Evidence-based Practices
Clinical expertise, evidence, and patient/client preferences
What are the three criteria for an EBP?
Teaching a learner to exchange a picture for something that they want.
What is an example of PECS?
Federal law that mandates that all children have the right to a free appropriate public education
The name of the setting in NYC schools that provides highly specialized instructional support for children with ASD and other related support needs
What is District 75?
The minimum degree required to be an LBA in NYS
What is a master's degree?
Facilitated communication, rapid prompting, Son-Rise, auditory integration
What are examples of non-evidence based practices for autism?
Buying lunch with a $10 bill that you earned by working a part-time job.
What is an example of a token economy?
The most recent Supreme Court decision to opine on the rights of children with disabilities as it relates to public education?
What is Rowley (2017)
Class schedules, visual aids, high rates of reinforcement, sensory activities, accessible communication etc.
What are some best practices for ASD classrooms?
Common criticism of modern education, in particular ABA, with regard to social validity
What is the social validity of goals from the child/student's perspective?
The only state in the US (that licenses LBAs) that restricts the practice of ABA to specific populations.
What is New York, in relation to to scope of practice restriction?
Functional communication training, behavioral interventions, discrete-trial training, PECS, visual supports
What are some evidence-based practices for autism?
What is discrete trial training?
What are some examples of disabilities that qualify students for protection under IDEA?
In general, this modality is widely accepted as the preferred guiding principle for autism classrooms?
ABA
Deciding goals for a student
What is a primary goal of a student's IEP team?
The required exams to become licensed to practice ABA in NYS (prior to 12/2021)
What are ASD and ABA
Testimonials, case studies, financial gain, rapid effects
What are red flags for determining if something is evidence-based?
A teacher reinforces polite conversations with a student and ignores rude comments from the student
What is differential reinforcement?
A principle that states that children should be educated with typically developing peers whenever possible.
What is least restrictive environment?
Systematically providing opportunities for disabled children to be educated alongside typically developing peers
What is inclusion?
An assumption that a student must learn to be more typical instead of allowing children to be themselves.
What is ableism?
How future LBAs obtain supervision in practicing ABA after they obtain a master's degree.
What is a "Limited Permit"?
What are some general examples of EBP characteristics?
What are the generally accepted functions of human behavior?
What did SCOTUS decide in Rowley?
In general, the maximum ratio size for students to teachers in a highly structured specialized classroom setting?
Social validity is subjective and hard to measure
What is one of the reasons that social validity is not often assessed?
LBAs can now practice with anyone diagnosed with any DSM disorder, not just ASD
What changed on Dec 31, 2021, related to LBAs in NY?