Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
School Resource Officers Learn About Supporting Students with Autism
The UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) strengthened its partnership with law enforcement agencies and Broward County Public Schools this month. With support from the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), over 100 School Resource Officers spent World Autism Day, April 2, learning about autism and practical ways to effectively support autistic students in the schools they serve. Officers gained information on how to recognize, respond, and manage risks involving individuals with autism from Autism Safety 101. Future training events will focus on patrol officers who serve the Broward community.
UM-NSU CARD provides free autism support services to any individual, business, school, municipality, or community agency affected by autism.
For more information, contact 954-262-7111 or card@nova.edu.
You can learn more about UM-NSU CARD at their website, http://umcard.org/.
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Caption: School Resource Officers in training at Boyd Anderson High School.
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Caption: Bart Barta of Autism Safety 101 training officers on effective strategies to support students with autism.