Inside Behavior Analysis: Lorri Unumb matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in clinical documentation, payer communication, supervision records, and leadership review. In Lorri Unumb, 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 Florida Association of Behavior Analysis
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Join Free →Lorri Unumb is an internationally renowned autism advocate, the CEO of The Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) A longtime volunteer for autism causes, Lorri went on to write ground-breaking autism insurance legislation for South Carolina ("Ryan's Law") that passed in 2007 and served as the catalyst for the national movement toward autism insurance reform. Inside Behavior Analysis will explore the motivations behind her advocacy, including her son, Ryan's diagnosis, her advice to parents and practitioners as to how to get/remain involved in fighting for services, and her thoughts about what is next in the ongoing move toward autism acceptance.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
A past president of FABA (2019) Andrew has long enjoyed writing and is a coauthor of the book QUICK Responses for Reducing Misbehavior and Suspensions: A Behavioral Toolbox for Classroom and School Leaders and the sole author of The Lives of the Silent: Quiet Stories of Courage and Connection. He consults and speaks nationally and internationally, and he continues to pursue research with his colleagues at Florida Institute of Technology where he serves as the Director of Experiential Training. An avid surfer, paddleboarder, and bodysurfer, Andrew enjoys hiking, being in or on the water, as well as playing and watching several sports. Andrew has 2 sons, Preston and Kooper. He enjoys reading, movies, and walking the beach to see and photograph sunrises with his French bulldog, Poppy.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
239 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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