Behavioral Pediatrics in Primary Care 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 Behavioral Pediatrics in Primary Care, 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 →Behavioral pediatrics (BP) is a branch of pediatrics that integrates behavioral and pediatric sciences to promote the health of children. There are two general forms of treatment supplied in BP: 1) supportive counseling, usually involving the delivery of health education (e.g., extended crying is normal in early infancy, three days without a bowel movement is one day too long) but no specific action; and 2) prescriptive behavioral intervention, usually involving the provision of specific procedures for remediation of presenting problems to caregivers (e.g., instructional control training, bedtime pass for bedtime problems, task based grounding). There are four general domains of care, routine behavior problems, behavior problems with significant medical dimensions, medical problems with significant behavioral dimensions, and medical compliance. Recognition of the high prevalence of behavioral problems that initially and often only present in primary care pediatric settings as well as the reciprocal nature of interactions between medical and behavioral factors in child health has led to dramatic growth in BP over the past 30 years. This growth presents opportunities for behavior analysts because the principles of learning are so central to the assessment and treatment of behavior problems presenting in primary care. This presentation will describe behavioral pediatrics in primary care, elaborate on its two forms of treatment, provide examples of each, and give examples from its four domains of care.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 3 | General |
Dr. Patrick C. Friman received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He is the current Vice President of Behavioral Health at Boys Town and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. He was formerly on the faculties of Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, and Creighton University Schools of Medicine. He was also formerly the Director of the Clinical Psychology Program at University of Nevada. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, in three divisions of the American Psychological Association, and of the American Board of Behavioral Psychology. He is the former Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and former President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. He has published more than 200 scientific articles and chapters and three books. The majority of his scientific and clinical work is in Behavioral Pediatrics and Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Friman’s work in behavioral pediatrics has concentrated on the gap between primary medical care for children on one side, and referral-based clinical child psychological and psychiatric care, on the other. A secondary focus is on adolescent behavior and development. He also specializes in consultation regarding workplace issues such as motivation, dealing with difficult people, change, happiness and pathways to success.
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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.