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| What Does “School Readiness” Mean? Bridging the Gap Between Clinics and Schools |
| Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| 8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
| Marriott Marquis, M2 Level, Marquis Salon 16 |
| Area: EDC/CBM; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: kathryn Elizabeth Elmen, M.Ed. |
| ALEXANDRA KAY (FABA), KATHRYN ELIZABETH ELMEN (FABA) |
| Description: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a common intervention for children with autism. ABA therapy is based on the science of behavior and can be an effective intervention to target skills such as communication, social skills and adaptive functioning. For young children, ABA therapy often targets school readiness skills. However, certain barriers may impact a child’s ability to generalize skills acquired in therapy into a classroom setting. These barriers include staff to child ratio, clinical staff familiarity with academic standards, and learning environment. This session will evaluate barriers, propose solutions to these barriers, and equip parents, clinicians and teachers with necessary skills needed to bridge the gap between the clinical setting and the school setting. Participants will have the opportunity to create unique programming, planning with "the end in mind" for school readiness. Participants will also practice the soft skills involved in collaborating with schools including motivational interviewing. |
| Learning Objectives: 1.)Participants will operationally define school readiness and describe the behaviors that comprise this skill. 2.) Participants will evaluate common behavior analytic goals and identify missing components. 3.) Participants will develop skill acquisition goals necessary for students to successfully transition to school. |
| Activities: Objectives will be met through a combination of lecture and discussion, video examples and demonstrations and group work. Participants will have the opportunity to create a permanent product that includes programs that target school readiness across the the continuum of least restrictive educational environments. Behavior skills training will occur to practice the soft skills involved in collaborating with schools including motivational interviewing. |
| Audience: Intermediate; clinicians working with schools and vice versa school staff who work with clinicians. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Keyword(s): "Collaboration", "School Readiness", "Schools" |
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