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| Using Essential for Living to Teach Functional Skills to Learners With Moderate-to-Severe Disabilities, Including, but Not Limited to, Autism |
| Saturday, May 23, 2015 |
| 8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
| 214A (CC) |
| Area: DDA/AUT; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Patrick E. McGreevy, Ph.D. |
| PATRICK E. MCGREEVY (Patrick McGreevy, Ph.D., P.A. and Associates) |
| Description: Dr. Patrick McGreevy will describe how to use Essential for Living to teach functional skills and manage problem behavior in children and adults with moderate-to-severe disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to: (1) select functional, short-term objectives for learners with moderate-to-severe disabilities; (2) select a nonvocal, alternative method of speaking for learners with limited or no vocal-verbal skills; (3) track small increments of learner progress during acquisition, maintenance, and generalization; and (4) teach the Essential Eight Skills. |
| Activities: (1) Lecture by the presenter; (2) demonstrations by the presenter with participation from the audience; and (3) practice activities for the audience. |
| Audience: Teachers, behavior analysts, curriculum coordinators, and psychologists. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Basic |
| Keyword(s): essential skills, functional skills, life skills, living skills |