“Everybody is capable of living and working in the community with the right supports.”
Peter Gerhardt, EdD
Abstract
While ABA is often talked about with early intervention, it is crucial to discuss and know how to work with adult individuals with developmental disabilities. Dr. Gerhardt describes the selection of target behaviors that may be most valuable to adult clients and how to effectively implement these adaptive interventions. He then discusses the conditions which promote the generalizability of said skills and ethical considerations when working with adults.
Learning Objectives
What you’ll learn in the course and be able to do afterward
List the premises outlined during the talk
State the major findings of Peter Gerhardt’s quasi experiment
Describe the 7 dimensions of ABA
Define adaptive behavior
State what constitutes a functional target
Describe each of the parameters for an effective intervention for adaptive behavior
Describe the conditions for higher, poor, and no generalizability of adaptive behaviors
Explain resilience
Partnership
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