Assent in Action: Extending Choice-Based Intervention to Health and Hygiene Behaviors becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In Extending Choice-Based Intervention to Health and Hygiene, 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 →Choice-based and assent-based interventions have been effective in increasing the variety and amount of foods consumed in individuals who display food selectivity without the use of extinction (Gover et al., 2023). The extent to which this procedure can be used to target other behaviors has not been studied at this time. The aim of our work has been to adapt the enhanced choice model (Rajaraman et al., 2020), which includes choice-based and assent-based intervention described by Gover et al. (2023) for use with health and hygiene behaviors (e.g., nail clipping, hair cutting, dental tools). The following presentation will discuss several case studies in which the enhanced choice model has been used to increase acceptance of health and hygiene behaviors and reduce health interfering behaviors. By incorporating choice among incremental steps towards the terminal goals, we may minimize the potential for distress and injury among participants, as well as increase the generality of choice-based assent based procedures.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Paige Magill is the Assistant Clinical Director with Sprout MBC and a doctoral student at Simmons University. She has been working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis since 2019, with experience in both clinical and research settings. Paige is passionate about combining compassionate, client-centered care with scientific integrity, drawing from her background in both lab-based research and applied clinical work. Her professional interests include precision teaching, data-based decision making, and the mentorship of aspiring behavior analysts. As an educator, she enjoys fostering critical thinking and a strong ethical foundation in her students. Outside of work, Paige enjoys crocheting, baking, and spending time with her husband and their fur babies.
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