Beyond the Basics

Beyond the Basics

Autism Pathways presents: Beyond the Basics

Beyond the Basics is an intermediate therapist training to further upskill yourself, that is a facilitator-led course over ZOOM that consists of 11hrs of training over 2 days.

This intermediate course aims to further upskill therapists and allied health professionals by improving understanding of how ‘in the moment’ teaching and supports within an ABA approach are tailored to the individual. Through a series of vignette-based activities, role plays and interactive tasks, this facilitator-led course takes a deeper dive into many concepts covered in the Foundations of ABA course. A training manual including slides, workshop handouts and additional references to support your ongoing learning is included.

The Modules that will be covered are: Key Principles and Philosophy, Goal Selection and Prioritisation, Progressive Aspects of ABA, Chaining, Shaping and Fading Reinforcement, Behavioural Skills Training, Assent and Engagement in Learning, Thinking Functionally (a therapy skill for every moment), Preference Assessments, Non-Contingent Reinforcement and Instructional Choice, Perspective on Research in ABA.

Sessions will be each given day from 9:30am to 3:00pm with Lunch/Tea Breaks scheduled in.

Facilitation will be led by, Jo Taylor.

   Jo Taylor is an ABA clinician and training facilitator with extensive experience supporting early childhood learners and their families access high quality ABA-based supports. In addition, she has supported primary aged learners with a diverse range of learning needs particularly autistic children. Jo has led teams of teachers and therapists in the development and implementation of individualised and small group curriculum in both inclusive mainstream and specialist settings for well over a decade. Jo is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne's Melbourne Graduate School of Education investigating first response strategies for autistic students showing signs of school refusal. 

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