CE Credit: 10 Hours (1.0 CEUs)
Target Audience: Psychology Counseling Speech-and-Hearing Social-Work Occupational-Therapy Marriage-and-Family
Learning Level: Advanced
Course Abstract:
This cross-disciplinary reference offers a thorough overview of the communication, language, social, and behavioral issues characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Based on meticulous research of the core areas of ASD — communication, socialization, emotional regulation, and symbolic development — the authors offer practical guidelines for intervention designed for children with autism and their families. In this comprehensive book, speech-language pathologists, clinicians, early interventionists, psychologists, and educators learn how to understand and address the social and communication challenges experienced by children with autism; enhance assessment and intervention methods; and support families in their efforts to facilitate their children's development. Chapters in this volume, written by leading clinical and research authorities in ASD, will allow readers to understand the principles and philosophies behind clinical and educational practices implemented with children with autism. Readers will also encounter guidelines to use when making critical assessment and intervention decisions to create more natural, child-centered supports. All professionals will learn how to improve their educational and developmental supports for young children with autism. Brookes | 2000 (9th Vol) | 422 pages | Course #100-04 Learning Objectives:
1. Identify three functional domains that are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
2. List three cognitive processes considered to be components of executive function (EF)
3. Name three general guidelines for intervention with children who have autism
4. List five characteristics of the developmental social-pragmatic (DSP)intervention approach
5. Identify four strategies for constructing effective peer play interventions
6. Name five outcomes that are desirable results of a functional assessment
About the Author(s):
Amy Wetherby, PhD, CCC-SLP,
is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Communication Disorders at Florida State University. She received her doctorate from the University of California-San Francisco/Santa Barbara in 1982. She has had more than 20 years of clinical experience in the design and implementation of communication programs for children with autism and severe communication impairments and is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fellow. Dr. Wetherby's research has focused on communicative and social-cognitive aspects of language difficulties in children with autism and, more recently, on the early identification of children with communicative impairments. She has published extensively on these topics and presents regularly at national conventions.
Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP is the Director of Childhood Communication Services in Cranston, RI and is an Adjunct Professor at Brown University. Dr. Prizant has more than 25 years of experience as a clinical scholar, researcher, and consultant to young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related communication disabilities and their families. He is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fellow and is a member of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disabilities. Dr. Prizant's current research and clinical interests include identification and family-centered treatment of infants, toddlers, and young children who have or are at risk for sociocommunicative difficulties, included ASD. Accreditation Statement:
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