Social Foundations for Verbal Behavior 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. In Social Foundations for Verbal Behavior, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer case conceptualization, better instructional targets, and stronger generalization, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Improving social language skills in children with autism requires a foundation in motivation for attention and ongoing interaction. These core social behaviors (initiating joint attention and responding to bids for joint attention via indicating responses) are correlated with language development and can be effectively contrived and evoked, shaped, and reinforced. There is general consensus in both developmental and behavioural disciplines that the development of these repertoires is correlated with improved learner outcomes. Following from the previous session, this presentation further demonstrates how guidelines, a self-instruction pneumonic, multiple exemplar training and instructional notes can be used to increase staff implementation and success with creating behavior chains in play that can serve as a foundation for language development. Objectives: 1. Learners will list identify guidelines for creating effective behavior chains in play. 2. Learners will identify teaching procedures to use when instruction staff. 3. Learners will identify appropriate targets for staff improvement in creating behavior chains in play.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Tamara Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, LBA is a dually certified behavior analyst and speech-language pathologist who dedicated her 36 + year career to developing, implementing, and disseminating treatment methods to improve engagement, communication, and speech production in individuals with autism. Mentored by Dr. Vincent Carbone, she became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2006. She collaborated with Nancy Kaufman, expert in verbal apraxia, to create The K&K Sign/Select to Talk Kit and is past recipient of WISHA’s Clinical Achievement Award and nominee for the ASHA DiCarlo Award. She is a contributing author to the books, "Understanding Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Practical Applications,” and “Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners" as well as various articles and blogs. Described by attendees as “inspirational” and “empowering,” she is a frequently invited international lecturer, enthusiastically sharing research and intervention techniques that promote early non-vocal communication skills and social behavioral play chains, promote assent, build functional verbal and vocal behavior via individualized AAC and speech production skills intervention, promote social communication skills and combine social skills training with physical training. Previous owner owner/director of The Center for Autism Treatment and provider of consulting, training, products, and workshops through Kasper Enterprises (www.kasperenterprises.net). Tamara is a co-founder with Dr. Lilith Reuter-Yuill of BRIDGIFY, a global interprofessional network with a mission of connecting vetted expert voices for greater impact and contributes to Bridgify’s actionable tools. Tamara is also a Board Member of Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis (SPABA), a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to a behavior-analytic approach to treating speech/language/feeding disorders of all ages & narrowing the research-practice gap through education, training, and mentorship.
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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.