AAC Intervention: Strategies and Best Practices to Support Complex Learners [Webinar] belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In AAC Intervention: Strategies and Best Practices to Support Complex Learners [Webinar], for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer case conceptualization, better instructional targets, and stronger generalization, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Profound Autism Summit
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →This asynchronous learning session focuses on enhancing skills in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for individuals with complex communication and behavioral needs. Participants will explore evidence-based AAC strategies and approaches while considering the role of values and communication partner input in intervention planning. The session is designed for professionals working across educational, clinical, and vocational settings who aim to integrate AAC into comprehensive support plans effectively.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| NASW | 0 | — |
| PSY | 0 | — |
Kate is both a Speech Language Pathologist and a Board Certificated Behavior Analyst with over 15 years of clinical experience working in private practice, outpatient clinics, outpatient hospital settings, and consulting to private schools and legal teams. She specializes in augmentative alternative communication, autism and associated disorders, language development, and integrating AAC into the educational/vocational programming of persons with behavioral needs. Her interests are multidisciplinary treatment, collaboration, mentorship and adult education, and implementation science. She is currently the co-host of the SLP Nerdcast podcast, adjunct faculty at Fitchburg State University, has several publications and presents at national conferences. She has served as adjunct faculty at Northeastern University, and is the former president and cofounder of The Speech and Language Network, Inc. She is currently enrolled as a doctoral student pursuing a PhD and an MBA at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.