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A Practical Guide to Finding Treatments That Work for People with Autism
1st Edition - January 5, 2017
Author: Susan M. Wilczynski
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128094808
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eBook ISBN:9780128097083
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A Practical Guide to Finding Treatments That Work for People with Autism provides a logical, culturally sensitive, and values-based resource to aid practitioners in making informed decisions on the most effective treatment for any given client at any given time.
By providing multiple illustrative examples, practitioners will learn to use their professional judgment to integrate the best available evidence with client values and context. This will increase the efficacy of autism treatments, with the goal of producing meaningful gains across a range of skills.
Presents a detailed description of the evidence-based practice of applied behavior analysis as it applies to ASD
Offers a decision-making framework that helps clinicians integrate the best available evidence with client values and context
Guides practitioners through the process of assessing treatment outcomes that fit with client values and contextual variables
Provides concrete examples for various age groups
Clinicians, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), and other professionals who work directly with children with ASD
Series Foreword: Critical Specialities in Treating Autism and Other Behavioral Challenges
Purpose
Acknowledgments
Section I: Evidence-Based Practice: A Brief Overview
Section I. Evidence-Based Practice: A Brief Overview
Section II: Best Available Evidence
Section II. Best Available Evidence
Chapter 1. Systematic Review
Abstract
The Process of Conducting a Systematic Review
Chapter 2. Other Sources of Evidence
Abstract
Narrative Reviews
Practice Guidelines
Principles
Client History
Section III: Target, Stakeholder, and Leader Client Variables, Values, and Preferences
Section III. Target, Stakeholder, and Leader Client Variables, Values, and Preferences
Chapter 3. Client Health
Abstract
Medication
Medical and Comorbid Conditions
Biological Variables
Mental Health
Chapter 4. Client Repertoire and Behavioral Cusps
Abstract
Client Repertoire
Behavioral Cusps
Chapter 5. Client Preferences
Abstract
Preference Assessment
Choice
Preference as a Natural Byproduct of Treatment
Chapter 6. Quality of Life, Generalization, and Social Validity
Abstract
Quality of Life
Generalization
Chapter 7. Treatment Acceptability and Social Validity
Abstract
Chapter 8. Treatment Feasibility and Social Validity
Chapter 9. Context Matters: Getting Systems to Adopt Treatments
Abstract
Section IV: Professional Judgment
Section IV. Professional Judgment
Chapter 10. Initial Selection: Weighing and Integrating Information
Abstract
Beginning the Process of EBP
Implement and Review Treatment
Chapter 11. Progress Monitoring
Abstract
Data Collection
Conflicting Forms of Evidence
Chapter 12. Determining the Next Step
Abstract
Retaining Treatments: A Plan to Fade Interventions
Adapting Treatments
Rejecting Treatments
Section V: Conclusions and Examples
Section V. Conclusions and Examples
Treatments Not Identified as Effective
Planning to Improve EBP at a Local Level
Examples
Appendix A. Evidence-Based Practice Guide
Appendix B. Sample Implementation Plan Checklist
References
Index
No. of pages: 138
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: January 5, 2017
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128094808
eBook ISBN: 9780128097083
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Susan M. Wilczynski
Dr. Susan Wilczynski is the Plassman Family Distinguished Professor at Ball State University, a licensed psychologist, and a board-certified behavior analyst. She holds a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. Susan conducts research on training practitioners to use the diversity affirming evidence-based practice decision-making model, which strongly emphasizes social validity, quality of life, and person-centered care. She serves on the nursing division of Wolters-Kluwer Publishing House’s diversity advisory board. Susan is the former Coordinator for ABAI’s Practice Board, served on their Task Force for the Promotion of Quality and Values-Based ABA, and on their Licensing Committee. As the former Executive Director of the National Autism Center, she chaired the first National Standards Project, the most comprehensive systematic review of behavioral and educational interventions supporting Autistic people of its time. She developed the first center-based intervention program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Susan has edited and/or written multiple books, including Postsecondary Transition for College- or Career-Bound Autistic Students. She has published in numerous journals such as Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and Psychology in the Schools.
Affiliations and expertise
Ball State University, Teachers College, Muncie, IN, USA
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