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The Assessment of Functional Living Skills (The AFLS) |
Friday, May 24, 2013 |
8:00 AM–3:00 PM |
101 B-C (Convention Center) |
Area: AUT/DDA; Domain: Service Delivery |
CE Instructor: Michael M. Mueller, Ph.D. |
MICHAEL M. MUELLER (Southern Behavioral Group), JAMES W. PARTINGTON (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) |
Description: All learners, throughout the lifespan, and in all settings benefit from increasing behaviors that lead to independence. Beginning at a very early age when basic self-help skills are learned and progressing through adulthood when skills essential for utmost independence, community participation, and social involvement should be taught, functional skills are a priority. Functional skills are often thought of as survival skills and although very basic self-care and basic hygiene skills are included in functional skills lists, functional skills exist for all learners across the spectrum and across all areas of life. The Assessment of Functional Living Skills (The AFLS) contains six unique assessment protocols including: Basic Skills, Home Skills, Community Participation Skills, School Skills, Vocational Skills, and Independent Living Skills. Each protocol contains eight areas of assessment grouped around hundreds of skills. Having the familiar structure and feel of the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised, the AFLS assessment, its use, scoring, and content will be examined. Selecting and teaching functional skills will be discussed and shown through expansive video segments. |
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
Differentiate between developmental and functional skills.
List a variety of settings in which functional skills are assessed.
Describe how to assess functional skills in home, school, community, and vocational settings.
Use the results of the AFLS to design functional teaching programs for learners of all ages. |
Activities: Lecture, didactic interaction, handouts, practice assessments, practice program development, and copious use of videos. |
Audience: Behavior analysts working with learners with autism and developmental disabilities, parents of learners and educators of learners with autism or developmental disabilities, and other professionals who work or care for those with autism of developmental disabilities. |
Content Area: Practice |
Instruction Level: Basic |
Keyword(s): Assessment, Autism, Functional Skills |