Courses

Applications of Trauma-Informed Care from Recent Research

Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is an approach to treatment that may be readily integrated into ABA applications. The approach prioritizes client safety, long-term outcomes, and relationships. Following a brief description of TIC, the course takes a careful look at Rajaraman et al. (2022), the first TIC article published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Rajaraman […]

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Crisis Behavior and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts

Crisis behavior can be a time of chaos and uncertainty. During these times the stakeholders often look to the behavior analyst to lead. Navigating a crisis requires many applications of the ethics standards, some more apparent than others. This course will review the standards and principles of the BACB’s Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts for

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Keeping Up with the BACB

The BACB recently updated many key documents pertaining to the supervision of RBTs and BCaBAs. This course provides an opportunity to review these documents with review activities and quizzes, application scenarios, resources for implementation, and a demonstration video. Upon completion of the course, users can expect to feel caught-up with the changes and have a

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Supervision Resources: Gems from Recent Research

Recent research provides techniques and tools for making supervision easier and more effective. This course leverages the best of new available research to describe and demonstrate techniques for use in supervision or trainees and supervisees. Many downloadable resources are provided for use in supervision. __________________ Course Pacing: This course is 3 CEUs and should take

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Mask-Wearing: A Comparison of 3 Effective Procedures

Teaching clients and consumers to use face masks may be accomplished in about a month with several research-validated procedural options available to behavior analysts. This course presents and compares three recent demonstrations of teaching learners to wear masks. All three demonstrations provide a slightly different approach. Video demonstrations, data sheets, and considerations for clinical application

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More Efficient Instruction: Applications from Recent Research

Instructional practices are well-defined in ABA with many years of research refining their use. Now, the focus of current research is how effective techniques may be used most efficiently. Instructional time is the ultimate dependent variable for the studies reviewed. Demonstration videos and downloadable resources for application are included throughout the course. __________________ Course Pacing:

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Job Selection and Training for Individuals with ASD

What is the ethical obligation for creating successful opportunities for adult clients?How can we best prepare learners for a meaningful work opportunity in adulthood?What behavioral assessments are available and which constructs are most important when using a data-informed approach to matching learners with work opportunities? These questions and more guide the integration of real-life problems

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Strategies for Teaching Individuals with ASD to Engage in Better Conversations

Learning to engage in social contexts is a skill that individuals are expected to learn naturally in childhood through interactions with peers. However, many individuals struggle to engage their peers in mutually satisfying interactions. The questions addressed by this course include: How can we teach individuals of all ages to better attend to cues important

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Tolerance Training without Extinction: Haircut for Adolescents with Autism

Tolerance training is applicable to many contexts where individuals need a service for their own health or safety but refuse to participate. Examples include appointments such as going to the dentist and self-care, such as getting nails clipped. Buckley et al. (2020) comprises the content for the course and outlines a modern version of tolerance

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