A behavior intervention plan may be technically flawless on paper and still fail spectacularly in practice. The reason is often not a flaw in the behavioral principles themselves but a mismatch between the intervention and the environment in which it must be carried out.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via LSGurdin Consulting, LLC
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →Many behavioral programs do not lead to desired outcomes because the programs do not fit the environment. This happens most often when team members do not engage in a collaborative process that includes an analysis of environmental variables that are integral to a program's success. Contextual fit is the extent to which an intervention matches the setting. When programs have high contextual fit, there is greater treatment fidelity and, as a result, improved student outcomes. In this workshop, we will define contextual fit, discuss its importance, and delineate ways to assess and facilitate fit when designing or participating in behavioral programming.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
| COA | 1.5 | — |
For over 25 years, Ms. Gurdin has been working with students, families, and school-based professionals with students from preschool to age 22 with a range of special needs and complex profiles. She is founder of LSGurdin Consulting, LLC, where she provides consultation, student evaluations, parent consultation, professional development, and recruitment support to school districts across Massachusetts. She works collaboratively with parents and school professionals to facilitate integrated support across settings and maximize behavior change and skill development. Ms. Gurdin also provides parent coaching to help parents implement behavioral strategies to improve behavior, encourage independence, and build stronger family relationships. In addition, she offers cutting-edge live and on-demand continuing education events to behavior analysts. Ms. Gurdin is a Part-Time Lecturer in the Master's in ABA program and College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University. Ms. Gurdin is also on the board of MassABA. When she is not working, she is spending time with her husband, three children (ages 21, 20, and 15) and two dogs.
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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.