The Family Support Organization of

Essex County (FSOEC) provides

peer support, education and
advocacy for parents and
caregivers of children with serious
emotional, behavioral and mental
health challenges and intellectual
and developmental disabilities. .

FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF

ESSEX COUNTY
60 Evergreen place
Suite 410
East Orange, NJ 07018

Phone: 973-395-1441
Fax: 973-395-1595
E-mail: info@fsoec.org

This presentation explores the male experience when a

child has autism. How does a man deal with a problem he
cannot fix? The presenter is the father of an adult child
with autism and provides insight into the challenges involved in the father-child relationship and developing male
parent involvement.
1.
Participants will learn at least 5 traditional male
role norms.
2.
Participants will identify at least 3 strategies to
strengthen the father.
3.
Participants will learn at least 5 phrases of
guy talk to engage with men.
4.
Participants will identify 3 techniques to increase
involvement.

With the wide variety of treatment approaches marketed

for autism, how do parents know where to start, what to
try, and which ones may be most helpful to their child (of
any age)? This presentation will discuss what a diagnosis
of autism spectrum disorder entails and some of the most
commonly used interventions. Participants will be directed
to resources that assess the credibility of various interventions, learn how to objectively measure their effectiveness,
and understand what current research indicates about the
most popular options. This information will benefit families and professionals who want help making sense of
treatment claims and evaluating an individuals current
program.

Participants will learn why it is important to know

what the research says and provide resources for
learning this information in a family-friendly way.
Participants will learn the red- yellow-, and greenlight system for classifying different treatments and
explain why each falls in each category.
Participants will also learn questions to ask to ensure
the selected treatment(s) are truly benefitting the
learner.

Who Should Attend?

Parents
Educators
Administrators
Child Care Providers
Parent Liaisons, etc.

Robert Naseef, Ph.D. has practiced for over 25 years as a

psychologist. He is the father of an adult son with autism.
He is a graduate of Temple University specializing in
families of children with disabilities. He has published
numerous articles and written two books: Special
Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards
of Parenting a Child with a Disability, (1997) and Autism in
the Family. Caring and Coping Together (2012) Dr. Naseef
co-edited, Voices From The Spectrum (2006) with Dr.
Ariel. Dr. Naseef presents locally and nationally on issues
related to family life with special needs and has a special
interest in the psychology of men
www.alternativechoices.com .

8:30 9:15 am
Registration
Pre-Registration required. Fax Registration
to: 973-395-1595

9:15-9:30 am
Welcome & Introductions
Hazeline Pilgrim
Executive Director
Family Support Organization of Essex
County

First Name:___________________________________
Last Name____________________________________

Address: _____________________________________
________________________________________________

Dr. Suzanne Buchanan is the Executive Director at Autism

New Jersey, a licensed psychologist and Board Certified
Behavior Analyst - Doctoral (BCBA-D). She has an earned
doctorate in clinical psychology from Long Island
University and has worked in the autism field for more
than fifteen years. In addition to her administrative
responsibilities, Dr. Buchanan provides Autism New Jersey
with clinical leadership; disseminates information
regarding evidence-based intervention to parents,
professionals, and the media; and advises public policy
efforts from a clinical perspective.
Her interests include family resilience, informed decisionmaking about autism intervention, and contributing to the
development and implementation of state policies that
impact the autism community and the professionals who
support them. She currently serves as the Government
Affairs Chair of the New Jersey Association for Behavior
Analysis, is a member of the New Jersey Psychological
Associations Committee on Legislative Affairs, and is the
co-author of Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism: An
Introduction and other agency publications.

9:30-11:30am:
Guy Talk: Engaging Fathers and
Strengthening Families
Dr. Robert Naseef

Phone _________________________________________
Email __________________________________________
Profession_______________________________________

11:45-12:45pm:
Making Informed Choices on
Autism Intervention
Dr. Suzanne Buchanan
Executive Director,
Autism New Jersey
1:00pm:
Closing Remarks

Agency_________________________________________

Method of Payment :
___Check
___Money Order
___Credit Card : go to www.fsoec.org

Contact Family Support Organization of Essex

County at 973-395-1441, ext. 10 or email
info@fsoec.org for RSVP, information, direction
and parking.