*** To help students meet the learning objectives of this course, the instructors have included videos and explanations of the concepts they demonstrate. Several of these videos and explanations are also included in BEHP1218 to demonstrate how they apply to the topics discussed in that course.***
Course Resources: This course references ACI Learning Centers. Further information can be found at https://acilearningcenters.com/.
Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Credit: 1.5 type-2 BACB CEs
Price: $19.50
Presenters: Nancy Champlin, M.S., BCBA, and Melissa Schissler,
M.S., BCBA
Describes the importance of play to a child's development and its identification as one of the core deficits in children diagnosed with autism, often described as lacking in symbolic qualities and flexibility. Explores the impact of evidence-based play interventions on future communication and language skills, cognitive functioning and social interactions for individuals with autism and other developmental delays. Describes the development of PlayTubs to increase appropriate independent and sociodramatic play skills in children with autism and other developmental or language delays by incorporating a play scheme with two complementary character roles and an effective research-based script-fading intervention to teach a child a sequence of seven play actions and corresponding vocalizations for two character roles. Also cover effective interventions including script fading, video modeling and in-vivo modeling, as well as teaching a nonvocal learner using a speech-generating device.
Objectives:
- Identify effective interventions to teach a sequence of pretend play actions and corresponding vocalizations.
- Outline mastery criteria when teaching pretend play.
- Describe effective prompting procedure to use when teaching pretend play.
- Identify how to use a speech-generating device when teaching pretend play.
- Identify five elements of pretend play, including category, agent, object, advanced play and the essential skills of sociodramatic play
Keywords:
Pretend play, sociodramatic play, language, child development, applied behavior analysis, PlayTubs
Rating:
This course is recommended for anyone interested in learning about interventions to increase appropriate independent and sociodramatic play skills in children with autism and other developmental or language delays. It is recommended that participants have some experience with the basic concepts of behavior analysis, as well as some exposure to research methodology.
Access: 2 weeks
Note: The two weeks begin at time of purchase, not time of log in; purchasing multiple course subscriptions will not extend your access. A two-week extension can be purchased for an additional $15.00; contact abace@fit.edu for details.
Effective July 23, 2018, each ABA type-2 on-demand CE course may be extended a maximum of three times within six months of the original course purchase. After six months from the original date of purchase, the course will need to be purchased again.
If you experience problems when registering, please call 321-674-8382, option 2.
Important note: If you are taking this course to maintain your BACB certification, you will need to include your BACB certification number when creating your student profile, as the BACB requires that your certificate of completion includes your certification number. If you have an existing profile that does not include your certification number, please contact abace@fit.edu with your number so that we can add it to your profile.
Refund Policy
No refunds are provided once the course is accessed.
These workshops are presented in partnership between the Florida Tech ABA Online program and ABA Technologies, Inc. ABA Technologies, Inc., is a BACB-approved provider of type-2 continuing education hours (provider number: OP-02-0023).
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