Secret Agent Society training coming to New Zealand and Australia

Clinical psychologist and creator of the Secret Agent Society (SAS) program Dr Renae Beaumont will host practitioner training in Australia and New Zealand in September and October, 2012. 

SAS is a world-leading social skills intervention for professionals who work with children between the age of 8 and 12 with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Conditions such as Asperger's Syndrome.  Practitioners are provided with a ready-to-use curriculum and set of evidence-based, espionage-themed resources to make it easier to engage with children struggling socially and emotionally. SAS can be delivered over 12 or 24 sessions and used in a private practice, community or school setting. 

A university randomised, controlled trial found 76 per cent of children with Asperger's Syndrome who did the program improved from having clinically significant delays in social and emotional functioning to displaying these skills within the range of typically developing kids.  This is currently the most clinically significant change published in the world for a social skills program with children with high-functioning Autism.  Additional SAS research trials are currently underway. 

SAS training and registration dates are as follows: 

Location                     Date                                        Registrations close

Auckland, NZ              September 10 & 11                August 6

Brisbane, AUS            September 20 & 21                August 30

Perth, AUS                   September 24 & 25                September 3

Melbourne, AUS         October 18 & 19                      September 27

Sydney, AUS                October 25 & 26                      October 4

Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register or download application documents from www.sst-institute.net.

"This program is a great resource for clinicians, teachers and families.  It provides the skills and resources needed to fully engage children on the autism spectrum – and make learning fun!  I highly recommend the Secret Agent Society program as the resources are innovative, well targeted and can make a big difference to how children on the spectrum manage their home and school life."     

- Dr Tony Attwood, International expert on Asperger's Syndrome