ABA Interventions through a Trauma Informed Lens belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In ABA Interventions through a Trauma Informed Lens, 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 →The discussion of Trauma- Informed Care (TIC) is becoming more prevalent within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Historically, behavior analysis has heavily relied on punishment and extinction based procedures. As our ethics continue to guide us away from said strategies, we are left with the debate between effectiveness versus TIC. Our longstanding effective interventions are being called into question by individuals of the neurodiversity population, some of which are previous consumers of ABA therapy. Fox and Azrin, Iwata, and Lovaas have been long-standing leaders in the field for effective treatment; however, full physical prompts, DTT, and punishment are being scrutinized by today's pioneers of trauma-informed care. Furthermore, Hanley and others have demonstrated that evoking dangerous problem behavior for the sake of analysis may not be clinically necessary. As the debate continues, ABA clinicians are left with the risk-benefit analysis of procedures developed for effectiveness and others brought about by today's leaders in TIC. Social significance has always been a core value in the field of ABA, therefore, we would like to open the discussion of behavior analytic practices through a trauma informed lens.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
| COA | 2 | — |
Alyse started her career as a Social Worker in an inpatient hospital where she was first exposed to ABA. Shortly after, Alyse obtained a second masters in Applied Behavior Analysis and received her supervised experience hours as an RBT at Verbal Beginnings. In 2018, Alyse became a BCBA and gained experience providing early intervention services in the field and consulting with residential settings. In 2020, Alyse returned to Verbal Beginnings as a Clinical Supervisor and became a Program Coordinator at their Millersville location in 2021. Alyse is passionate about incorporating her experience with Trauma-Informed Care as a Social Worker and into her evidence-based work as a Behavior Analyst. Alyse is a proud mother of a two-year-old named Kivi and enjoys spending the weekends with her family and dogs.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.