UMH (0627) 609 - Autism Spectrum Disorders-Young Children & Their Caregivers

Credits: 2.00

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).

Free Note: Required for students in IMH-DP program.

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 Chart

3. Describe the structure, content, administration and psychometric properties of ADOS-2 and ADI-R

4. Review the body of research evidence demonstrating the efficacy of DIR®/Floortime

5. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the Functional Emotional Developmental Levels (FEDL)-the D

6. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the Individual Profile-the I

7. Identify, define and give descriptive clinical examples of the quality of the parent-child relationship/family characteristics-the R

8. 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 coaching

11. Describe the principles and give clinical examples of intervention strategies consistent with complementary evidence based models of intervention (ABA, JASPER, Denver Model)