Last week, the training phase of the Screen-Refer-Treat study kicked off in Yakima County with a Reciprocal Imitation Training (RIT) Workshop at Children’s Village. The 26 attendees, which included early intervention providers, family resource coordinators, early educators, and ABA therapists, learned about the theory behind RIT and how to use it with families in their caseload. During live demonstrations with volunteer families, providers took advantage of opportunities for hands-on practice using RIT as well as coaching parents on their use of RIT with their children — which led to some touching moments, as illustrated above. Overall, the training was a success and the SRT team will wrap up the training phase in Yakima this week with workshops on ASD-specific screening tools for primary care and early intervention providers!