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Wednesday, June 21 Registration begins at 7:30am
The Autism Society of Iowa is pleased to present a free half day conference featuring keynote speaker, Dennis Debbaudt, who will be presenting “Autism Risk and Safety Training.” The training will include techniques and vignettes to explore and explain critical autism issues for officers.
Registration is FREE.
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Conference Agenda
7:30 a.m. – Registration
8:00 a.m. – Autism Risk and Safety Training – Speaker Dennis Debbaudt and Speaker Panel
The training will include techniques and vignettes to explore and explain critical autism issues for officers, including:
9:45 a.m. – Break
10:00 a.m. – Autism Risk and Safety Training – Part 2 – Speaker Dennis Debbaudt and Speaker Panel
Noon – Adjourn
Keynote Speaker – Dennis Debbaudt
Dennis Debbaudt is the proud father of Brad, a young man who has autism. In the 1980’s, he wrote for the Detroit News and worked with network television current affairs programs in the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom. A professional investigator and journalist since 1977, Debbaudt turned his attention to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 1987 after his son was diagnosed with this condition. His acclaimed 1994 report, Avoiding Unfortunate Situations, became the first published chronicle of police and autism related interactions.
Over the past 22 years, Debbaudt has trained and developed training materials for law enforcement, first response and criminal justice professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and United Kingdom. Debbaudt’s recent sessions include NYPD Academy, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Annual Training Symposium, Palm Beach County Florida Sheriff’s Office, Virginia Association of Crisis Intervention Teams conference, Florida Child Abduction Response Team (CART) conference and for the Police Service of Northern Ireland in Belfast. He is a subject matter expert for FDLE’s 2017 autism curriculum development team.
Speaker Panel
Officer Ashten Hayes – Officer Hayes is with the Iowa City Police Department as the Crime Prevention Officer; and prior to taking that assignment she worked patrol on the evening watch (3-11pm.) She is one of the defensive tactics instructors for the department and an ALICE instructor (active shooter.) In her off time, she stays busy being active outside, umpiring softball, and being a competitive triathlete – participating in over 55 triathlons and completing four Ironman’s.
Captain Mark Logsdon – Iowa State Patrol Captain Mark Logsdon is the Commander of the Executive Protection Unit and Capitol Police as well as a father to twins with Autism.
Mary Roberts– Mary Roberts is a Behavioral Health Consultant and the Autism Center Coordinator for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She is also the parent of two young adults, both of whom are significantly affected by autism, and the President and Co-founder of The Village Community, a 501c3 disability service provider located in Johnson County, which works to provide a cooperative model of learning and working for young adults with developmental disabilities.