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General CEU: Play! Creative Ideas and Detailed Processes for Pursuing Intrinsic Motivation

Play. Creative Ideas and Detailed Processes for Pursuing Intrinsic Motivation is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines.

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Course Description

Steve Ward, MA, BCBA has been working in the field of Behavior Analysis since 1995, and is currently co-owner of Whole Child Consulting, LLC. Steve has been consulting to teams around the world, addressing everything from early communication and physical aggression to vocational opportunities and inclusion in college courses. Steve authored What You Need to Know about Motivation and Teaching Games: An In-depth Analysis, The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires, and Teaching Good Learner Repertoires and co-authored Teaching Advanced Learner Repertoires, and Another 21 Games: This time, it's personal.... These publications reflect Steve's passion not only for what students learn, but also for the manner in which they learn it. Steve specializes in teaching learner repertoires, including social repertoires, incorporating knowledge from a variety of perspectives and remaining at all times behavioral in his own perspective.

What You'll Learn

  1. Describe strategies for identifying and leveraging intrinsic motivation in learners with diverse needs.
  2. Identify creative play-based approaches for building motivation within behavior-analytic programming.
  3. Apply evidence-based techniques for teaching good learner repertoires through play and engagement.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification BodyCreditsType
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.

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