Professional Training Overview

OUR NEXT SON-RISE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSE BEGINS IN JUNE 2012
AT THE AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER OF AMERICA ™

We are excited to announce that our next training program will be held in June 2012. This training course is designed for people who are willing to make a commitment to developing a career as a Son-Rise Program Staff member in Sheffield, MA.

Apply now for our June 2012 class. After careful review of the Professional Training Packet 2012 you can fill out the Application for Employment. Please review our Professional Training Packet for details on submission of applications. Email admissions@option.org to request further information on our training program.

The Autism Treatment Center of America is the only facility offering professional training in The Son-Rise Program methodology and treatment. Students of our professional training programs are taught by and work alongside the foremost professionals in The Son-Rise Program, receiving rigorous and comprehensive training working directly with a wide range of children with special needs and their families.

We are looking for a group of dedicated professionals to join our elite team of Son-Rise Program Child Facilitators in Sheffield, MA. Incoming applicants will join a select training group to receive on-the-job training, working with children and families from around the world.Each Child Facilitator supports families in the following ways:

• Work one-to-one with children in a Son-Rise Program playroom who have a variety of diagnoses, backgrounds and levels of challenge.
• Demonstrate Son-Rise Program techniques to parents through direct observation.
• Create individual program goals and curriculum plans for each child based on intensive one-to-one observation in all areas of social development.
• Inspire parents to believe in limitless possibilities for their children – through demonstration of the power of Son-Rise Program techniques.

Through highly individualized instruction, video-assisted learning, comprehensive presentations and extensive hands-on experience with children and adults with special needs, students will participate in a completely unique professional development opportunity.

Professional Training Benefits

• Master comprehensive application of Son-Rise Program® techniques and methodology.
• Receive training on location in Sheffield, MA, working with professionals in the field for over 30 years.
• Engage in hundreds of hours of hands-on experience with an extensive variety of children and adults with special needs.
• Support a world-wide community - help families while you learn.
• Work for a world-renowned organization, working with children and adults from around the globe.
• Expand your personal and professional confidence - develop a new perspective to use for the rest of your life.
• Become part of a passionate team of dedicated professionals who believe in limitless possibilities for each child.