Trauma Series Part 1: What is Trauma and Why Should Behavior Analysts Care. becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside clinical documentation, payer communication, supervision records, and leadership review.
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Join Free →Individuals with intellectual or developmental disability are at least three times more likely than the general population to experience adverse life events including abuse and neglect. Those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other disorders affecting communication are at particular risk. According to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB, 2020), over 70% of behavior analysts work primarily with individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities. This presentation will discuss various definitions of trauma and trauma-informed care both from a behavior analytic perspective as well as outside of behavior analysis. Ethics and research associated with trauma-informed behavior analysis will be discussed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
| COA | 0 | — |
Gabi Morgan, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in applied behavior analysis at Bay Path University and a member of the board of Massachusetts Applied Behavior Analysis (MassABA) regional organization. She received her doctorate in ABA from Endicott College where her research focused on training teachers to use time-based schedules to prevent escalation of challenging behavior in preschoolers with documented backgrounds of adverse experiences. Over the last 25 years she has sought to expand her knowledge and practice of ABA in her work with children of all ages and skill levels, their families, and in the training of others in ABA. Her research interests include exploring how ABA can help improve outcomes for children whose behavior has been shaped through adverse experiences and training behavior analysts and teachers to employ conceptually systematic and trauma-informed behavior analytic approaches.
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280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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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.