General CEU: Justin Leaf Ph.D. – Ethical Approaches – 1 Hour Ethics

Justin Leaf Ph.D. – Ethical Approaches – 1 Hour Ethics becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines.

Provider: Autism Partnership Foundation

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Course Description

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficits in social behavior, including, but not limited to, social communication, interaction, and reciprocity. To address these deficits, there are a myriad of social skills interventions available to the behavior analyst. Unfortunately, many of these interventions lack methodologically sound empirical support for their effectiveness, while others could be considered pseudoscientific and/or antiscientific. Behavior analysts who provide or oversee these interventions have an ethical obligation to select and provide effective intervention. Therefore, it is essential for behavior analysts to have a firm understanding of effective social skills interventions as well as the skills necessary to identify social skills interventions that lack empirical support and may be ineffective or harmful. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce practicing behavior analysts to the empirical evidence of several popular social skills interventions, provide examples of how to identify and research potentially pseudoscientific interventions, and outline the importance of understanding the evidence and identification of pseudoscientific interventions as it relates to ethical obligations to clients.

What You'll Learn

1. Identify evidence-based strategies for teaching social skills to individuals with autism.
2. Describe methods for assessing social skill deficits and selecting appropriate interventions.
3. Apply social skill teaching procedures to promote meaningful social engagement.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification Body	Credits	Type
BACB	1	General