English - Evaluating severe problem behavior in an interdisciplinary manner between ABA and psychiatry becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Evaluating severe problem behavior in an interdisciplinary manner between (English), for this course, the practical stakes show up in safe, humane intervention that respects health variables and daily-life feasibility, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Objectives: to present the significant health, social, and educational challenges faced by youth with Level III autism in psychiatry care using interdisciplinary approach. Methods: Review of current literature regarding psychiatric and behavioral disturbance in treatment of challenging behaviors autism and intellectual disability combined with direct clinical experience in a unique neurobehavioral inpatient-to-outpatient care continuum. Results: The DSM5 classifies autism spectrum disorders as aspectrum and further has specifiers that describe severity, yet there is no such requirement for that qualifier when determining treatment options, access or allocation of services. Psychopharmacological trials are focused on diagnosis of ASD without consideration of severity of clinical presentation nor access to standard treatment interventions. As part of outpatient clinical continuum the coordination between both, psychiatrist and the behavioral specialist is paramount to success for treatment in the community. This success should include physical health, behavioral challenges, education and transition to adult life. Conclusions: Individuals with Autistic Disorder with Language and Intellectual Impairment level III, who present with challenging behaviors, require not only a team approach to be successful in the community, school and access to preventative health care, but also might suggest that a level designation might facilitate resource allocation for daily life support during school years and transition planning. Instructional Level: Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation Audience will learn of interdisciplinary collaboration between psychology and psychiatry. Audience will learn about interventions on severe autism (level III) as part of ID model Audience will learn about outpatient management of severe autism (level III)
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
AboutDr. Patricia Kurtz is the director of neurobehavioral outpatient services in Kennedy Krieger Institute's Department of Behavioral Psychology. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.EducationDr. Kurtz received her doctoral degree in psychology from the Claremont Graduate School in 1991. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral psychology and pediatrics at Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In additional to her current appointments at Kennedy Krieger and Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kurtz has an adjunct appointment in psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Kurtz is a licensed psychologist in the state of Maryland. She is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis and the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis.ResearchDr. Kurtz’s research has focused on the assessment and treatment of self-injurious behavior, aggression and other severe behavior problems exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities. This includes the development of intensive behavioral treatment approaches for problem behavior, as well as evaluation of generalization of treatment effects and long-term outcome following inpatient or outpatient treatment.Dr. Kurtz’s primary research interest is the emergence of self-injurious behavior in infants and children. Current studies focus on identification of risk factors associated with the onset and persistence of self-injurious behavior in young children, provision of early behavioral treatment for self-injury, development of early intervention and prevention models for severe behavior disorders and development of education and training programs for parents and professionals.
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