SPED 357 Methods in ASD and EBD
During the autism spectrum (ASD) portion of the course students will learn evidence-based practices such as discrete trial teaching, social stories, pivotal response training, and video modeling. Students will become familiar with Boardmaker, a computer-generated program, to create visual supports for students. Various assistive technology and voice output devices will be discussed. A field experience will be included. The emotional/behavioral (EBD) portion of the course focuses on principles of prevention and intervention designed for youth with EBD. A psycho-educational approach that is grounded in relationships, building resilience, trauma informed care, behavior management, crisis intervention, and creating encouraging environments serves as the foundation of the course. Course includes a field experience of approximately 12 hours.