ABA
Applied Behavioral Analysis
Behavior Modification
A written plan designed to replace unwanted or inappropriate behavior with socially appropriate behavior.
Cognitive
Describes the process used for remembering, reasoning, understanding, and decision-making
CPSE
Committee on Preschool Special Education
CSE
Committee on Special Education
CSW
Certified Social Worker
Developmental Delay
An indication that a child has not attained the expected level of development based on the child's age.
Developmental Domains
Developmental Domains Include:
- Cognitive
- Communication
- Physical / Motor
- Social / Emotional
- Adaptive
Discrete Trial
While ABA is the method, discrete trials are the activities that are conducted in an ABA Program. The activities or "trials" are conducted with the child to elicit a proper response.
Early Intervention
Services that are provided by qualified personnel and meet the needs of the child and family as described in the Individualized Family Service Plan (I.F.S.P.). These services are provided with parent consent and to the maximmun extent possible in the Natural Environment.
EIP
Early intervention program
IEP
An Individualized Education Plan (IEP): A plan for a child’s special educational services that the parent and the committee on special education (for children 3-5) or that the parent and a committee on special education (for children 5-21) will develop if their child qualifies for these services.
IFSP
A written plan for the child's and family's services in the Early Intervention program that the family develops with a team of qualified personnel and the Early Intervention Official.
Individualized Family Service Plan
A written plan for the child's and family's services in the Early Intervention program that the family develops with a team of qualified personnel and the Early Intervention Official.
LMSW
Licensed Master Social Worker
Natural Environment Teaching
Expanding language through teaching in all settings throughout the day across persons and situations.
Occupational Therapy
Services associated with self-help skills, adaptive behavior and play and sensory, motor and postural development
OT
Occupational Therapist
PT
Physical Therapist
PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
SEIT
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Service Coordinator
A person who works in partnership with the family to provide support and services that help the family to coordinate and obtain their rights under the Early Intervention Program and services agreed upon on in the Individualized Family Service Plan
SLP
Speech and Language Pathologists
Verbal Behavior
Behavioral analysis of language, which focuses on the function of language, not just the form. (Skinner, 1957)