Psychology 3561: Autism Pre-Practicum
Meeting Times:
Croyden Visits:TBA
Seminar:Wednesday2902 Wood Hall
6:00-7:30pm
Thursday2908Wood Hall
6:00-7:30pm
Office Hours:By Appointment
Joey NorcrossPre-Practicum Senior System Manager
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Julie Sanchez Pre-Practicum Junior System Manager
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Adam Sobeck Pre-Practicum Undergraduate Assistant
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Taylor Babcock Pre-Practicum Undergraduate Assistant
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Course description: The pre-practicum training course is a supplement to the practicum PSY 357 that provides the opportunity to obtain relevant information about the practicum, to observe current practicum students, and to work with children in the ECDD classroom at Croyden Avenue School.
Absences: Because the seminar only runs for seven weeks, it is very important that each student attend all meetings. You may have 1excusedabsence without lowering your grade. Any absence that I am not notified about either in advance or shortly after class will result in loss of ½ a letter grade. So, any unexcused absence results in your grade lowered from an A to a BA. Whenever possible, you should make up your absence by attending one of the other sections of the course that week. Otherwise you will miss out on pertinent information you will be expected to know upon entering the practicum.
Grades: There will be five components to your final grade.
- Attendance
- Each seminar is worth 20 pts.
- Quizzes
- A quiz will be given in each seminar and will be worth 20 points each.
- Homework/Activities
- Eachassignment will be worth 20 points, and these points will be factored in your participation grade.
- Participation
- Each seminar is worth 20 participation points. There will be activities and discussion in each seminar. Failure to participate in these activities (role playing, group activities, etc.) or discussion will result in points lost from your participation grade.
- Croyden Visits
- You will be required to visit Croyden for five hours during the semester. This can be five one-hour visits or three one-hour visits and one two-hour visit. Each visit is worth 20 points. If you fail to cancel your visit at least one hour in advance via email, you will lose your points for that visit. All four visits must be completed prior to enrollment in the practicum. Anyone signing up for the practicum next semester may opt to come for a fifth visit lasting two hours.
Below is the grading matrix for this course.
Pre-Prac Matrix / Lowest % of Points in ANY of the Remaining Areas (Homework, Attendance, Participation)Lowest % of Points in either
Quizzes or Croyden Visits / Min. % of Quiz Points / 92 / 87 / 82 / 77 / 72 / 67 / 62 / <62
92 / A / BA / B / CB / C / DC / D / E
87 / BA / B / CB / C / DC / D / E
82 / B / CB / C / DC / D / E
77 / CB / C / DC / D / E
72 / C / DC / D / E
67 / DC / D / E
62 / D / E
<62 / E
Academic Dishonesty
“You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with your instructor if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.”Week OneSeminar:
Introduction to the Pre-Practicum
Fill out late add forms
Pre-test
Go over basics of Discrete Trial
Learn the prompt hierarchy
Week TwoSeminar:
Review Week 1 and 2 Reading
Week 1 and 2 Quizzes
Role Play
Homework: Complete Discrete Trial Workshow and Quiz BEFORE class
Week ThreeSeminar:
Review Week 3 Reading
Week 3 Quiz
PECS Introduction
Role Play
Week FourSeminar:
Review Week 4 Material
Week 4 Quiz
Role Play
Homework: Complete online training BEFORE class
Week FiveSeminar:
Review Week 5 Material
Week 5 Quiz
Token Economies
Role Play
Week SixSeminar:
Review Week 6 Material
Week 6 Quiz
Video Monitoring