Video Modelling and Behaviour Analysis A Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism

Name: Video Modelling and Behaviour Analysis A Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism
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ISBN: 9781843103387

ISBN-10: 1843103389

ISBN-13: 9781843103387

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mickey Keenan, Sandy Hobbs, Christos Nikopoulos

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Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is a successful educational method for developing social and communication skills in children with autism. The use of video modeling in ABA programs has demonstrated great effectiveness in teaching behavioral skills to autistic children, and this book explains how and why. Video modeling is an easy-to-use behavior modification technique that uses videotaped rather than ?live? scenarios for the child to observe, concentrating the focus of attention for the child with autism and creating a highly effective stimulus for learning. Video Modelling and Behaviour Analysis provides a practical introduction to the technique, its objectives, strategies for use and…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 6/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword: The Slow and Difficult Advance of Behaviour Analysis



Preface



Social Deficits in Autism: An Overview of Treatment Procedures



Introduction



Towards a definition of autism



Deficits in social behaviour



Social initiation



Interventions



Synopsis



Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in Autism: Basic Concepts in Practice and Research



Introduction



Diagnosis and applied behaviour analysis



The behavioural perspective on autism



Key aspects of a behavioural programme applied to autism



Basic concepts in behavioural research



Synopsis



Modelling from a Behavioural Point of View: Video Modelling in Context



Introduction



Definition of modelling



Advantages of modelling



Disadvantages of modelling



Features of modelling



Types of modelling



Some contemporary development



Video modelling as a therapeutic and educational tool



Video as a visually cued instruction in autism



Potential advantages of video modelling in autism



Synopsis



Implementation of Video Modelling in Autism



Using video modelling with children with autism: A brief overview



Experimental analysis of video modelling procedures



Maximising the effects of video modelling



Synopsis



Discussion and Further Directions



Integration of findings



Further implications of findings for children with autism



A step forward



Conclusion



Questionnaire for Teachers and Caregivers


References


Subject Index


Author Index