Establishing Creativity in Play for Children on the Autism Spectrum workshop
Tue، 12 Apr - 12 Apr 2016
Place: Princess Latifah Auditorium, Princess Alanood Foundation - Riyadh
General Overview:
This workshop designed to provide behavior analysts, teachers, parents and other clinical staff, working with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) a framework for understanding creativity in play from a behavior analytic perspective. The implications of an ASD diagnosis on commonly used (and often ineffective) teaching practices will be highlighted. The workshop will provide participant’s with the opportunity to practice a range of teaching interventions to help establish social play skills. Participants will be provided with video examples, Matrix data sheets, and opportunities to practice developing play schemes in a small group format. The relevant empirical research on Video Modeling, Matrix Training and Picture Activity Schedules will be reviewed.
Goals, Objectives & Themes:
- Participants will be able to describe creativity From a behavior analytic perspective.
- Participants will be able describe the deficits in children with ASD which result in the need for structured teaching of creativity.
- Describe Matrix training and create a matrix for a pretend play activity.
- Describe various forms and modalities of activity schedules and match them to individuals’ learning styles.
Event Speaker(s):
- Robert K. Ross, Ed.D., BCBA-D
Event Details:
Place: Princess Latifah Auditorium, Princess Alanood Foundation - Riyadh
Targeted Audience: Both Families and Professionals
Language: English.
Interpretation: Available.
Last Updated: Fri, Apr 1, 2016