Past webinars

An interactive panel discussion featuring three expert occupational therapists who will discuss their recent research in the field of autism, moderated by Pearson OT Research Director, Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OTR/L  

The question of whether true adaptive behavior profiles in persons with autism spectrum disorder exists has been discussed in the literature for decades. This webinar will explore if, and how, adaptive functioning profiles of individuals with ASD differ from typical normative samples.

Introducing an expanded suite of MMPI®-3 public safety reports to meet your personnel selection needs: the new Correctional Candidate Interpretive Report (CCIR), Dispatcher Candidate Interpretive Report (DCIR), Firefighter Candidate Interpretive Report (FCIR), and the updated Police Candidate Interpretive Report (PCIR).

Many individuals with autism experience differences in the way they process sensory information relative to their neurotypical peers. This webinar provides an overview of Dunn's sensory processing framework, reviews recent related research, explores two standardized sensory questionnaires, and explains how assessment results can be used to guide intervention planning and strategy formation.

This webinar will promote the social-emotional and behavioral well-being of the whole child. It will help provide educators with information, data and "best practices" to guide planning decisions.

Common anxiety look-alikes, such as ADHD, sensory processing deficits, and depression, make the determination of an anxiety disorder, and the appropriate relief, more difficult to ascertain. This webinar will discuss best assessment practices to help parse out some of these look-alike conditions.  

This webinar will focus on the BBCS–4:R and BSRA–4, which are early childhood assessments used to assess children’s understanding of a wide range of language concepts used in daily classroom conversations, teacher directions, and school curricula. Both assessments will be released in November 2022.

This webinar will provide information about using performance indicators in the CELF® Preschool-3 that provide clinicians with information about the language skills children need to succeed in their Pre-K or K–2 classrooms.

Whether you've been reviewing the Ontario Human Rights Commission's recent Right To Read inquiry report or are thinking about gap-closing no matter the province you call home, the topic of literacy—and the teaching of reading—is both spirited and ongoing. This webinar is intended to provide an overview of Pearson's resources designed to support Canadian students at all reading levels with a specific focus on an evidence-based system for early screening and progress monitoring.

This webinar will provide an evidence-based framework for assessing and teaching basic relational concepts essential for learning and emotional regulation — key components of school readiness.