About the Course
Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) is an evidence-based, parent-mediated, video-aided intervention. This approach has demonstrated significant efficacy in promotion of social communicative initiations of child participants that generalize and sustain over time. This lecture will provide an overview of the extensive PACT research base as well as an introduction to the core therapeutic techniques and targets associated with the model. Participants will follow one family’s journey through PACT and will gain insight into how this developmental, relationship based model promotes well-being in entire family systems.
Objectives
Participants will summarize the Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) model, emphasizing its impact on a child's social communication competencies.
Participants will list the key strategies and techniques used in the PACT approach.
Dr. Carrie Alvarado, PhD, OTR, PACT Accredited Provider and PACT UK Associate
Dr. Carrie Alvarado serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Autism Community Network (ACN) and has a PhD in Infant and Early Childhood Development with an emphasis on Infant Mental Health and Developmental Differences. Dr. Alvarado is the creator and director of the Earliest Connections Clinic, our diagnostic program geared toward early identification and therapeutic supports for infants and toddlers. Additionally, Carrie leads the PACT therapy program- intensive intervention programs supporting families impacted by autism through dyadic coaching using reflective video feedback. Dr. Alvarado was the first in the United States to become a Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) Accredited Practitioner and she serves as an Associate with PACT UK. Dr. Alvarado is passionate about building bridges where none yet exist, about innovating and expanding the boundaries of our knowledge, and about meeting families and fellow clinicians where they are and empowering them to find the gifts they all have to give.
Speaker Disclosure: Dr. Alvarado receives a salary from Autism Community Network.