Behavior analysis, like all helping professions, demands sustained emotional and physical engagement with individuals experiencing significant challenges. BCBAs routinely work with clients who exhibit dangerous behaviors, families in crisis, and systems that strain available resources.
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Join Free →Helping professions attract some of the greatest examples of human compassion and care. Behavior analysis is no different. However, despite our great efforts to remain professional and manage our stress, our work can be quite difficult. The same concerns with burnout, turnover, relapse, injuries, etc. that we find in other helping professions can be found in behavior analysis. To that end, behavior analysts are not immune to these pitfalls. These concerns are amplified further in the face of crisis. In this workshop, Dr. Shane T. Spiker will discuss how we can begin to shape a more compassionate view surrounding our work, specifically in the face of some of our greatest challenges as they relate to crisis.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| QABA | 1 | General |
| IBAO | 1 | — |
| BICC | 1 | Ethics |
Shane Spiker is a BCBA in Ormond Beach, Florida. Shane received his MS of Psychology in 2012 from the University of Phoenix. In May 2019, he graduated with his PhD in Clinical Psychology with a concentration on instructional design from Walden University. He has been providing services in the field of ABA since 2010, with the majority of his experience with adults with autism and other disabilities. Shane specializes working with teens and adults with dangerous problem behavior, sexual behavior as well as medically complex individuals. Primarily, Shane serves as the Director of Training and Dissemination at PBS, Corp. Currently, Shane previously served as the Vice President of the Sexual Behavior: Research and Practice SIG through ABAI. He has written and published several articles related to behavior analysis and practice. Additionally, he serves as a co-instructor at Florida Institute of Technology, Arizona State University and Regis College, where he teaches graduate level coursework.
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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.