Speaking and Training Schedule
Catherine Faherty has been creating autism teacher training models, workshops, seminars, and speaking at conferences since the 1980’s. Here you will find a sampling of recent speaking engagements, presentations, and professional training from 2017-2019 under “Previous Events”. For newly scheduled presentations, search “Upcoming Events”.
Text from photo on left: There is an overabundance of information for autistic children and adults on “how to be social”…and it’s always from a non-autistic perspective.
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June 2018
Camp Counselor Training (Black Mountain, NC)
June 11-14 2018 at Christmount Retreat Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina. As a member of a training team of autism professionals and autistic campers, Catherine provides a week-long training for this summer's camp counselors at Camp Lakey Gap, an overnight summer camp for children and adults on the autism spectrum. For more information about this wonderful autism-friendly camp for autistic children and adults, visit www.camplakeygap.org
Find out more »A Practical Approach: Improving communication, interaction, and teaching with students who have autistic styles of thinking and learning (Black Mountain, NC)
Catherine provides an individualized in-service training for the teachers, mentors, and therapists working at the Asheville Academy for Girls, a residential program in the mountains of North Carolina.
Find out more »July 2018
Consulting to Camp Lakey Gap, Overnight Summer Camp for Autistic Children and Adults (Black Mountain, NC)
Catherine serves as the full-time consultant for the final week of the summer of 2018. This week is the last “Adult Week” at this premier overnight summer camp. For more information about the camp: visit www.camplakeygap.org
Find out more »September 2018
The Transformative Power of Autistic Self-Knowledge and Self-Advocacy: Speaking Your Truth (Boone, NC)
September 21, 2018 in Boone, North Carolina. Catherine Faherty and co-presenter Jade McWilliams, Artist, Activist, and Autistic Advocate, provide a full-day seminar for teachers, therapists, and other professionals who work on behalf of children and adults on the autism spectrum; autistic adults, friends and allies, parents and family members. This day-long seminar covers the essentials of how to foster authentic self-knowledge and self-advocacy, including when to talk with your child about autism, and how to nurture self-understanding in open and…
Find out more »Observation, Consultation, and Individualized Training for Teachers (Asheville, NC)
Catherine’s favorite consultation model starts by observing the target classrooms at the beginning of the week, and listening to the teachers questions and concerns. Next, she creates a full-day training for teachers and administration, responding directly to the individual needs of the program, and finally returns to present this training at the end of the week.
Find out more »November 2018
TEACCH Fundamentals (Athens, Greece)
Nov 2-4, 2018 in Athens, Greece, Catherine Faherty, TEACCH Certified Advanced Consultant, provides training in the foundational theory and strategies of Structured TEACCHing. For more information or to register, please contact Proseggisi, a Speech and Language clinic, Special Education and training provider based in Athens, Greece. Presentations will be given in English, with simultaneous translation in Greek.
Find out more »TEACCH Fundamentals (Athens, Greece)
Due to high demand and a long waiting list, this training will be repeated for a second weekend: Nov 9-11, 2018 in Athens, Greece, Catherine Faherty, TEACCH Certified Advanced Consultant, provides training in the foundational theory and strategies of Structured TEACCHing. For more information or to register, please contact Proseggisi, a Speech and Language clinic, Special Education and training provider based in Athens, Greece. Presentations will be given in English, with simultaneous translation in Greek.
Find out more »February 2019
Social Stories™ Seminar
Catherine Faherty provides training in Social Stories™ to therapists and teachers, sponsored by Orizontas Centre, a special education clinic in Larnaca, Cyprus. For more information, contact Kristia Christou at orizontascentre@gmail.com. Presentations will be given in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Greek.
Find out more »March 2019
Γνωθι Ζ’αυτόν (Know Thyself): The Importance of Autistic Self-Knowledge
Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece March 31, 2019 Catherine Faherty will be a keynote speaker for what is being described as the “First Panhellenic Festival dedicated to Autism” in Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece. This three-day festival (March 29-31, 2019) will feature fun activities for families and individuals, and educational presentations for individuals, family members, and professionals. It is being organized by the “Association for the Protection of Autistic People – Kastoria”. Catherine Faherty’s presentation will close the festival on the third…
Find out more »May 2019
The Transformative Power of Autistic Self-Knowledge and Self-Advocacy: Speaking Your Truth
Catherine Faherty and co-presenter, Jade McWilliams, Artist, Activist, and Autistic Advocate, offer a day-long seminar for autistic and non-autistic families, teachers, therapists, and allies. This seminar covers the essentials of how to foster authentic self-knowledge and teach self-advocacy, through compassionate and positive self-understanding. Practical strategies and examples will be presented, as well as personal experiences. When autistic children are raised without self-knowledge, and without a daily practice of autism-friendly ways of communicating and asking for help, they may be more…
Find out more »Catherine Faherty has been creating autism teacher training models and speaking at conferences since the 1980’s. To inquire about these topics; or to find out if she can speak about another topic, contact: catherine@catherinefaherty.com.