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ASERT does not offer crisis services through our Resource Center. If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.

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eLearning


Effective training material includes relevant, robust content. However, to truly make an impact, training must be innovative and easily accessible to those who need it. To meet our stakeholders’ needs, we developed LANTERN (Learning Assistance iNstruction Training Education Resource Network).

Trainings available on LANTERN are collections of short resources designed for the busy lives of self-advocates, support persons, professionals, clinicians and caregivers. We also recognize the need for overall awareness and have developed trainings specifically for community members.

LANTERN tracks user accomplishments, provides proof of completion, allows learners to earn badges and points.

You must register for a PAAutism account to access these resources.

Featured Courses

Below you will find links to specific courses that we’d like to highlight and feature. These courses will change regularly, sometimes highlighting new content available, or special projects and topics based around specific areas of interest. Check out our current features, or scroll down to access our full catalog of available courses.

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Celebrating Achievement Across the Spectrum

This course is part of our Awareness, Acceptance, & Interaction campaign for Autism Acceptance Month 2021. These modules highlight the many areas of achievement, including education goals, personal stories about success, and getting help through Waivers.

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Human Trafficking: Direct Support Staff

This course provides information for Direct Support Staff about human trafficking including what it is, how to recognize signs of human trafficking in individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities, and what to do if you suspect that someone you support is being trafficked or at risk of trafficking.

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LGBTQI Topics for Self-Advocates

This is a collection of courses for self-advocates developed for ASERT by SAU-1, covering a range of topics related to the LGBTQI community including gender, attraction, and respect.

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Mental Health Services for Self-Advocates

This course provides self-advocates with an overview of mental health services, what to expect during medication management appointments, and how to make sure they are getting quality mental health care. This course will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

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project reassure | Choosing Resilience Skills: Self-Advocates

This course shares information to help learners understand how to use the resilience skills they have learned about. The information in this course is designed for self-advocates with autism and/or intellectual disabilities. The content in this course was developed in collaboration with Self-Advocates United as 1 (SAU-1).

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project reassure | Understanding Resilience: Self-Advocates

This course gives information about trauma including what resilience is, what the resilient zone is, and why they are important. The information in this course is designed for self-advocates with autism and/or intellectual disabilities. The content in this course was developed in collaboration with Self-Advocates United as 1 (SAU-1).

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