Description

This is a 0-credit course that will meet monthly to provide a forum for scholars in the UMass Lowell and Lasell interdisciplinary program. The course will provide a platform for scholars to discuss collaborative projects and gain extensive overlapping fieldwork experience in at least two different educational settings working with diverse learners with autism and related disabilities. The seminar will cover a wide rang of topics related to interdisciplinary work and host guest speakers in areas related to special education and applied behavior analysis, including a panel discussion with family members and individuals with autism and related disabilities to share their perspectives on disability and service systems. This is a consent only class. To register for the course, you must be matriculated in the master's degree program in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies and be a scholar in the UMass Lowell and Lasell Interdisciplinary training program.