Improving Programming for Comprehensive ABA Treatment 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. 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 →One's ability to create Comprehensive ABA Treatment is an important skill worth continual improvement. It is one thing to know how to teach (utilizing the principles of ABA); it is another thing to know what to teach (including who to ask and where to find such information)! Individualized, high-quality programming requires behavioral practitioners to seek, take risks, and go beyond what may be known and comfortable to what is unknown and uncomfortable, all within a science-based, values-informed, systematic approach. Few resources are available to help in designing and implementing such programming. Based on a recent paper published in Behavior Analysis in Practice (LaMarca & LaMarca, 2024), this presentation identifies a consistent process to follow, critical actions to take, and helpful resources to use when developing comprehensive programming.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
My journey into ABA all started because I fell in love with a girl. Almost thirty years ago, I had a girlfriend at Purdue University named Jennifer Peters who convinced me to help her friend’s child who had recently been diagnosed with ASD. We both learned about this treatment based on applied behavior analysis which I found fascinating, but I was also on a path to teach religion...Yeah, my original background is Philosophy and Religious Education! However, after spending a few years teaching in high school, I continued to be drawn to helping children with autism (or is it autistic children? - one thing I love about this field is the ongoing reflection and change). I switched careers, and here I am today! I'm currently the Chief Clinical Processes Officer at the Applied Behavior Center for Autism which has 15 centers throughout Indiana. I also teach undergraduates at Ball State as an Instructor of Applied Behavior Analysis. Oh yeah, and that girl I fell in love with? In 1994, I asked her to marry me, and she said yes! She's also a BCBA (ok, actually, she was the first behavior analyst doing early intensive behavior intervention for children with autism in the state of Indiana…and still the best one!). She is the Chief Clinical Training Officer at the Applied Behavior Center for Autism, and teaches for Purdue University. Over the course of my career, I've helped guide programs in early intensive behavior intervention, life skills programs, and transitions to school. My research interests include encouraging individualized ABA programming to promote rapid progress and meaningful outcomes. I've also been active in the Indiana state chapter of ABAI since its inception, serving as president in 2014 (after a fierce contest against nobody) and later helped pass licensure of behavior analysts in Indiana. Jenn and I have 4 boys. One just graduated from college - after going to Maryville University on a full ride Esports scholarship as an analyst and coach for the online game League of Legends. Our second is currently in his sophomore year at Purdue University where he is learning to blow up rockets...and hopefully help get one to Mars one day. Our third and fourth are identical twins (surprise!) who are sophomores in high school and luckily are easy to tell apart because one of them was born with one arm (surprise again!). Like all of you, I find myself making choices about work and family and study and life, but I don’t believe in balance. I simply believe in living authentically.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
256 research articles with practitioner takeaways
239 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.