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| Semester: | Summer 2020 |
| Number: | 0627-609-001 |
| Instructor: | Joaniko Kohchi |
| Days: | Monday Tuesday Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Note: | Online, Synchronous |
| Location: | Online |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Course Meets: | June 15 - June 30 |
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| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will learn the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder in this intensive seminar; the administration of a screening tool and the fundamentals of “gold-standard” assessment instruments; the basic implementation of the DIR®/Floortime approach and the operational principles of complementary evidence-based approaches (ABA, JASPER, Denver Model). |
| Learning Goals: |
1. Define and differentiate the clinical presentation of ASD from other disorders of infancy and early childhood based on the criteria of DSM V and DMIC 2. Administer and interpret the M-CHAT-R and The Social-Emotional Growth Chart3. Describe the structure, content, administration and psychometric properties of ADOS-2 and ADI-R4. Review the body of research evidence demonstrating the efficacy of DIR®/Floortime5. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL)-the D6. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the Individual Profile-the I7. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the quality of the parent-child relationship/family characteristics-the R8. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the principles of Floortime 9. Write a case presentation through the lens of DIR® describing: the FEDL, relevant contributing features of the individual profile, relationship/family characteristics, Floortime strategies for moving the child up the developmental ladder, Floortime strategies for addressing the individual profile and strategies of parent coaching 10. Conduct a dyadic Floortime session with parent coaching11. Describe the principles and give clinical examples of intervention strategies consistent with complementary evidence based models of intervention (ABA, JASPER, Denver Model) *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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