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Interactive Video
1.5 BCBA CEUs
Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Training for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Brooke Smith & Gregory Smith4.74 out of 5(23)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is gaining traction in ABA for its potential application to appropriate clients. Originally a psychotherapy, ACT can be adapted into skills training to enhance psychological flexibility and quality of life. This presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference introduces ACT components, links them to behavioral principles, and offers exercises to train these skills, with a focus on considerations for individuals with developmental disabilities.
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Interactive Video
1 Total BCBA CEU
1 Ethics CEUSelling Hype or Giving Hope: Science and Pseudoscience in Autism Treatment
Thomas Zane4.70 out of 5(10)This discussion from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference underscores the challenges faced in the field of autism treatment, where effective methods are often overshadowed by ineffective and unethical practices. Parents and caregivers, seeking the best for individuals with autism, may be misled by professionals who promote their treatments without delivering genuine positive outcomes. While all treatments claim effectiveness, it’s crucial to discern between hype and evidence-based strategies that truly improve the quality of life for individuals with autism.
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Interactive Video
1 BCBA CEU
Teaching Safety Skills to Children with Autism: What Works and What Doesn’t?
Ray Miltenberger3.67 out of 5(3)This presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference explores the author’s research on teaching safety skills, focusing on abduction, firearm injury, and poison prevention. It starts with an overview of assessment challenges, followed by a discussion on key findings, including effective strategies, the accessibility of interventions, implementation fidelity, and considerations for generalization and maintenance of these safety skills.
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1 BCBA CEU
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Fidelity of Implementation of Behavior Support Plans in Schools
Wendy Machalicek5.00 out of 5(6)Treatment fidelity is crucial for enhancing outcomes for children in educational settings, encompassing adherence, dosage, quality of delivery, participant responsiveness, and program differentiation. Implementing FBAs and behavioral intervention plans for children with autism presents significant challenges in fidelity for teachers. This presentation from the the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference examines the literature on interventions aimed at improving implementation fidelity.
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1 BCBA CEU
Advances in Functional Communication Training: Recent Procedural Refinements that Promote Durable Treatment Outcomes
Adam Briggs5.00 out of 5(1)FCT is an established approach for addressing problem behaviors in children with autism by substituting these behaviors with equivalent communication responses. This presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference outlines recent advancements that suggest that integrating stimulus control technology and consequent-based strategies could improve the durability and generalizability of FCT outcomes.
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Interactive Video
1 BCBA CEU
Establishing Generative Learning for Children with Autism
Mark Sundberg4.80 out of 5(5)Typically developing children experience a rapid growth in language skills between ages 2 and 3, but many children with autism struggle with this developmental milestone. This may be due to difficulties in benefiting from generative learning, where existing skills facilitate the acquisition of new ones without direct teaching. Strategies for helping children with autism harness the power of generative learning, identified through milestones in the VB-MAPP assessment, are discussed in this presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference.
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Interactive Video
1 BCBA CEU
A Review of Treatment Options Using Script and FCT to Address Challenging Behavior
Jessica Korneder, Payton Boudreau, & Anna Jenkins3.86 out of 5(7)Challenging behaviors in children with ASD may stem from a lack of appropriate learning opportunities, prompting the exploration of interventions like scripts and script fading to address language deficits. This presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference proposes combining Functional Communication Training (FCT) with scripts as antecedent strategies to replace maladaptive behaviors with functionally equivalent responses.
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1 BCBA CEU
Impacts of Integrity Failures on Common Reinforcement-Based Interventions
Claire St. PeterThis presentation from the 2020 Michigan Autism Conference discusses the concept of treatment integrity, which refers to how closely interventions are implemented as designed. Despite calls for increased reporting and consideration of treatment integrity in research and clinical practice over the past two decades, it remains an overlooked topic. The speaker presents several studies evaluating treatment integrity levels in reinforcement-based interventions for challenging behavior, emphasizing the importance of assessing treatment integrity for creating sustainable change in behavior.