Democratizing Digital Behavior Change: The Power of CIAS belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinical documentation, payer communication, supervision records, and leadership review. In Democratizing Digital Behavior Change: The Power of CIAS, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan
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Join Free →Half of all deaths in the United States stem from behavioral causes, yet behavioral interventions remain underutilized due to significant financial, technical, and developmental barriers. The Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS) is an open-source, non-commercial platform that empowers researchers and practitioners to create sophisticated, HIPAA-compliant, behavior change interventions without requiring programming expertise or large budgets. CIAS simplifies the design and dissemination of interventions, offering interactive narrators in over 40 languages, instant translation, and multiple delivery methods (e.g., email, SMS, QR codes). Its collaborative features allow users to share, adapt, and build upon existing interventions, fostering innovation and efficiency. These capabilities align closely with the needs of behavior change work, enabling rapid development and deployment of evidence-based solutions for diverse populations, including underserved communities. This presentation will include real-world examples of behavioral health interventions using self-monitoring, tailored text messaging, behavioral activation and others.
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Lisa Todd works with a public health research group at Michigan State University. She holds an MS in clinical behavioral psychology, is a licensed attorney, and is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Political Science at Wayne State University. She is also a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Her interests include behavior analysis, disease prevention/management, med adherence, org systems, policy diffusion, and health/public health/mental health law and policy.
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