Accidental death and serious injury are disproportionately common among individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. Drowning, traffic-related accidents, and elopement incidents represent preventable tragedies that behavior analysts are uniquely equipped to address.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via European Association for Behaviour Analysis
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Join Free →Abstract: This session will cover how difficulties in teaching critical safety skills puts children and adults with intellectual disability and autism at far greater risk of accidental death. These tragedies are avoidable and we have the means to maximise the safety of our young people - regardless of additional support needs. We will discuss both preventative and reactive safety skills, particularly in the context of water-based safety. Particularly we will discuss how behaviour skills training (in combination with other behavioural technologies) can be applied to reduce this risk. Join the discussion here https://www.facebook.com/groups/679733124989074/
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Tia first learned about behaviour analysis whilst working on a summer camp in New York. She was a law student at the time but, when summer camp was over, she knew her future working with people with autism.Tia has an MSc in Developmental Psychology and an MSc in Autism. In 2012, she moved to Belfast to start her PhD in Behaviour Analysis and Autism, focusing on the issue of behavioural safety, specifically behaviour-based water safety, which she completed in 2018.During this time, Tia worked as the National Autism Advisor for a large social care provider, the manager of a PBS team operating across Scotland and the North of England, and now as a founding director of PBS UK who provide behavioural support to individuals with complex or challenging behaviour and organisations involved in their care across the UK. She has retained a love for research and is peer-reviewer and published journal author.Dr Tia Martin is the co-founding director of PBS UK and an honorary scholar with Queen’s University Belfast. She primarily works with young people and adults with intellectual disabilities who are often also autistic. Her current research interests include Positive Behavioural Support in the UK context as well the impact of language on the use of, or perceived acceptability of restrictive practices. Tia lives in Scotland with her husband, two children and her French Bulldog Brie!
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