About this course
This course equips educators, caregivers, therapists, and support staff with the knowledge and practical strategies needed to proactively prevent elopement and wandering among autistic individuals. Learners will explore the risks, motivations, and high-risk situations associated with wandering, and develop comprehensive prevention and response plans tailored to diverse settings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define elopement and wandering in the context of autism
- Identify common triggers, motivations, and high-risk situations
- Describe the essential components of a comprehensive prevention plan
- Apply proactive, coordinated prevention strategies
- Implement environmental and procedural supports
- Teach and reinforce safety skills tailored to individual needs
- Conduct and update risk assessments for wandering behaviors