Safety Skills for Children with ASD or IDD

Course Code: REL-ABA-0-SSCADD

Hours: 1.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Describe the rationale for teaching safety skills to individuals with ASD and IDD.
List ABA-based strategies for teaching safety skills.
Determine strategies appropriate for addressing different safety threats

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Safety and Individuals with ASD and IDD

Can I Keep Them Safe?

Why Teach Safety Skills?

Specific Dangers

Review

Summary

Section 3: ABA-Based Safety Skills

Empowering Their World

What Does the Research Say About Strategies?

Types of Safety Skills

Assessing for Safety

Prerequisites for Safety

Behavioral Skills Training

Video Modeling

Combination Methods

Review

Summary

Section 4: Strategies for Specific Safety Threats

The Ultimate Prevention Tool

Water Safety

Stranger Danger and Exploitation

Fire

Pedestrian Safety

Cell Phone Skills

Too Many Dangers

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary



 

Subject Matter Expert: Rhonda Davin, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Dr. Rhonda Davin is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with over 25 years of experience in the fields of developmental disabilities and autism. She has served the field as a teacher, college professor, consultant, and expert witness. She started Behavior Consulting Services which provided direct behavior analytic services to children with autism and their families. She has supervised and mentored several behavior analysts and service providers currently practicing in the field today. Dr. Davin has also provided technical assistance for large-scale organizational change efforts in the area of Positive Behavior Supports.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Behavioral Analyst; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.