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Are you determined to enhance your skill set in supporting individuals with developmental differences through naturalistic interventions? Welcome to our game-changing course: "Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs)." If you're passionate about fostering growth, communication, and connection, you're about to embark on a transformative learning journey. Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions are more than just techniques; they're pathways to igniting growth and meaningful connections. In this course, you'll delve into the world of NDBIs and gain insights that will revolutionize your approach to supporting individuals with developmental differences.

Why Choose This Course?

  • Expert-Led Learning: Benefit from insights shared by seasoned professionals who specialize in NDBIs.

  • Comprehensive Curriculum: Our curated curriculum covers the essentials of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions.

  • Practical Application: Gain hands-on experience through practical exercises and real-world examples.

  • Flexible Learning: Access the course online at your convenience, from anywhere you are.

  • Interactive Experience: Engage in discussions, quizzes, and assignments for experiential learning.

Better Together

Combining Behavioral + Developmental Strategies

Our increased ability to identify and diagnose children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at ever earlier ages provides us with both an opportunity and a challenge. These advances now allow us to begin intervention much earlier in life. However, it can be a challenge to design and adapt our interventions to very young children in order to achieve optimal outcomes. Recent studies suggest that integrating developmental and behavioral methodologies represents state-of-the-art treatment for serving the youngest children with ASD. A recent shift in autism intervention has led to the emergence of a group of interventions called naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs), which blend ABA learning principles with developmental principles to build social communication throughout play and daily routines. In this course, you will learn about the theoretical background underlying NDBIs and review the empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of those models as they relate to young children with ASD. Core elements and common features of NDBIs are discussed, and strategies to improve social engagement and communication skills for young children with ASD are shared. Finally, similarities and differences between traditional ABA programs and NDBIs are discussed for a variety of key areas (e.g., treatment goals, learning environment, and strategies).

Main Topics Covered

What You'll Learn

  • NDBI Fundamentals: Understand the principles and significance of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions.

  • Engagement Techniques: Learn strategies to promote engagement and interaction in naturalistic settings.

  • Supporting Communication: Discover techniques to enhance communication skills through naturalistic interventions.

  • Data-Driven Insights: Explore ways to integrate data collection and analysis into NDBIs

  • Ethical Considerations: Gain insights into ethical dimensions when implementing NDBIs.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to

  • Identify key areas of interventions for young children with ASD

  • Review the evidence supporting the effectiveness of NDBIs

  • Describe the core components NDBIs

  • Identify common features of NDBIs

  • Discuss the similarities and differences between traditional ABA programs and NDBIs

  • Describe instructional strategies utilized in NDBI

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • About Your Instructor

    • Course Syllabus

    • Course Overview
  2. 2

    • Lesson 1.0 Developmental Differences in ASD

    • Lesson 1.1 Areas in Which Children with ASD Have Difficulties

    • Lesson 1.2 Social Motivation and ASD

    • Supplemental Material #1 Social Motivation Components
  3. 3

    • Lesson 2.0 Core Elements of Early Intervention for Young Children with ASD

    • Lesson 2.1 Combining Behavioral + Developmental Strategies

    • Lesson 2.2 Recommendations for Practice and Research

    • Supplemental Material #1 Summary statements for research and practice
  4. 4

    • Lesson 3.0 What Are Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions?

    • Lesson 3.1 Core Elements of NDBIs

    • Lesson 3.2 Common Features of NDBIs

    • Lesson 3.3 Different NDBI Models

    • Lesson 3.4 What Does the Research Say?

    • Lesson 3.5 Neurodiversity and NDBIs

    • Lesson 3.6 Can the ESDM be Considered ABA?

    • Supplemental Material #1 What NDBI is and is not

    • Supplemental Material #2 Child-led vs. child-run

    • Supplemental Material #3 NDBI Umbrella

    • Supplemental Material #4 NDBI Models

    • Supplemental Material #5 Common features of NDBIs

    • Supplemental Material #6 ESDM research articles

    • Supplemental Material #7 Incidental teaching research articles

    • Supplemental Material #8 JASPER research articles

    • Supplemental Material #9 PRT research articles

    • Supplemental Material #10 EMT research articles

    • Supplemental Material #11 Project ImPACT research articles

    • Supplemental Material #12 Can the ESDM be ABA?
  5. 5

    • Lesson 4.0 Differences in Treatment Goals and Objectives

    • Lesson 4.1 Differences in Learning Context

    • Lesson 4.2 Differences in Instructional Strategies

    • Supplemental Material #1 Traditional ABA vs NDBI

    • Supplemental Material #2 NDBI intervention aims

    • Supplemental Material #3 Differences in treatment goals and objectives

    • Supplemental Material #4 Developmental domains

    • Supplemental Material #5 Early intervention treatment goals ideas

    • Supplemental Material #6 NDBI instructional strategies

    • Supplemental Material #7 Shared control

    • Supplemental Material #8 Strategies to foster engagement

    • Supplemental Material #9 Strategies for providing child choice

    • Supplemental Material #10 Strategies for promoting imitation

  6. 6

    • Lesson 5.0 That's a Wrap!

    • ABA Inside Track Episode #229

    • Additional Course Available: NDBI Master Class (11 hours)

    • Additional Course Available: Developing Joint Activity Routines
  7. 7

    • Course Completion Quiz

    • Course Survey

    • Access the Certificate

    • Review the Course

Course Details

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Enroll Today and Transform Your Approach

As an educator, caregiver, or professional in developmental support, your role in fostering growth is pivotal. This course empowers you to use NDBIs to create moments of connection, communication, and transformation. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to elevate your interventions, enhance engagement, and redefine the way you support developmental progress. Join our "Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs)" course and become a master at creating meaningful growth opportunities. Invest in your professional growth and embark on a journey that will reshape the way you approach developmental support. Enroll now and unlock the power to promote growth and connection through naturalistic interventions!