Addressing Health and Fitness During A Pandemic: Lesson Learned From The Field belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter telehealth contacts and remote supervision, adult services and community participation. In Addressing Health and Fitness During A Pandemic: Lesson Learned From The Field, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clinically sound remote service delivery, clearer caregiver support, and decisions grounded in observable interaction, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →The pandemic presented us with a unique environmental challenge to health and fitness behavior change. This event created – and continues to present – new barriers for those individuals who desire improved health outcomes. However, as any health outcome requires meaningful behavior change, applied behavior analysis is well-suited to address common wellness needs. This presentation describes how a telehealth model can provide a means to an effective applied practice. A series of case studies will highlight the importance of pinpointing behavior and results, addressing personal bias and ethical concerns, and lessons learned while working with typical adults in an unprecedented time.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Nicholas Green, is the founder and CEO of BehavioFit, a consulting firm that specializes in the application of behavior analysis to health and fitness behavior change. Dr. Green graduated from the University of Florida with a doctorate in Psychology. Prior to his time in Gainesville, FL, he obtained a master’s degree in Organizational Behavior Management from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. Nick’s research focused on reducing sedentary behavior in the workplace with behavior-based inventions including education, prompting, goal-setting and feedback. He is a board certified behavior analyst and served as an adjunct research professor in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida to develop wellness initiatives, programming, and research within the college. Nick maintains his fitness today with functional fitness training, Olympic weightlifting, and taking long walks in his neighborhood with his family.
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