SCERTS Part 6: The SCERTS Assessment Process (SAP)
Presented by Barry M. Prizant, Amy Laurent, and Emily Rubin
Non-Financial: Barry M. Prizant in on the advisory board for the Center for Neurodiversity, Shrub Oak International School, and The Miracle Project . He is an adjunct professor at Brown University.
Financial: Emily Rubin receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Emily Rubin receives royalties from Brookes Publishing and compensation from Marcus Autism Center.
Non-Financial: Emily Rubin has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Financial: Amy Laurent receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Amy Laurent receives royalties from Brookes Publishing. She is an employee and adjunct faculty member at the University of Rhode Island.
Non-Financial: Amy Laurent is the Vice President of the Board for Bailey's Team for Autism .
Meet your instructors
Barry M. Prizant
Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP has more than 40 years experience as a clinical scholar, consultant, researcher and program consultant to children and older persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities and their families. He is both the Director of Childhood Communication Services…
Amy Laurent
Amy Laurent is a developmental psychologist and a registered pediatric occupational therapist. Currently in private practice, Amy specializes in the education of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities. The majority of Amy’s work involves collaborating with and supporting early…
Emily Rubin
Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP is the Director of the Educational Outreach Program at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, GA, an affiliate of Emory University and an NIH Autism Center of Excellence. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities. As a…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Assessment Options
Chapter one presents two assessment options in the SCERTS Model. The “bottom-up” 10 step SCERTS Assessment Process (bottom-up) and the “top-down” SCERTS in Action approach are described in reference to the benefits and shortcomings of each approach.
2. SCERTS Assessment
Chapter two presents the complete “bottom-up” 10-step process. A video-based case example is introduced and the first step of determining stage is completed. An overview of the remaining nine steps of the process is then presented to illustrate how to gather information from a range of sources and which forms to use to plan observations, take data, summarize an individual’s profile of SC and ER, and identify an action plan for TS.
3. Focusing Your Lens
Chapter three introduces the SCERTS Observation Questions, a data collection tool designed to simplify the observation process and to help practitioners capture meaningful data. Participants are given the opportunity to practice using the form for a video-based case example.
4. Steps 1-6
Chapter four provides participants with an opportunity to complete steps 1 – 6 of the SCERTS Assessment Process using a video-based case example. The SAP-Report, a caregiver questionnaire, is introduced along with a plan for using naturalistic observations to determine an individual’s current levels of performance in social communication and emotional regulation.
5. Steps 7-10
Chapter five provides participants with an opportunity to complete steps 7 – 10 of the SCERTS Assessment Process using a video-based case example. Moving from an individual’s profile to that of reflective program development is achieved during these steps.
More courses in this series
SCERTS Part 1: A Comprehensive Educational Framework for Autism
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 2: The Social Communication Domain
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 3: The Emotional Regulation Domain
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 4: The Transactional Support Domain
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 5: Getting Started with Implementation
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 6: The SCERTS Assessment Process (SAP)
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
SCERTS Part 7: Program Planning with Families and Educational Teams
Amy Laurent, Barry M. Prizant, and Emily Rubin
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