This webinar will cover aspects of design and delivery of an individualized sexuality education program. An overview of comprehensive sexuality education components will be provided as a foundation for the identification of critical skills that are appropriate for individuals ranging in ages from childhood and adolescence to teen years and adulthood. Following formulation of an individual’s sexuality education curriculum, service providers and clinical leaders may initiate a four-step behavior analytic process to teach targeted skills and reduce or replace inappropriate behavior. Guidance on incorporating evidence-based practices for prevention of inappropriate behavior, specialized instruction of target behavior, and reactive strategies for responding to both also will be covered.

Learning Objectives:

Know six key concepts of comprehensive sexuality education and how to use related topics and developmental messages to inform an individualized sexuality education Use a four-step behavior analytic process for providing an individualized sexuality education program that includes prevention plans, specialized instruction, and reactive strategies. Integrate evidence-based practices into an individualized sexuality education program

About the Presenter

Jason Travers
Jason Travers is a professor of special education and applied behavior analysis at Temple university where he also serves as coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in these two areas of study. A former public school teacher for students with autism, Jason is an expert in autism and developmental disabilities, particularly the education and treatment of children and youth with disabilities and interfering behavior. His research has focused on various topics related to special education including sexuality education, under-identification of racially diverse children with autism in special education, evidence-based practice, unproven and pseudoscientific interventions, and meta-scientific issues and trends in single case experimental research. He has published over 70 journal articles and book chapters, one book on sexuality education for learners with ASD, and articles in other outlets for organizations like American Speech Hearing Association and Skeptical Inquirer. He currently is a consultant for the United States Department of Justice investigations of unjustified restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities in public schools. Jason lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with his wife have three daughters. He enjoys walking his two dogs and playing cooperative video games with his daughters.

Course information

  • Title: SUNSET Individualized Sexuality Education
  • Presenter: Jason Travers PhD
  • CEUs: 2 Learning
  • Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
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