Creating Treatment Objectives in the G-ESDM

Abstract

While teaching in G-ESDM takes place in a group context, learning objectives are individualized. This chapter describes specific procedures to develop treatment goals based on each child’s individual profile of strengths and weakness and ongoing monitoring of treatment response. The intervention plan and curriculum for each young child with autism in the G-ESDM needs to be individually constructed on a quarterly basis, with individual learning objectives generated in partnership with the child’s caregiver. Within this framework, the G-ESDM includes specific procedures to generate learning objectives that can be addressed within the constraints and opportunities of group settings, allow for systematic data collection and ensure that the different adults involved in treatment delivery are collaborating to target the same goals.