their skills by reviewing the ADOS-2 Manual and completing the ADOS-2 Training Video Program Upgrade (LMS-606).
 
 
Third-Party Training Programs

 

ADOS-2 Research Workshop

The ADOS-2 clinical workshop offered by WPS is a prerequisite to the more thorough research training offered by the ADOS-2 authors and their colleagues. Research training includes exercises to establish item coding accuracy to a specific criterion and is designed to help individuals achieve the high cross-site interrater reliability that is required in published research. WPS is not involved in research training workshops.

For information about ADOS-2 research training workshops, including current dates and locations, please visit the website of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB): https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education-training/autism

CADB also offers other training opportunities, such as one-day workshops focused solely on learning the Toddler Module (for researchers and clinicians who are already trained in Modules 1-4 of the ADOS or ADOS-2). WPS is not involved in these other training opportunities. For information about training opportunities at CADB, please visit the CADB website: https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education-training/autism



Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R) Research Workshops

The ADI-R DVD Training Package offered by WPS provides clinical training in the use of the ADI-R. For those who plan to use the ADI-R for research purposes, the standard of practice is to attend an in-person ADI-R research training workshop and establish research reliability with the authors or their colleagues. WPS is not involved in research training workshops. For information about ADI-R research training workshops, including current dates and locations, please visit the website of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB): https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education-training/autism



Childhood Autism Rating Scale™, Second Edition (CARS™2)

Chapel Hill TEACCH Center offers training on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS2). For information please visit http://teacch.com/trainings

TEACCH Autism Program, CB# 7180 UNC-Chapel HIll, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

TEACCH@unc.edu

919.966.2174

 


Personal Experience Inventory for Adults (PEI-A)

Hazelden Foundation offers training in the use and interpretation of the Personal Experience Inventory for Adults (PEI-A).

Please contact Hazelden Foundation directly for workshop schedules.

Hazelden Foundation Professional Education, Box 11, Center City, MN 55012

info@hazelden.org

800.257.7810

Group Training

 

To learn more about the availability of group training for your school and institution, please contact consult@wpspublish.com. Both in-person and live webinar training availability is dependent on the size of your group and location. Organizations can be trained on specific products or how groups of products can work together. Inquire today!