General CEU: Ethics Bcba Ceu Early Childhood Asd

Ethics Bcba Ceu Early Childhood 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 Ethics Bcba Ceu Early Childhood Asd, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: Behavior University

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Course Description

It is critically important to incorporate Autistic perspectives in educational decision-making for young Autistic children, in order to improve practices so they are Autistic-affirming and socially valid.However, few studies have directly assessed Autistic perspectives on typical early childhood practices. In this presentation, we will share a mixed methods survey assessing the social acceptability of goals, learning contexts, and procedures typically used in early childhood settings. We distributed the survey to Autistic adults, as well as other stakeholders (i.e., parents, practitioners). We received responses from 660 individuals, 226 of whom identified as Autistic. Respondents reported (a) high acceptability for goals promoting self-determination, and low social validity for goals that promote masking of autistic characteristics, (b) high acceptability for antecedent interventions, and low social validity for procedures that include some forms of extinction, and (c) that appropriate learning environments are highly context dependent, given individual needs. They also reported that the child is the most important stakeholder in educational-decision making. We make recommendations to practitioners in response to survey results, including ways to (a) respect Autistic culture and characteristics in selecting goals, (b) consider social, emotional, and psychological needs in selecting procedures, and (c) individualize goals, learning contexts, and procedures based on the child's perspectives and unique needs. This was very interesting!! I learned more from this CEU than any of the others I have taken so far in this re-cert cycle. I loved how thorough the data presented was and plan to use it to guide programming. Thanks! I learned what I came here to learn. Of course this is a forever learning experience but I left with some gems. Dr. Kate: You have so much knowledge and experience; I appreciated your insight and your examples. Thank you! I will definitely put your suggestions into practice! This is by far the most crucial topic in ABA today and has not received enough attention; it is definitely the best course I've taken so far this cycle.

What You'll Learn

1. Expanding on Ethics Code 2.09, participants will be able to identify new and emerging discrete strategies for involving clients and relevant stakeholders in selecting goals, designing assessments and interventions, and conducting progress monitoring.
2. Expanding on Ethics Code 2.11, participants will be able to teach and identify indicators of assent and dissent in young children and obtain ongoing assent within a session.
3. Expanding on Ethics Code 2.13 and 2.15, participants will be able to identify potential causes of harm through an Autistic lens, and be better able to design assessments and behavior change interventions that minimize risk of short- and long-term harm.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification Body	Credits	Type
BACB	2	General