VB-MAPP: More Than An Assessment Tool belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines. 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 →Did you know, the VB-MAPP was created to be used as a curriculum guide, rather than an actual curriculum? This incredibly valuable tool was designed to help create effective goals and targets that address individualized language, social skills, and learning readiness following the assessment of the learner's skills. In this presentation, practitioners will learn the ins and outs of just how this great tool should be used! Join Elizabeth Maher, M.Ed., BCBA, the Lead BCBA for DataMTD (makers of the VB-MAPP App and EFL App and providers of online and onsite trainings on those tools) as she shows attendees how to program for learners after using the popular VB-MAPP assessment and makes suggestions for tools that are available to assist.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Liz has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2008. Liz and her husband, Steve are also parents of two young adults. Their oldest child, Sarah, is now 27 years old and was diagnosed with autism in 1998. Liz has not only had experience being a mother to a child with autism, but has spent close to 15 years providing consultation to teachers in Pennsylvania on Applied Behavior Analysis and Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior.Liz and Steve created the company DataMTD which produces the VB-MAPP App for Dr. Mark Sundberg, as well as the EFL App for Dr. Patrick McGreevy and Troy Fry. Together, Steve and Liz, have created a company that not only provides electronic apps but also provides online and onsite training on these amazing assessments as well as training on basic Applied Behavior Analysis principles and procedures.Liz is passionate about training people on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis in a non intimidating way, and helping people who work and live with children and adults with autism understand how the science can not only make their children’s’ lives better but also their own.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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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.