The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP): An Overview
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BCBA CEUs: 1 CEU
This presentation from the 2018 Michigan Autism Conference emphasizes the importance of focusing on language and social skills in interventions for children with autism, highlighting the common issue of inappropriate curriculums due to inadequate assessments. It introduces the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) as an effective tool for assessing these skills, based on B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior and developmental milestones.
Description
Typically the primary focus of an intervention program for children with autism should be on the development of effective language and social skills. There clearly are several other areas in need, such as self-care, visual motor skills, academics, fine and gross motor, etc., but language and social skills are typically the most significant deficits for children with autism. The failure to conduct an appropriate assessment results in one of the biggest problems in programs that serve children with autism: An inappropriate curriculum. Our first task is to identify the existing skills of each child. Our next task is to identify the language, social, behavior and learning barriers that are preventing more rapid learning. The VB-MAPP is a tool that is easy to use and will provide teachers, parents, and staff with the necessary information to develop an appropriate intervention program. The VB-MAPP is an assessment tool based on B.F. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior and typical developmental milestones. This presentation will provide the attendee an overview and an understanding of the importance of incorporating Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior into language assessment.
About the Speaker
Carl Sundberg, Ph. D., BCBA-D, is the chief clinician and founder of the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism. He received his doctorate degree in ABA from Western Michigan University under the direction of Dr. Jack Michael. While a graduate student, he taught behavior analysis at WMU for seven years. Dr. Sundberg has publications in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and A Collection of Reprints on Verbal Behavior. Dr. Sundberg has over 30 years of experience using behavioral interventions to teach individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. He oversees the training of all the staff at BACA and consistently spends time with the clients. Eighty percent of his time is spent contributing to the training of staff and addressing specific client programs.
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Interesting and engaging presentation.
Excellent! Love Dr. Sundberg’s CE’s, he makes them fun and engaging and loved that he thoroughly explained the functionality of the assessment.
Entertaining speaker with a great perspective on how to implement and explain VBMAPP to challenging parents
Interesting and concise video that covers all the basic VBMAPP information and the reasoning for how the test is formatted.
This is a great CEU for understanding the basics of the VB-MAPP assessment