Course Detail
Course #1072
Treatment Efficacy in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Registration Fee: This course is included in your $99 annual Professional Subscription.
CEUs/PDUs Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process - Outcomes; NBCOT/1.25 Intermediate
Course Abstract
While the importance of evidence-based practices is acknowledged by practitioners, it is not easy to sort through competing claims. This update on recent treatment research in ASD will focus on identifying current popular approaches that have evidence, and at what level.
Course Learning Outcomes Preview Exam
- After this course, participants will be able to identify three practices that have evidence to support their use in facilitating social communication in autism spectrum disorders.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the level of evidence for a proposed treatment.
- After this course, participants will be able to distinguish the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary approaches towards intervention for ASD.
- After this course, participants will be able to select resources for parents requesting information on choosing treatments for their child.
Time-ordered Agenda
| 0-15 Minutes | Introduction and Overview of Evidence-based practice |
| 15-45 Minutes | Approaches to treatment of ASD: Behaviorist, social interactionist, and other. |
| 45-55 Minutes | Summary and recommendations for clinical practice. |
| 55-60 Minutes | Q & A period |
Average Rating (42 Reviews)
Review by: Member
on Thu Sep 29 2011
Good review of ASD treatments
Review by: Member
on Sat Oct 29 2011
An informative,even-handed review of treatment methods based on research.
Review by: Member
on Wed Oct 5 2011
generalize information to my caseload
Review by: Member
on Fri Nov 25 2011
Information regarding several popular treatment approaches and tips for evaluating treatment options based on research
Review by: Member
on Tue Nov 8 2011
discussed a much needed topic - evidence based treatments! compared different tx approaches
Review by: Member
on Sun Oct 9 2011
It provided information about treating behaviors, as well as, treating the social and language aspects of ASD.
Review by: Member
on Sat Sep 24 2011
It is a timely review of research in the field of ASD which may stimulate more randomized controlled trials.
Review by: Member
on Sat Nov 12 2011
It made me informed of all the different treatments for Autism out there and whether or not they had research to back them up
Review by: Member
on Tue Nov 1 2011
I understand better now how research can affect what treatment to use with our students.
Review by: Member
on Fri Oct 14 2011
Very organized, easy to understand and helped to make sense of all the different treatments available for autism.
Review by: Member
on Fri Nov 11 2011
This course has much informatioin and food for thought when working with autistic children.
Review by: Member
on Sat Sep 10 2011
The information presented on the different models was helpful in determining the most appropriate course of treatment.
Review by: Member
on Mon Oct 31 2011
Comprehensive, clear and practical.
Review by: Member
on Tue Nov 8 2011
sifted through a lot of different research
Review by: Member
on Sun Oct 30 2011
Great information
Review by: Member
on Wed Nov 2 2011
very informative!
Review by: Member
on Sun Sep 11 2011
I work strictly with children who have the diagnosis of Autism and it seems that every single one of them is trying a different approach. It was nice to read this presentation and get my head wrapped around all the theories. I feel that I can research everything with more effectiveness. .
Review by: Member
on Tue Oct 11 2011
The concise, clear explanation of several different therapy approaches and how to judge the validity of studies exploring the various approaches was very helpful.
Review by: Member
on Fri Oct 7 2011
Excellent summary of information with practical application
Review by: Member
on Fri Oct 21 2011
good information, but organizationally it was mildly difficult to follow. It took much more attention to absorb the information than many other presentations I've read or listened to.
Review by: Member
on Mon Oct 17 2011
A large variety of research information was provided.
Review by: Member
on Sun Nov 6 2011
The presenter gave good resources.
Review by: Member
on Fri Nov 11 2011
The article is an excellent review of treatment approaches for Autism Spectrum students.
Review by: Member
on Sun Nov 27 2011
It provided a review of most popular ASD interventions and the research behind them.
Review by: Member
on Sun Oct 16 2011
great ideas on how to question your therapy approaches
Review by: Member
on Mon Sep 26 2011
Presenter was clear and related to SLPs' way of thinking.
Review by: Member
on Thu Oct 6 2011
organized,informational
Review by: Member
on Fri Nov 4 2011
Evaluation of the evidence supporting the use of various current treatment approaches for children with ASD. Although it was somewhat disheartening to learn that these treatment approaches are, for the most part, not validated by PICO studies, it was good to have this information and find out where to look in the future.
Review by: Member
on Fri Sep 16 2011
The content of this course is much related to clinical settings.
Review by: Member
on Mon Oct 3 2011
Wonderful information on different approaches to therapy.
Review by: Member
on Mon Nov 28 2011
excellent, current research information was presented in a clear manner
Review by: Member
on Thu Nov 17 2011
Clear review of EBP issues in ASD
Review by: Member
on Thu Oct 27 2011
good review for me.
Review by: Member
on Wed Oct 26 2011
It was well laid out, and information was relavant
Review by: Member
on Mon Nov 21 2011
Clear implications for therapeutic priorities.
Review by: Member
on Wed Mar 7 2012
Valuable information.
Review by: Member
on Tue Mar 27 2012
it was a lot of information to take in, as i am not a SLP and do not work with autistic population
Review by: Member
on Sat Mar 31 2012
Listed studies and outcomes
Review by: Member
on Wed Mar 28 2012
interesting
Review by: Member
on Tue Apr 10 2012
good instructions, easy to understand
Review by: Member
on Sun May 13 2012
clear expliations of various research methods and examples of application, plus info about strengths and weaknesses of each methodology
Review by: Member
on Thu May 17 2012
It was very informative.
Course Information
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Course Presenter
Lynne Hewitt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Lynne Hewitt is Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Communication Disorders at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She has taught at BGSU since 1999, and previously taught at the Pennsylvania State University. Her undergraduate education was in English and linguistics at Cornell University, and she received her Master's and Ph.D. in Communicative Disorders and Sciences from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech language pathology from the American Speech Language Hearing Association, and also has Ohio state licensure. She is a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language. Her research interests are in child language development and disorders, with a particular interest in language assessment, pragmatic language development, and autism.
Continuing Education Information
CEUs/PDUs Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process - Outcomes; NBCOT/1.25 Intermediate
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