Joseph H Cihon – författare

This handbook addresses evidence-based practices in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It provides an overview of the history of evidence-based practices and their importance as applied to the law, school settings, and factors that influence the use for treatment of ASD. Additional areas of coverage include evidence-based and non-evidence-based ABA interventions for autism as well as decision-making ethics related to these treatments. In addition, the book addresses cultural considerations as they relate to these treatments and examines procedural aspects of ABA interventions for autism.

Key ABA treatments addressed include:

The Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Autism is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education.

Key areas of coverage include:

Handbook of Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and related professionals in clinical child and school psychology, social work, behavioral therapy and related disciplines, including clinical medicine, clinical nursing, counseling, speech and language pathology, and special education.

This handbook addresses evidence-based training practices for individuals providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) interventions for individuals on the autism spectrum. It provides specific examples of interventions across various contexts and skills and addresses the importance of effective and efficient training as it relates to ABA-based interventions for individuals on the autism spectrum. Additional areas of coverage include, but are not limited to, staffing, clinical judgment, shaping, mealtime interventions, qualities of effective trainers and developing effective training systems.

Key areas of coverage include:

• Training versus mentorship.

• Developing systems and contingencies related to training within an organization.

• Ensuring a common vocabulary with trainers and trainees.

• Development of clinical judgment.

• Cultural considerations within training.

The Clinical Handbook of Autism Intervention Training is a must-have resource for clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners and professionals as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical social work, public health, rehabilitation medicine/physical and occupational therapy, special education, pediatrics, and neurology.