About this episode

This episode features Dr. Casey Clay discussing social preference assessments and the use of social interactions in learning.

When food and toys just aren't cutting it for your learning needs, here comes awesomely fun social interactions. But which to choose? Wiggle arms? Tickles? There's got to be a better way! This week friend of the show, Dr. Casey Clay, returns to run down options for using social interaction preference assessments. We'll dive into the development process of some of these tools, look at if types of interactions can be categorized by type, and determine if anyone on the show would work for hugs. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Clay, C.J., Samaha, A.L., Bloom, S.E., Bogoev, B.K., & Boyle, M.A. (2013). Assessing preference for social interactions. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34 , 362-371. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.028 Morris, S.L. & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). A comparison of methods for assessing preference for social interactions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53 , 918-937. doi: 10.1002/jaba.692 Clay, C.J., Samaha, A.L., & Kogoev, B.K. (2018). Assessing preference for and reinforcing efficacy of components of social interactions in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Learning and Motivation, 62 , 4-14. doi…

People in this episode

Host: ABA Inside Track

Guest: Dr. Casey Clay

Topics covered

• social preference assessments
• social interactions
• autism spectrum disorder
• learning needs
• development process
• interaction categorization

Keywords

• social preference assessments
• social interactions
• autism
• learning CEU
• interaction types
• development process

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Assessing preference for social interactions, A comparison of methods for assessing preference for social interactions, Assessing preference for and reinforcing efficacy of components of social interactions in individuals with autism spectrum disorder

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