February 26 Back to Back Seminars

Teacher Landa Bautista

Ms. Maria Yolanda Michelle A. Bautista or Teacher Landa is a BA Social Science (Major in Behavioral Studies) graduate of UP Manila. She finished her master’s degree in Special Education at UP Diliman, Quezon City. Shortly after, she finished a Social Entrepreneurship Training Program for Professionals at Ateneo de Manila University’s School of Government. Ms. Bautista is the Curriculum Director of The Learning Center, Inc. (TLC). She administers the schools internal and external affairs and develops the school's special education curriculum. She likewise develops TLC’s vocational skills training curriculum, which focuses on work transition training programs in sheltered social enterprise and community-based settings. Her thesis, “Factors Related to Work Transition for Persons with Special Needs” has been published in the Research Journal in Special Education & Independent Living. Recently, she completed the Support System for Persons with Disabilities Course under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Training Program for Young Leaders 2011 in Fukui, Japan. She is a staunch advocate of individuals with special needs.

Vocational Training for Persons with Autism

9AM-12NN

The seminar will revolve on TLC’s (The Learning Center, Inc.) unique program for adolescents and adults with special needs focusing on its Vocational Skills Training and Life Skills Training Programs. It will highlight how the school has been successful in this endeavor. It will likewise focus on the use of the Structured Teaching principle based on the acclaimed TEACCH approach and its role in the programs’ implementation.

ABCs of Job Coaching: The TLC Experience

1:30-4:30pm

The seminar will revolve on TLC’s (The Learning Center, Inc.) On-the-Job Training Program as part of its work transition training in school-based and community-based settings. It will emphasize the steps the school took to initiate a pioneering OJT Program in 2002 and include tips on how the school successfully established its continuing community-based OJT programs. The talk will also share the basic roles of a Job Coach in the Philippine setting as seen through the TLC Experience.

Venue: Asian Social Institute (ASI), #1518 L. Guinto cor. Escoda Streets, Malate, Manila

SEMINAR FEE is inclusive of certificate, handouts and snacks

Single Seminar

Pre-reg until Feb. 23

Member - P400
Non-Member - P500

On-site reg

Member - P500
Non-Member - P600

Double Seminar

Pre-reg until Feb 23

Member - P700
Non-Member - P800

On-site reg

Member - P800
Non-Member - P1,000

Pre-registered participants may pay to Autism Society Philippines, Banco de Oro, Savings Account # 3980002955. Please fax the deposit slip with the name/s of participant/s to ASP office and bring it on the day of the seminar. On-site registrants will be accepted depending on the availability of slots. There will only be 100 slots available. No refund will be given to participants who did not show up on the date of the seminar. For more details, please call ASP at 7-903-5496

The ASP Seminar Series serves as a platform to educate Filipino parents and professionals on the various interventions, modalities and theories surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder. Their application and implementation are left at your discretion. The views and personal experiences of the speakers are of their own and don’t necessarily reflect that of the views of the organization.

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