Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales | Third Edition

Audience

This on-demand training is designed for professionals working as social workers, Allied Health professionals, primary and secondary teachers, special educators, learning support staff , and other professionals working in the Education or Health industry who are interested in using the Vineland 3, and other User Level B assessments, in their practice.

Course Structure

The training is comprised of three units. We suggest you allow 8-15 hours to complete on-demand units. This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.

Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts

Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all User Level B assessments. This unit will specifically discuss:

• Sets of scores and how to describe them
• The measures of central tendency
• Standard deviation and measures of spread
• Ordinal and categorical data
• Converting raw scores to z and t scores
• Interpretation considerations

Unit 2 – Understanding User Level B assessments

Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity in using User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
• User Level B assessment categories
• User Level B direct assessment administration principles
• Reporting considerations

Unit 3 – Vineland Administration, Scoring and Interpretation

Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through the introduction to one of our leading User Level B assessments, the Vineland 3. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Overview of the Vineland
• Administration of the Vineland
• Scoring of the Vineland
• Interpretation considerations when using the Vineland

Learning Outcomes

After undertaking this training, participants will be able to:

Unit 1

• Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compare sets of scores in classroom
• Understand and be able to interpret measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation
• Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution

Unit 2

• Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
• Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
• Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments
• Undertake a User Level B direct assessment ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to
• Generate an assessment report

Unit 3

• Understand the general administration principles and practice guidelines of the Vineland 3
• Adhere to scoring principles and practices of the Vineland 3
• Explain basic interpretation considerations when using the Vineland 3
• Adhere to ethical considerations when using the Vineland 3
• Understand Vineland 3 resources

Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll be able to purchase all our gold-standard User Level B assessments and will have one month of free digital access to the following test manuals and stimulus books:

• Vineland-3
• PEDI-CAT
• Sensory Profile
• EVT-3
• Movement ABC 3
• BOT-3
• WIAT-III A&NZ
• BASC BESS
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment

Prerequisites

To attend our User Level B (Adaptive Behaviour) training, you will need to:

• Register on our website
• Have a tertiary degree level education

While it is no longer mandatory to acquire an “approved mentor” to supervise your scoring and reporting of User Level B practice assessments, we strongly recommend that you do so to ensure your administration and practice of assessment usage is accurate.

Your mentor should be an existing User Level B or C and have at least 6-12 months of experience using User Level B assessments.

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