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| Ethical Considerations: What Every Behavior Analyst Should Know About Augmentative and Alternative Communication Decision-Making |
| Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| 4:00 PM–7:00 PM |
| To Be Determined |
| Area: AUT/DDA; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Catherine Horton, M.S. |
| CATHERINE HORTON (Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. ) |
| Description: An overwhelming number of communication options exist for our learners with complex communication needs. Practitioners are not only faced with decisions related to the type of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system, but are also tasked with choices related to the most effective teaching strategy. Behavior analysts must be familiar with the available options, critically review the current research and make informed recommendations; all while maintaining compliance with the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code and working collaboratively with other members of the educational team. This presentation will review several current and popular approaches in the field including aided language stimulation/modeling, prompting strategies, core vocabulary, presumed competence and the varying definitions of "robust" as related to AAC decision-making. Relevance to the Code will be explored and participants will be presented with related ethical dilemmas with proposed solutions. Participants will leave the training with a framework for analyzing new communicative approaches while maintaining positive, ethical team collaboration. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to: (1) State specific guidelines from the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code in relation to AAC decision-making (2) Describe current popular approaches in the field of AAC, specifically including aided language stimulation/modeling, core vocabulary, prompting strategies; presumed competence and the term "robust" as it applies to AAC decision-making (3) Describe strategies for working cooperatively with other educational team members |
| Activities: Workshop objectives will be targeted via a balanced presentation of lecture, group discussion and analysis of videos demonstrating key concepts. Ethical scenarios will also be presented for small group discussion and problem-solving. |
| Audience: This workshop will be presented by a dually-certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Content will be of particular relevance to behavior analysts and other team members working with learners who utilize AAC systems. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Keyword(s): AAC, Communication, Ethics, Pyramid |