An Introduction to Behavioral Pediatrics in Integrated Primary Care Settings belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In Behavioral Pediatrics in Integrated Primary Care Settings, 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 →The great majority of children in the United States have a primary care health care provider. Primary care providers are trusted and valued resources for families as they often meet them early in a child's life and maintain relationships with them though childhood and adolescence. Indeed, the primary care provider is often parents' first professional point of contact when they have concerns about their child's behavior. Prominent behavior analysts have advocated for decades that integrating behavior analysts into pediatric primary care settings would extend the reach of behavior analysis to the behavioral needs of a broader range of the pediatric population. Despite these previous advocacy efforts, less than 1% of behavior analysts identify behavioral pediatrics as their area of professional emphasis. This presentation will define behavioral pediatrics and integrated primary care, provide an overview of areas of practice and treatment approaches within behavioral pediatrics, and discuss the unique advantages and challenges facing behavior analysts working in a pediatric primary care setting.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Abigail Kennedy, Ph.D., LIMHP, BCBA-D is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received her Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and her Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis at MMI, UNMC under the supervision of Dr. William Warzak. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at MMI that focused on clinical services in integrated primary care settings for children and adolescents ages 2 – 19 years old. Dr. Kennedy’s clinical and research interests include managing everyday early childhood problem behaviors, behavioral parent training, toilet training and elimination disorders, and sleep interventions.
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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.