Autism Spectrum Disorder: Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Workshops
Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is now offering intensive workshops for parents and professionals to learn and practice Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is an established intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) derived from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and based on naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBI) principles. PRT targets pivotal areas of a child’s development, including motivation, social initiations, responding to multiple cues, and self-management, thereby producing more widespread and generalized progress. PRT focuses on embedding learning opportunities throughout daily routines for fun and effective learning.
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Maria Estefanía Millán, M.A., has been a Research Associate in the Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program (ADDRP) since 2013. She was born and educated in Argentina, earned her Undergraduate and Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at the Universidad Católica Argentina. She worked as a clinician in Argentina for several years providing social skills treatment to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and helping families support their children at home and at school with their social skills challenges. In the ADDRP Lab, Estefanía has coordinated several studies researching the effectiveness of PRT to improve language and social skills. She has also worked as a lead therapist providing both direct PRT treatment and parent training for PRT research projects. She is highly dedicated to finding effective treatments, and passionate about helping children with ASD and their families.
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Christina Ardel, MA, BCBA, is a Behavior Analyst who provides naturalistic behavioral treatment to children and families within the Autism Intervention Clinic at Stanford. Her role involves supporting children with ASD and other developmental disabilities in clinic-based treatment, as well as providing group-based and individual parent training. She has extensive experience delivering Pivotal Response Treatment across a range of settings and as part of several clinical research programs. Christina also helped launch the Early Support Program for Autism and serves as the program’s lead Clinical Care Coordinator. In this role she assists families in finding community resources and navigating the available service systems. Christina obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Stanford University.