A Basic Bestie Take on Assent: How Basic Research Can Advance Assent Practices matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In A Basic Bestie Take on Assent: How Basic Research Can Advance Assent Practices, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Recently, client assent has become a critical topic of discussion at ABA conferences (e.g., Breaux, 2023), in the literature (e.g., Mead Jasperse et al., 2023), and around the water coolers of ABA service providers everywhere. In this presentation, Sarah, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral, and Vanessa, everyone's favorite Basic Bestie from DisruptABA 2023, reunite for an engaging discussion about how basic research might be able to help us advance assent practices in ABA. With assent reframed as choice behavior in a fresh take on the topic, Sarah and Vanessa will use the findings of contemporary applied and laboratory research to consider how current assent practices could be improved, including how assent could be measured in applied settings and what variables can affect assent choices. In addition to highlighting excellent examples of assent in action in present day programming, this session will dive into some uncomfortable topics like what behavior analysts might be doing to intentionally or unintentionally influence assent responses and why assent responses may not correspond entirely with actual preferences or follow-up engagement in activities. Before wrapping up, this dynamic presentation will offer ideas about how applied behavior analysts might use what is known from the basic research to design innovative approaches to engaging clients in authentic and meaningful assent practices in the future.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Sarah C. Mead Jasperse is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with experience applying the science of behavior in a variety of contexts (e.g., severe behavior programs, staff training) and with a range of populations (e.g., young children, individuals with autism spectrum disorder) and behaviors (e.g., functional skills, severe and dangerous challenging behavior). Dr. Mead Jasperse has experience working clinically and as a faculty member in both the USA and UAE.
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