Improving Adult Outcomes In Asd is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of adult services and community participation. In Improving Adult Outcomes In Asd, for this course, the practical stakes show up in skills that remain meaningful when school supports disappear and adult expectations change, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: Behavior University
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Join Free →In their seminal article, Baer, Wolf and Risley (1968), stated that behavior analytic intervention is expected to result in strong, socially important, and generalizable behavior change which, in this case, should mean more positive adult outcomes in ASD. Unfortunately, despite a nearly three decade-long emphasis on evidence-based, behavior analytic intervention in ASD, adult outcomes remain poor "for almost any outcome you choose." (Roux, et al, 2015, p. 8). While there may be several reasons for continued poor outcomes (including the challenge of simply defining "good outcome"), the potential of behavior analytic intervention to develop more positive adult outcomes has yet to be fully realized. Such outcomes, however, are well within the reach of our behavior analytic technology. But to do that, the contingencies governing our behavior will, most likely, need to shift. For example, we will need to shift from contingencies that reinforce the technical precision of our classroom-based interventions to contingencies the reinforce the somewhat less technical precision of community-based intervention (assuming the target has a fair degree of social validity). This workshop will identify a number of areas, both internal and external to the field, where a "contingency shift" may be necessary if the power of behavior analytic intervention to significantly improve outcomes for adults with autism is to be more fully realized. After viewing this workshop, individuals will be able to: This was the realest, most informative, AND entertaining CEU course I've ever taken. Real world examples, real advice, and real goals. I will continue to follow Dr. Gerhardt's work and will be looking for more of his trainings. Adulthood is so overlooked when it comes to services and support so I was happy to find this course and I highly recommend it. As always Dr Gerhardt presentations are very educational, they target issues and questioning we encounter frequently on the field. The material taught was very informative and applicable. One improvement I would suggest is the educator's screen often is covering the power point slide itself and we cannot see the words that are shown.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 2 | General |
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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.