Addressing Safety Risks From Ingestion matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In Addressing Safety Risks From Ingestion, for this course, the practical stakes show up in safe, humane intervention that respects health variables and daily-life feasibility, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Pica is a dangerous behavior with a strange name that means ingestion of non-food items. Individuals with profound autism are at significant risk from harm resulting from pica because it is one of those behaviors for which a single instance can be fatal. Although certain treatment approaches can be very effective at reducing the probability of pica and decreasing the risk of harm when it does occur, these strategies are unfortunately not widely known or available. This presentation will review the research literature on pica, its likely causes, and the current evidence base for reducing the risk of harm from dangerous ingestions.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| COA | 1 | — |
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| NASW | 1 | — |
| PSY | 1 | — |
Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D received his doctorate in school psychology from the University of Iowa in 2003. He has been at Marcus Autism Center since 2006, where he has held many positions as a clinician and leader of clinical programs. He currently serves as the Vice-President of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for Marcus Autism Center. In this role he is responsible for all operations and clinical oversight for the center.Dr. Call is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chief of the Division of Autism & Developmental Health in the Emory University School of Medicine. He has an active research agenda that includes publishing in and serving on the boards of editors for several journals. His current research interests include the assessment and treatment of severe forms of dangerous and destructive behavior, with a particular emphasis on increasing access to evidence-based practices. He has served as Principal Investigator on several federally funded projects, including randomized clinical trials of behavioral interventions targeting dangerous behavior, such as elopement, and other behavior that can negatively affect outcomes for neurodiverse individuals, such as encopresis.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
252 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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