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In-Person Training Opportunities

September 8-9, 2025, 8:30-4:30 | Billings |  (ADOS®-2) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition, Initial Training.

September 11-12, 2025, 8:30-4:30 | Great Falls |  (ADOS®-2) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition, Initial Training.

September 18-20, 2025 | MSU Billings | Mountain West Neurodiversity Conference

Virtual Training Opportunities

OPI Sponsored Training Opportunities

June 16-19, 2025 | MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT | OPI 2025 Summer Institute

November 12-14, 2025 | Butte | Montana Youth Transitions Conference

 


DirectStep Self-Paced Training

The OPI Special Education Para Pathways Project is a new initiative started in February 2025 to address the shortage of special education teachers in rural Montana. *OPI Renewal Units Available.

Visit the OPI Website for more information

OCALI Self-Paced Training

Foundations of Evidence-Based Strategies: During this 10.5 hour free training series participants will learn practical strategies to develop social-communication and academic skills, positive behaviors, and independence. *OPI Renewal Units Available.

External Training Opportunities

August 15, 2025 | Missoula | MontCOMM ’25: Breaking Barriers and Honoring Authentic Voice. Limited Montana Autism Education Project scholarships are available for this conference. Learn more about the conference at the University of Montana MonTECH webpage.


SFSU-CDBS Online Intervener Training Program 

California Deafblind Services provides training to current paraeducators serving in the role of an intervener and individuals interested in this role through a partnership with the College of Professional and Global Education at San Francisco State University.

This online program uses content from the deafblind training modules developed by the National Center on Deafblindness and CDBS staff members serve as the online instructors of the course.

Students completing the training program receive a Certificate of Completion of Intervener Training from SFSU College of Professional and Global Education which demonstrates the candidate has completed formal intervener training.


Montana Professional Learning Collaborative | Behavior and Mental Wellness Workshops

MTPLC offers a variety of paid, reduced cost, and free professional development opportunities to Montana educators. 


ECHO Autism Communities

ECHO Autism Communities is a free virtual learning community for a variety of professionals who serve autistic people and people with other disabilities. ECHO Autism is committed to building global communities where people see possibilities in all abilities. ECHO Autism provides professional development focused on best practices for clinicians, health professionals, educators, and advocates who work with individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.


The Informed SLP

This paid subscription service bridges the gap between research and practice for speech-language pathologists. Members get access to quick, easy-to-digest, reviews of over 3000 research studies and articles from hundreds of journals.  This service also includes ASHA CEUs in “bite size” chunks of time.


UNC Chapel Hill Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules

The original Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) was funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education as a subcontract of the IRIS Center from 2014-2016 as an extension of the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on Autism.

During the 2-year funding period, AFIRM developed 27 evidence-based practice (EBP) modules and related resources based on the 2014 NPDC EBP Report. AFIRM continues to provide free up-to-date EBP modules and resources based on the 2020 NCAEP EBP Report, as well as modules and resources designed specifically for paraeducators, early interventionists, and caregivers who served children and youth on the spectrum.

 

 

 

 


OPI Staff are here to help:

Katie Mattingley, Statewide Coordinator Montana Autism Education Project, 406-437-3874

 

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