The relationship between behavior analysts and funding sources, whether insurance companies, Medicaid, school districts, or other payers, is among the most consequential and least discussed aspects of clinical practice. When conflicts arise between what a payer authorizes and what a client needs, the behavior analyst occupies a position of significant ethical tension.
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Join Free →Behavioral Funding Source Engagement: Ethically Scaled Solutions for Handling Conflict Original Webinar Date: November 2018 CEU offered: 2.0 Ethics CEU Short Title: Behavioral Funding Source Engagement: Handling Conflict Webinar Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes CE Instructors: Rebecca Womack, BCBA This recorded webinar was originally presented by the Behavior Analysis Advocacy Network (BAAN). Upon BAAN's dissolution in June 2020, its CEU course library was transferred to CASP. Abstract: p.p1 { margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; color: #000000 } span.s1 { font-kerning: none } The Behavior Analysis Advocacy Network (BAAN) advocacy efforts have been focused on promoting access to care for military parents and TRICARE providers during the past several years. While gains have been made for some individual providers, more progress must be made. BAAN will share methodologies employed to equip attendees with the tools necessary to access solutions for common challenges. They will also receive ethical guidance on what to do when they are unable to make their desired progress. Options for providers and families to self-advocate are not always clearly laid out. Attendees will receive strategies for handling conflict resolution that emphasize both professional conduct and optimal outcomes. Recommendations will be aligned with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Compliance Code standards and effective communication processes. Participants will receive: p.p1 { margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; color: #000000 } Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Compliance Code standards that apply to conflict resolution and funding source engagement A review of current challenges being faced by those participating in the Autism Care Demonstration (ACD) program Recommended approaches for dealing with funding source challenges that align with the BACB Compliance Code Examples and discussion about how to
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB | 1 | Ethics |
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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.