Considerations for safely identifying and then fading protective procedures for self-injurious behavior is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Considerations for safely identifying and then fading protective procedures for self-injurious behavior, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Self-injurious behavior (SIB) can be an incredibly dangerous form of challenging behavior that can result in significant, and sometimes permanent, injury to the individual. As such, protective procedures are often necessary to keep the individual safe during early stages of assessment and treatment. However, fading of these procedures as clinically significant reductions in SIB are achieved represents an important intervention goal. Toward that end, the current presentation will (a) review what we know about current use of protective procedures for individuals who engage in SIB, (b) describe methods used to empirically identify and quantify the level of appropriate protections, and (c) describe approaches to fading the use of protections to achieve the goal of ensuring safety with the least intrusive level of protections. A case example will be provided to demonstrate the utility of this model.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Michelle Frank-Crawford is a senior behavior analyst in the Neurobehavioral Unit Inpatient Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM). Dr. Frank-Crawford is also adjunct faculty in the Psychology Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in the state of Maryland. Dr. Frank-Crawford’s work highlights her commitment to advancing clinical care through research as well as her commitment to advancing research through education and professional training. Broadly speaking, her research focus has been on the improvement of assessment and treatment methodology for individuals who engage in severe, treatment-resistant challenging behavior.
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