Cognitive Behavioral Intervention CBI

Learners with ASD often struggle with understanding their emotions, thoughts, behaviours, as well as how they are all connected. Cognitive behavioural intervention is used to teach learners with autism strategies to change negative emotions or thoughts from escalating.

✓ CBI is an evidence-based practice for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder from 6 to 22 years old.
✓ It's based on principle that thinking controls external behaviour
✓  Teach learners new skills and new ways of thinking that can lead to changes in their behaviour and actions
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✓  Why Use?
• CBI found to be effective in improving many cognitive and behavioural skills (social functioning, coping skills,
and emotional well-being).
• CBI can be used to teach new cognitive and/or behavioural skills that were never learned, teach compensatory strategies for cognitive deficits that cannot be changed and/or teach strategies to increase coping and/or decrease mental health symptoms in order to increase emotional well-being

✓  Outcomes
• The evidence – base for CBI supports the use of this practice to address: Social, Communication, Behaviour Cognitive, Adaptive, Mental Skills

Who is this training for
✓ For families of children and adults affected with ASD, Speech Delay, related conditions and awaiting the assessment
✓ For teachers from pre-school, primary and post-primary school who work with children and adults
​with special educational needs
✓ For special needs assistants
✓ For all involved in the care and support of children
and adults with ASD and related conditions.

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