Cara Marker Daily – The Key to Autism: Integrating Brain Development with Practical Strategies for Treatment of Children and Adolescents
- Faculty:
- Cara Marker Daily
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 4 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 10, 2016
Description
Outline
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- DSM-5® and ICD-10 updates
- Comorbid disorders
- Latest research in brain development
- Intact versus impaired abilities
- Information processing
Screening and Assessment Tools
- General developmental screeners
- Specific autism screeners
- Sample assessment measures
Early Intervention and Evidence-based Therapies: Video Examples
- Applied behavioral analysis
- Developmental therapies
- Educational interventions
- Psychopharmacology
Behavioral Techniques
- Teach social communication, self-help skills and on-task behaviors
- Decrease spitting, hitting, kicking and other inappropriate behaviors
- Increase attention and motivation
- Simplified functional behavioral assessments
Social-Communication Strategies
- Visual systems to improve communication
- Programs to assist in generalizing social skills
- Use of videos to model and role play
- Concrete methods to teach social rules
- Techniques to help individuals with ASD identity social errors
Environmental Strategies
- Schedules, time-lines, web diagramming and other organizational systems
- Reinforcement menus that set the child up for success
- Tips to structure your room for optimal learning
Self-Regulation Strategies
- Tools to help the individual with ASD recognize emotions
- Handouts to teach the individual flexibility
- Relaxation techniques for stress and anger management
Ethical Challenges in Autism
- Welfare of the individual
- Informed consent
- Least restrictive
- Use of restraints
- Time-out versus seclusion
- Alternatives to punishment
Faculty
Cara Marker Daily, PhD, BCBA Related seminars and products: 5
Licensed Pediatric Psychologist
Daily Behavioral Health
Cara Marker Daily, PhD, BCBA, is a licensed psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience providing assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with autism in the home, school, hospital and community settings. She works directly with educators, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, BCBAs and other professionals. Dr. Daily is the president and training director of Daily Behavioral Health, a leading behavioral health provider in northeast Ohio specializing in assessment, consultation, and treatment of autism, anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders. She is the founder and executive director of the Building Behaviors Autism Center, which has received numerous grants to provide free and reduced cost applied behavioral analysis services to individuals with autism.
Dr. Daily has written several cognitive-behavioral and behavioral-based curriculums focusing on teaching daily living skills to children with autism and published a peer-reviewed journal article supporting evidence for success of these programs. She has presented nationally on topics of autism, disruptive behaviors disorders, anxiety and chronic health conditions in the pediatric population. Dr. Daily has been featured in radio, television, and other media platforms in northeast Ohio. She is the author of The Key to Autism: An Evidence-Based Workbook for Assessing and Treating Children & Adolescents (PESI, 2016).
Dr. Daily received her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of South Carolina, and completed an internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at The Children’s Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Daily is a member of the Department of Pediatrics at Fairview Hospital at the Cleveland Clinic, the American Psychological Association, the Ohio Psychological Association, and the Christian Association of Psychological Studies.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cara Marker Daily is the president/training director for Daily Behavioral Health, Inc. She is the founder/executive director of the Building Behaviors Autism Center. She is a compensated consultant for Rethink Autism. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Nonfinancial: Cara Marker Daily has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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