Using AAC with Complex Learners: Foundational Knowledge and Intervention belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter joint consultation, shared care planning, school-team communication, and interdisciplinary handoffs. In Using AAC with Complex Learners: Foundational Knowledge and Intervention, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Profound Autism Summit
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Join Free →In this presentation we will review foundational knowledge related to AAC, including the costs and benefits of different tools, the importance of communication partner training, and theories to guide intervention. We will also review the importance of collaboration across disciplines, considerations for integrating AAC into behavior plans, a variety of different intervention strategies, and how to choose a strategy well matched to a learner.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| NASW | 1 | — |
| PSY | 1 | — |
Kate is both a Speech Language Pathologist and a Board Certificated Behavior Analyst with over 15 years of clinical experience working in private practice, outpatient clinics, outpatient hospital settings, and consulting to private schools and legal teams. She specializes in augmentative alternative communication, autism and associated disorders, language development, and integrating AAC into the educational/vocational programming of persons with behavioral needs. Her interests are multidisciplinary treatment, collaboration, mentorship and adult education, and implementation science. She is currently the co-host of the SLP Nerdcast podcast, adjunct faculty at Fitchburg State University, has several publications and presents at national conferences. She has served as adjunct faculty at Northeastern University, and is the former president and cofounder of The Speech and Language Network, Inc. She is currently enrolled as a doctoral student pursuing a PhD and an MBA at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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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.