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Last Updated: 29/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ÖEÖ606 - Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions II. SEMESTER 3 +0 7.5
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. BURCU ÜLKE KÜRKÇÜOĞLU
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended It is recommended that students take OSE 508 Early Behavioral Interventions course.
Recommended Resources Blackwell ve Stockall (2021). Incidental teaching of conversational skills for students with autism spectrum disorder. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 54 (2), 116–123.Eckes, T., Buhlmann, U., Holling, H. D. ve Möllmann, A. (2023). Comprehensive ABA-based interventions in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder–a meta-analysis. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 133.Fisher H.R., Pierre C.L., Minshawi N.F. ve Fodstad J.C. (2019) Applied behavior analysis and related treatments. In: Rieske R. (eds) Handbook of Interdisciplinary Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, ChamFuller, E. A., Oliver, K., Vejnoska, S. F. ve Rogers, S. J. (2020). The effects of the early start denver model for children with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis. Brain Science, 10, 368. Hancock, T. b., Ledbetter-co, K., Howell, A. ve Lang, R. (2016). Enhanced milieu teaching. In Lang, Hancock, Singh (eds) Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Switzerland: Springer.Ibanez, L. V., Scott, S. ve Stone, W. L. (2020). The implementation of reciprocal imitation training in a Part C early intervention setting: A stepped-wedge pragmatic trial. Autism Research, 14, 1777–1788. Kang, V. Y., Kim, S., Gregori, E. V., Maggin, D. M., Chow, J. C. ve Zhao, H. (2025). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Enhanced Milieu Teaching. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(1), 259-281.Kırcaali-İftar, G., Kurt, O. ve Ülke-Kürkçüoğlu, B. (2014). Otistik çocuklar için davranışsal eğitim programı I. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.Kırcaali-İftar, G., Ülke-Kürkçüoğlu, B. ve Kurt, O. (2014). Otistik çocuklar için davranışsal eğitim programı II. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.Ledford, J. R. ve Windsor, S. A. (2022). Systematic review of interventions designed to teach imitation to young children with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 42(2), 202-214.National Autism Center (NAC). (2015). National Standards Report 2. Randolph, Massachusetts: National Autism Center.Nordvik Ona, H., Larsen, K., Nordhei, L. V. ve Brurberg, K. G. (2020). Effects of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): a Systematic Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 7, 78–90.NPDC (National Professional Developmental Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders) (2014). [http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu]Odom, S. L., Boyd, B. A., Hall, L. J., ve Hume, K. (2010). Evaluation of comprehensive treatment models for individuals for autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 425-436. Özen, A., Ünal, F. ve Tıkıroğlu, Ç. (2024) (Editörler). Gelişimsel yetersizliği olan çocuklar için doğal gelişimsel davranışsal müdahaleler. Vize akademik. Rebecca, J. L. (2018). Efficacy of early interventions for infants and young children with, and at risk for, autism spectrum disorders, International Review of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1432574Stahmer, A. C., Rieth, S. R., Dickson, K. S., Feder, J., Burgeson, M., Searcy, K. ve Brookman-Frazee, L. (2020). Project ImPACT for Toddlers: Pilot outcomes of a community adaptation of an intervention for autism risk. Autism, 24 (3) 617–632.Schreibman, L., Dawson, G., Stahmer, A. C., Landa, R., Rogers, S. J., McGee, G. G., ... (2015). Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Empirically validated treatments for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 45, 2411-2428.Steinbrenner, J. R., Hume, K., Odom, S. L., Morin, K. L., Nowell, S. W., Tomaszewski, B., … (2020). Evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with Autism. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice Review Team.Song, J., Reilly, M., ve Reichow, B. (2025). Overview of meta-analyses on naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55(1), 1-13.Tiede, G., ve Walton, K. M. (2019). Meta-analysis of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 23(8), 2080-2095.Uljarević, M., Billingham, W., Cooper, M. N., Condron, P., ve Hardan, A. Y. (2022). Examining effectiveness and predictors of treatment response of pivotal response treatment in autism: an umbrella review and a meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 766150.Ülke-Kürkçüoğlu, B. (2023) (Editör). Otizm spektrum bozukluğuna yönelik kapsamlı uygulamalar. Anı Yayıncılık. Waddington, H., Reynolds, J. E., Macaskill, E., Curtis, S., Taylor , L. J. ve Whitehouse, A. J. (2021). The effects of JASPER intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Autism, 25(8), 2370-2385.Wong, C., Odom, S. L., Hume, K., Cox, A. W., Fettig, A., Kucharczyk, S., Brock, M. E., Plavnick, J. B., Fleury, V. P. ve Schultz, T. R. (2014). Evidence-based practices for children, youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Autism Evidence-Based Practice Review Group.
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Aims of the Course To identify behavioral, developmental, and both behavioral and developmental interventions for autism; to explain examples of behavioral interventions; to explain examples of developmental interventions; to identify examples of natural developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI) and discuss their scientific basis; compare the similarities and differences among examples of NDB, and develop perspectives on natural developmental behavioral intervention practices currently being implemented or planned in Turkey.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 An Introduction to Topics, Assessments, and Resources Related to Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions Lecture Question & Answer Brain Storming
Week - 2 LO-1 Definitions, theoretical foundations, and comprehensive treatments and focused interventions of developmental and behavioral approaches. Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Research and Inquiry
Week - 3 Key components of NDBI: Goal setting, contexts, strategies, and data collection Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming
Week - 4 LO-3 LO-4 Discussions on NDBI and Implications for Future Research Presentation of Current Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on NDBI Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 5 LO-5 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model I- Pivotal Response Training Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 6 I. MIDTERM EXAM
Week - 7 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-III: Early Start Denver Model Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 8 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-IV: Project IMPACT Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 9 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-V: JASPER Lecture Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 10 Natural Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-VI: Incidental Teaching and Enhanced Milieu Teaching Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 11 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-VII: Reciprocal Imitation Training Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 12 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Model-VII: Embedded Teaching Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 13 LO-12 The Use of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in School and Home Settings Similarities, Differences, and Recommendations Regarding Natural Developmental Behavioral Interventions Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 14 LO-12 Homework presentation Lecture Research and Inquiry

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