Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) Training

Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) training is offered to clinical psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows at the Duke Center for Autism. Home Education&Training EarlyStartDenverModel(ESDM)Training EarlyStartDenverModel(ESDM)Training EarlyStartDenverModel(ESDM)trainingisofferedtoclinicalpsychologyinternsandpostdoctoralfellowsattheDukeCenterforAutism.Periodically,weofferESDM workshopstothebroadercommunity,designedforthoseinterestedinanintroductiontoESDM'scoreprinciplesandpractices.(TheworkshopisnotdesignedtocertifyindividualsasESDMtherapists.)Informationaboutfuture workshopswillbepostedhere.PersonsinterestedinreceivingESDMtrainingcanfindoutmoreinformation here.  WhatisESDM? TheEarlyStartDenverModel(ESDM)isacomprehensive,naturalisticdevelopmentalbehavioralearlyinterventionapproachdesignedbyDrs.SallyRogersandGeraldineDawsonforchildrenages12to60monthswhoarediagnosedwithormayhaveautismspectrumdisorder(ASD).Themodelusestheknowledgeofhowtypicalchildrendevelopandlearnandthewaysinwhichautismaffectsearlydevelopmentinordertoimprovedevelopmentaloutcomesforautisticchildren. ThegoalsofESDMaretopromotelanguage,socialinteraction,andlearningandtoacceleratechildren’sdevelopmentalratesinmultipledomains,includingcognitive,social-emotional,adaptive,andlanguageskills.ESDMisamanualizedinterventionandiscomprisedofacurriculum,asetofteachingpracticesthatarebasedonnaturalisticdevelopmentalappliedbehavioranalysisprinciples,andafidelitymeasure. ESDMisoneoftwoearlyinterventionmethodsthatareconsideredbytheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualitytobeefficaciousinterventionmethods.EfficacywasinitiallyestablishedinanNIH-fundedrandomizedclinicaltrialwithautistictoddlers,whichdemonstratedthatESDMresultedinsignificantlyimprovedcognitive,language,adaptivebehavior,andsocialoutcomes,aswellasnormalizedbrainresponsestosocialstimuli.SeveraladditionalstudieshavedemonstratedtheefficacyandeffectivenessofESDMacrossavarietyofformats,includingintensivedelivery,parentcoaching,andpreschool/daycaredelivery. BooksonESDM Rogers,S.J.andDawson,G.(2010) TheEarlyStartDenverModelforYoungChildrenwithAutism:PromotingLanguage,Learning,andEngagement. NewYork: TheGuilfordPress. TranslatedintoJapanese,Italian,Dutch,French,Spanish,Portugese,Chinese,Arabic,Romanian,Korean,Polish,German,Russian,andTurkish. Rogers,S.J.,DawsonG.,andVismara,L.(2012).  AnEarlyStartforYourChildwithAutism.  NewYork: GuilfordPress.TranslatedintoSpanish,Dutch,Japanese,Portuguese,French,Chinese,Lithuanian,andRussian. Vivanti,G.,Duncan,E.,Dawson,G.,andRogers,SJ. (2016). ImplementingtheGroup-basedEarlyStartDenverModelforPreschoolerswithAutism. NewYork: SpringerPublishing.  Inthissection Inthissection Sidebarnavigation UndergraduateOpportunities GraduateClinicalPracticum TrainingforInterns,MedicalStudents,andResidents PostdoctoralClinicalPsychologyFellowship ResidencyRotation EarlyStartDenverModel(ESDM)Training Formoreinformation [email protected]