47th Annual Convention; Online; 2021
All times listed are Eastern time (GMT-4 at the time of the convention in May).
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| Replicability of Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis in Kenya: A Long-Term Study |
| Saturday, May 29, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM–10:25 AM |
| Online |
| Area: AUT |
| Chair: Pooja Panesar (Kaizora Centre for Neurodevelopmental Therapies) |
| CE Instructor: Pooja Panesar, M.Ed. |
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| Replicability of Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis in Kenya: A Long-Term Study |
| Domain: Service Delivery |
| POOJA PANESAR (Kaizora Centre for Neurodevelopmental Therapies), Korey Taylor (Global Autism Project) |
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| Abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is recognized by the World Health Organization as a growing global concern affecting 1 in 160 children worldwide; yet the majority of our understanding comes from North America and Western Europe. Given the prevalence of research coming out of these regions, there is an inherent Westernized model of understanding Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and the corresponding health care (Fong et al., 2016). However, the methodologies and principles of the science have proven to be successful when applied in culturally relevant ways.
This presentation will cover how ABA can be culturally relevant in Africa by demonstrating the success Kaizora has shown with staff, students, and parent trainings.
We have compiled VB-MAPP scores across milestones, barriers, echoics and barriers for over 10 students (ages 4 to 14) over the course of 5 years (2014-2019) all diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. All sessions took place in a one-on-one setting at Kaizora in Karen, Kenya. Therapists implemented evidence-based interventions including, but not limited to, token economies, behavioral momentum, error correction, fluency training, Direct Instruction, discrete trial teaching, incidental teaching and schedules of reinforcement.
With the implementation of evidence-based interventions all students showed an improvement in all areas of the VB-MAPP scores over a period of time (multiple assessments conducted). Cultural factors will be discussed along with training efficacy. |
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| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to: (1) recognize the generalizability of the VB-MAPP; (2) identify how to use the VB-MAPP as a tool of measurement in other countries. |
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