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1 BACB General CEUs $0 51 min On-Demand

General CEU: Breaking Down the IISCA/PFA and Skill-Based Treatment

Breaking Down the IISCA/PFA and Skill-Based Treatment becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Breaking Down the IISCA/PFA and Skill-Based Treatment, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: BehaviorLive — via ABA Centers

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Course Description

Breaking Down the IISCA/PFA and Skill-Based Treatment is an interactive training designed to deepen participants' understanding of Practical Functional Assessment (PFA), Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA), and Skill-Based Treatment (SBT). This session will walk attendees through the full assessment and treatment process, demonstrating how to develop individualized conditions, identify reinforcers, and shape contextually appropriate behaviors. Using case examples, data from diverse settings, the presentation highlights how SBT streamlines assessment, increases safety, and fosters client engagement. Special emphasis will be placed on preventing escalation of severe behaviors, tailoring interventions for multiply maintained behaviors, and ensuring interventions are compassionate, flexible, and client-led. By the end of the training, participants will leave with practical skills for implementing IISCA/PFA and SBT in real-world practice to support meaningful and sustainable behavior change.

What You'll Learn

  1. Describe the full assessment and treatment process of PFA, IISCA, and Skill-Based Treatment.
  2. Identify strategies for developing individualized synthesized contingency analysis conditions and selecting reinforcers.
  3. Apply Skill-Based Treatment techniques to prevent escalation and address multiply maintained severe behaviors.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification BodyCreditsType
BACB® 1 General

About the Instructor

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Breanna Dixon
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Clinical Disclaimer

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.

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