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Relationship Building
Mindset and Confidence
Watch your free mini-lesson about the importance of trust, a balanced partnership, and cultivating a growth mindset. Become a confident, empowered support!
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“Find ways to play more and complain less. Believe in the power of being silly and funny when the mood strikes, and letting your tears
flow when you are sad. Above all, accept that we all belong together, whether that’s on the bus or in the classroom or on the playground.”
- Niko B
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Ready to make changes that will let you be a more confident, knowledgeable support for the nonspeaking people in your life?
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Unlock both our Relationship Building and Mindset & Confidence modules!
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Relationships & Mindset Modules Access
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Access two modules - Relationship Building and Mindset & Confidence - from our full course.
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Module 5 - Relationship Building (31 minutes)
Module 6 - Mindset & Confidence (41 minutes)
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We believe communication is a basic human right.
What can you expect
from our modules?
Listen to Nonspeaking Presenters
Our team at Communication for Education believes very deeply that any training created to support nonspeaking autistic people needs to be informed by their lived experiences and expertise. From its inception, our course has been designed to include the voices of nonspeakers, both as contributors and content reviewers.
Hear from Powerhouse Professionals
When we developed our training for folks supporting nonspeaking individuals, we knew that we needed to include as many lived experiences as possible, both from nonspeaking autistic individuals themselves and from a diverse group of thought leaders in the disability community. Our work is shaped by some incredibly knowledgeable and experienced professionals as well.
Download Course PDFs and Resources
Each module of our course offers pages of handouts in downloadable PDFs. You'll have access to key concepts from the module, words of wisdom from nonspeakers, and references for the research that supports the module, and lists for further reading from more books and websites.
Learn with our Team
Our core instructional team consists of Dr. Edlyn Peña, Lisa Mihalich Quinn, and Julie Sando. Together the three have trained more than 350 communication partners to serve nonspeaking students in educational, home, social, and community settings.
Module Presenters
Dr. Shagufta Jabeen, Former Pediatric Physician
Kwame Brobbey, Nonspeaking Autistic Student
Ingrid Ventura Ellis, Communication Specialist, Reach Every Voice
Lisa Vallado, Nonspeaking Autistic Student
Relationship Building:
Module Objectives
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Define a “balanced partnership”
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Understand the necessity of building trust with a student
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Identify power imbalances in the CP-student relationship that may impact communication
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Examine the importance of developing a relationship that extends beyond completing classwork
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Develop a toolkit of relationship-building strategies that can occur in an educational setting
Mindset & Confidence:
Module Objectives
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Recognize the role confidence plays in an effective communication partner relationship
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Discover steps you can take to build your own and your student’s confidence
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Identify the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset
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Understand the importance of communication in the larger context of a student’s life
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Become a supportive communication partner who exudes confidence in your student(s)
Unlock the Entire Course
Want to learn about more than just this one topic?
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All of our full course options offer you:
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15 modules packed with in-depth learning
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example videos of students and communication partners in action
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over 250 pages of downloadable resources
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Our live / hybrid model offers you:
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8 weeks of live online classes with course instructors
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weekly homework tailored to course instruction
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cohort discussion board
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feedback on one submitted video
Relationships & Mindset Modules Access
65
Access two modules - Relationship Building and Mindset & Confidence - from our full course.
Valid until canceled
Module 5 - Relationship Building (31 minutes)
Module 6 - Mindset & Confidence (41 minutes)
Lifetime Access!
“Appearances, I suppose, really matter to people. Each day I shaped people’s perceptions about me with my autism. It took finding that person who could imagine me before really seeing me, to break through. A person who believed in me and had so
much confidence in me when I had none, was a person worth working as hard as I could for to push through the autism to relate back.”
- Dillan Barmache
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