| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
Define and describe examples of generative language
Identify the core concepts of relational frame theory's approach to language:
a) define and describe arbitrarily applicable relational responding
b) describe the key theoretical concepts of mutual entailment, combinatorial entailment, and transformation of stimulus function
Describe the relationship between the Skinnerian and relational frame theory approaches to language:
a) distinguish between Skinnerian and RFT definitions of language
b) describe a potential synthesis of the Skinnerian classification of verbal operants and RFT concepts of derived relational responding
Assess students' relational framing abilities using the TARPA or tabletop activities
Use and develop instructional programs to teach higher order operants:
a) describe several aspects of basic RFT research and the implications for EIBI instructional design
b) design instructional programs to teach non-arbitrary derived relational responding
c) design instructional programs to teach early relational frames (e.g., derived naming)
d) design instructional programs to teach intermediate to advanced relational frames (e.g., comparative, spatial, hierarchical, and perspective-taking relations) |