Considering Social Validity in Complex Behavior Settings becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Considering Social Validity in Complex Behavior Settings, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Social validity refers to the extent to which the goals, procedures, and outcomes of an intervention are meaningful and acceptable to the individuals involved, including the clients, their families, and other stakeholders. When the individual participating in a behavioral intervention also engages in severe challenging behavior, the considerations that a behavior analyst must make when assessing social validity become nuanced. The three talks in this symposium will each address a different social validity consideration. The first presenter will discuss an evaluation of caregiver perspective of the 80% reduction outcome of interventions for challenging behavior, the second presenter will discuss the impact of physiological variables on challenging behavior, and the third presenter will discuss balancing efficiency and preference when selecting individualized prompting procedures for individuals who engage in challenging behavior.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 1 | — |
Dr. Lindsay Lloveras obtained her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western New England University in 2018 and her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2022. She completed her post-doctoral training as a Behavior Analyst for the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment and Coordinator of the Inpatient Behavioral Consultation Program at UF Shands Children's Hospital. Dr. Lloveras is board-certified as a doctoral-level behavior analyst and manages day treatment cases in the Complex Behavior Support Program at Marcus Autism Center. Dr. Lloveras is also appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics Institute at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Her primary area of research is in assessment and treatment of behavior disorders.
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