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Behavior Supports for Autistic Students

$20.00

2 CE hours4 modulesNarrated videoSelf-pacedCertificate included

Understand why behavior happens and how to prevent it, teach replacement skills, and respond calmly and safely within Texas rules, with evidence-based supports for autistic students. For PreK–12 teachers and school staff.

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2 CE hours
4 modules
Narrated video lessons
Self-paced
Certificate on completion

Understand why behavior happens, prevent it with proactive classroom supports, teach and reinforce replacement skills, and respond calmly and safely within Texas rules when hard moments happen.

Why this course

When an autistic student hits, runs, shouts, or shuts down, the behavior is almost always meeting a need. This course, written by a school psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst, shows classroom teachers how to find that need, prevent behavior with evidence-based supports, teach better ways to meet the need, and respond safely within Texas rules on restraint and time-out.

Each module includes a narrated video, short readings from trusted sources, classroom scenarios and practice activities.

What you will be able to do

Explain behavior as communication and use the ABC pattern
Identify the four functions of behavior and tell meltdowns from goal-directed behavior
Use visual supports, transition planning, task adjustments and sensory supports
Teach replacement behaviors with functional communication training and reinforcement
De-escalate, follow Texas restraint and time-out rules, and use data and teamwork to improve a plan

Course modules

Understanding Behavior in Autistic Students
Preventing Behavior with Proactive Supports
Teaching and Reinforcing New Skills
Responding in the Moment and Working as a Team

Then a final assessment: 80% to pass, unlimited retakes.

Try it first. Modules 1 and 2 are free to preview: behavior as communication, the functions of behavior, and proactive classroom supports. Preview Module 1 →

Who it’s for

Classroom teachers (PreK–12), special educators, paraprofessionals, educational diagnosticians and administrators who support autistic students.

CE hours and certificate

2.0 professional development hours, online and self-paced. Your certificate lists the course title, completion date, hours and presenter, and is available the moment you pass. Educators are responsible for confirming that this course meets the requirements of their state education agency, school district or certifying organization.

IBCCES certification holders: this course is focused on autism and covers behavior supports for autistic students. Keep your certificate with your renewal records; IBCCES decides which hours it accepts.

Your instructor: Jaime Flowers, Ph.D., NCSP, LEP, BCBA, school psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst. Her full bio is under About this CE.

Level: Introductory to intermediate · Access: 1 year from enrollment · Format: no live sessions

This course builds understanding of behavior and practical classroom skills. It does not train participants to conduct FBAs, write behavior intervention plans, or use restraint on their own; those are team decisions, and restraint requires district training. It is not legal advice. State and district procedures vary.

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Course Content

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial intelligence (AI) was used during course development for editorial assistance, including review of wording, organization, clarity, and presentation of author-developed materials.

In designated written activities, AI may also provide immediate formative feedback on participant responses based on course concepts and criteria established by the course developer.

AI does not independently determine course completion or continuing education credit. Course content, sources, learning objectives, assessments, and final materials are reviewed and approved by the course developer and applicable program-planning personnel.

Professional development hours

About Educator CE credit

Educator CE offers self-paced online professional development for teachers, educational diagnosticians, paraprofessionals and administrators. Educator CE does not currently hold provider approval from a state education agency or credentialing organization.

Certificate of completion. When you pass the final assessment, you can download a certificate listing the course title, completion date, hours and presenter.

Please note: professional development requirements vary by state, district, campus and credentialing organization. Educators are responsible for confirming that a course meets the requirements of their state education agency, school district or certifying organization.

Home-study hours

How hours are determined

For self-paced online courses, Educator CE uses the Mergener Formula to estimate the instructional time needed to complete the course. This standard method considers the amount of reading, the complexity of the material and the course assessment.

Educator CE keeps documentation supporting the hours assigned to each course.

Course instructor

Jaime Flowers, Ph.D., NCSP, LEP, BCBA

School Psychologist · Educational Psychologist · Behavior Analyst

Dr. Jaime Flowers is a licensed educational psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Nationally Certified School Psychologist with extensive experience in assessment, behavior analysis and consultation with school teams. Her work focuses on turning evidence-based practices into practical strategies that teachers, diagnosticians and other school staff can use in real classrooms.

Ph.D. School Psychology NCSP Nationally Certified School Psychologist LEP Licensed Educational Psychologist BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Professional focus

Classroom behavior supports and intervention
Assessment and eligibility
Consultation and problem-solving with school teams
Evidence-based teaching practices
Professional learning for educators

Source use & attribution

Open access & copyright notice

Educator CE may use scholarly articles, government publications, reports, guidance documents and other educational resources that are publicly available, open access or in the public domain. Open access does not necessarily mean that a work is free of copyright.

Materials are used in accordance with the copyright status, license terms, permissions or public-domain designation of the original source, and attribution is provided when applicable.

Educator CE does not claim ownership of third-party materials. Original course organization, instructional commentary, learning activities, assessment materials and other content created by Educator CE remain the intellectual property of Educator CE unless otherwise indicated.

Source-specific terms: Refer to the original publication or linked source for the copyright notice, open-access license, reuse restrictions or public-domain designation that applies to that resource.

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