Join us for this interactive workshop which will provide an overview of the research supporting the development of the Early Sociocognitive Battery (ESB), including the rationale for measuring foundational social communication skills. Participants will learn administration techniques through videos and live demonstration, and how to use the ESB in already established evaluation procedures in schools. Because this is a new assessment in the U.S. and has unique administration procedures, both early and seasoned practitioners will benefit from the live demonstration of the proper, standardized administration.
Attendees will have the opportunity to practice with each other to master gestures, the timing of expressions, and gaze switches to learn standardized testing procedures. Scoring of the ESB will be reviewed and practiced through video examples. Attendees will learn the nuances of score profile interpretation, as well as guidance for integrating quantitative and qualitative data into an evaluation report.
As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:
-Explain the rationale for using the ESB to identify social communication needs in preschool children, including its strengths and limitations.
-Identify appropriate contexts and purposes for administering the ESB within a multi-disciplinary assessment.
-Identify key administrative features and administration errors for each subtest through modeling and practice.
-Analyze video examples of children's behavior to identify specific social communication strengths and weaknesses.
-Discuss how results from the ESB, in conjunction with other assessment tools, contribute to the differential diagnosis of ASD and other social communication disorders.
-Describe strategies for promoting earlier identification of potential ASD across various sociodemographic populations, considering factors that may influence assessment outcomes.
Disclosures: Ashley Arnold is employed by Western Psychological Services. She does not have any relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
This is an intermediate course, offered for .3 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
