In today's China, the body of knowledge about developmental disabilities and the effectiveness of various treatments is diverse and growing. Brain surgery and acupuncture, among other treatments, play roles in treating developmental disabilities. Additionally, medicines have been developed to enhance intellectual functioning of persons with developmental disabilities. The effectiveness of these methods has not been examined. Behavior analysis and other psychological interventions are known to some Chinese professionals, but not widely used. Finally, all aforementioned factors are applicable to the case of autism.
Dr. Weihe Huang will present a workshop about behavior analysis and autism in Shanghai. The purpose of this workshop is twofold: to present primary aspects of autism (e.g., etiology, assessments, and new trends) and to highlight the important role behavior analysis can play in the treatment of autism (e.g., skills teaching methods including discrete trial, functional assessment, and behavior management). The workshop will target two groups of people: university professors and graduate students, and special education teachers and parents of autistic children.
Dr. Huang is a board certified behavior analyst. He is currently employed as the behavior analyst in Regional Center of the East Bay, California, an agency serving people with developmental disabilities in two counties. He is also an adjunct instructor at Chapman University and Andrew University of California teaching positive behavior support, research methods, and abnormal psychology. More importantly, although Dr. Huang is currently a U.S. citizen, he was born in Shanghai, China. He served as a faculty member in East China Normal University for four years and therefore knows the Chinese situation well. He has previously provided workshops on behavior analysis and mental retardation in Shanghai, China. He has co-authored journal articles on this topic with his Chinese colleagues.
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