How ABA Continues Toward Compassionate Care: Examples from The Field is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In How ABA Continues Toward Compassionate Care, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Applied Behavior Analysts have become increasingly interested in making shifts in their practice to align with the concept of compassionate care. "Compassionate care" has had numerous definitions and interpretations over the years and across healthcare, many difficult to specify or measure. In 2023, Werntz et al. Behavior Analysis in Practice described compassionate acts as being defined by their effects, specifically the increase of free choice available as the result of aversive/coercive circumstances having been removed. In this presentation, leadership from Arizona Autism United will present examples of applying this functional definition to create a framework for compassionate care, that includes assent-based practices, neurodiversity-affirming support, and an emphasis on quality of life.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
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| COA | 1 | — |
Carey Beranek is a Licensed and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and organizational leader with more than 25 years of clinical experience in autism services, including 15 years in executive and program leadership. As Vice President of Children & Youth Services at Arizona Autism United, she oversees an integrated array of programs including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech and Language Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Carey is guided by a commitment to effective, family‑centered, interdisciplinary care. She leads strategic program development, quality improvement initiatives, and outcome measure development, ensuring that services remain both evidence‑based and accessible for the families served.A respected leader and advocate in Arizona’s autism community, Carey is the Past President of the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis and has contributed to statewide policy and systems‑level advancements for ABA services. She is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences on compassionate care, outcomes measurement, and the future of autism services. Carey’s career is anchored in elevating the standard of care for autistic individuals and building strong, collaborative systems that improve quality of life for families and providers alike.
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