Course Overview

These training materials were created for the Autism Center of Excellence at Western Michigan University. This course has been developed by Dr. Mary Jane Weiss to provide strategies and tactics for changing behavior in those clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This course provides specific strategies for teaching and developing social skills in those clients. 

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  • Credit Hours: MCBAP-R (1.0), MCBAP-S (0.0), Mi-CEC (0.0), Nursing (0.0)

Topics Covered

Developing Social Skills in Clients with Autism

This course provides specific strategies for creating positive behavioral change specific to social interaction skills. Some of the strategies included in this course are: 

  • Imitation training
  • Reinforcing social interaction
  • Video modeling
  • Joint Attention 

What People Are Saying

The module was very informative. It was easy to navigate and thorough in its presentation of the information.

- Brooke C.