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5969 The Meta-Play Method: A New Intervention Model Based On Dynamic Behavior Theory [BCBA Session]

Friday, July 27, 2012: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Pacific Salon 4-5 (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)

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This session is the first presentation of a new treatment method that is being piloted with infants. The Meta-play method is based on the Dynamic Behavior Theory of Autism (DBT-A), which suggests that autism is the result of early impairment in the ability to imagine or "meta-represent," and an infant's early identification with objects instead of people. Interested attendees may want to review (Woodard & Van Reet, 2012) "Object Identification and Imagination: An Alternative to the Meta-Representational Explanation of Autism."

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will learn about early development of meta-representation, and how this corresponds to autism.
Attendees will learn about the Dynamic Behavior Theory of Autism (DBT-A).
Attendees will learn about new methods based on DBT-A that are being piloted with infants.

Content Area: Early Intervention

Presenter:

Cooper Woodard, Ph.D., BCBA
Vice President of Clinical Services and Training
The Groden Center

Dr. Cooper Woodard is a clinical psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Woodard has published multiple works in the area of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including positive trait development, new research on sensory sensitivity and treatments for infants with ASD.

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