Tutorial: Understanding the Standard Celeration Chart (Part 1) by Erick M. Dubuque, M.A., BCBA
The Standard Celeration Chart is arguably the most versatile and least understood measurement tool used in behavior analysis. Behavior analysts who understand how to interact with the chart are at a significant advantage over colleagues relying on non-standardized measures. The purpose of this two-part series is to introduce and familiarize you with the basic conventions used when interacting with the Chart. (This lesson is worth two BACB Type 2 CEUs).
The Standard Celeration Chart is arguably the most versatile and least understood measurement tool used in behavior analysis. Behavior analysts who understand how to interact with the chart are at a significant advantage over colleagues relying on non-standardized measures. The purpose of this two-part series is to introduce and familiarize you with the basic conventions used when interacting with the Chart. (This lesson is worth two BACB Type 2 CEUs).
Various teaching methods have been developed by behavior analysts that have helped decrease or eliminate behaviors associated with a diagnosis of autism in some children. Natural environment teaching is one method in particular that is valuable because it allows caregivers to use the natural environment as a context for teaching children new skills. A specific strategy used in natural environment teaching is known as time delay. This strategy has been shown to be especially useful for promoting spontaneous speech in children diagnosed with autism. The aim of the proposed research was to examine the effects of a training package composed of self-monitoring and feedback components on the frequency with which tutors in a home-based program use a time delay procedure to promote spontaneous speech in a child with autism. Results indicate that after exposure to the treatment package, tutors increased the frequency of time delay used within a session, which thereby increased the frequency of the child’s spontaneous speech and mean length of utterance. (This lesson is worth one BACB Type 2 CEU).
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