PdF:IVp003 Practical procedures for teach - Course Information

IVp003 Practical procedures for teaching a child with autism spectrum disorder or other neurodevelopmental

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Bc. Lucie Mudroch Lukášová, M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vozáková (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Prerequisites

The course won't be taught if only few student will be enrolled.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/16, only registered: 0/16

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course is led by behavioral analysts with international certification BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst), who in their practice work with children with neurodevelopmental disorder. The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected behavioral procedures that can be used in the development of communication skills and in interventions focused on behavior. The course is a free continuation of the course Behavioral Approaches in Learning (its previous completion is not a condition), but focuses mainly on practicing basic skills and techniques used in children with special educational needs in behavioral interventions at home, at school or in early intervention centers.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- measure and record data on the child's behavior and learning and perform a simple analysis
- apply basic rules and procedures of behavioral analysis in direct work with children and pupils with special educational needs
- recommend solutions in situations with less serious problem behavior

Syllabus

• Basic concepts of behavioral analysis used in practice.
• Measurement and recording data (learning and behavior)
• Skills learning procedures - learning in the natural environment (NET), intensive learning (ITT).
• Using prompting procedures in learning.
• Shaping and chaining in learning everyday skills.
• Analysis of behavioral functions, antecedent interventions, differential reinforcement and extinction.
• Basic procedures for reducing problem behavior.

Literature

required literature
• Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., Risley, T. R. (1968) Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1, 91–97.
• BARBERA, Mary Lynch and Tracy RASMUSSEN. Rozvoj verbálního chování. Jak učit děti s autismem a jinými neurovývojovými poruchami (The Verbal Behavior Approach. How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disabilities). 4. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, 207 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9212-9. info
• COOPER, John O., Timothy E. HERON and William L. HEWARD. Applied behavior analysis. Second edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, iv, 751. ISBN 9781292023212. info

Teaching methods

Seminar, workshop

Assessment methods

Active participation in practical seminars, written elaboration of a learning plan, colloquium.
Specific requirements for individual works (scope, content, submission deadlines) will be published in the study materials. The student submits the completed tasks to the “Odevzdávárna” in the IS MU, or will present those at the seminar (according to the instructions). The teacher will provide feedback on the processed tasks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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