Identifying Preferences and Creating Motivation to Learn for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
This title discusses the importance of incorporating stimuli that children prefer to increase motivation in learning. Four methods are discussed: single stimulus preference assessment, paired stimulus preference assessme..
Inclusion, IEP, and Special Needs laws: What Teachers Should Know
Outlining the six principles of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), this program provides background information on, insights into, and strategies to help implement IDEA. It discusses Indi..
Introduction to Child Development: Infant, Toddler, and Pre-K
This video examines the levels of physical, social, and emotional development typically reached by children between infancy and four years of age. It considers childhood needs and includes developmental examples.
Laban for Actors: The Eight Effort Actions
Rudolf Laban’s system analyzes movement according to three categories (direction, time, and weight), which yield eight possible combinations that define a movement. This video features footage of acting students learni..
Learned Helplessness
This program defines the psychological concept of learned helplessness. It reviews Martin E. P. Seligman's research with dogs; considers criticisms of the theory; explores its implications as a model for depression and f..
Osama Bin Laden: War on Terror
A retelling of the events leading up to the death of Osama Bin Laden. Includes President Obama's address to the nation, a remembrance of the September 11 attacks on the United States, a history of terrorism, and details ..
Pediatric Assessment
This program demonstrates the major steps of a thorough pediatric assessment. It shows how to take a comprehensive health history, evaluate family structure and function, review body systems, and assess a child’s devel..
Preschoolers: Cognitive Development
This video examines cognitive development between the ages of three and five. It shows how the brain creates neural bridges, considers preoperational thought, discusses language development, and explains how interactions..
Preschoolers: Social and Emotional Development
This video examines social and emotional development during the preschool years. It considers the effects of culture and gender on development, looks at prosocial and antisocial behaviors, and explores aggression
Prevention of Retained Surgical Items
Reviewing AORN recommended practices for sponge, sharp, and instrument counts, this video demonstrates techniques for practicing accurate surgical counts. It emphasizes the importance of implementing facility-specific co..