Artificial intelligence has rapidly moved from a futuristic concept to a present-day reality in healthcare and human services. For behavior analysts delivering applied behavior analysis services, AI tools offer substantial potential to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burden, and enhance certain aspects of clinical decision-making.
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Join Free →Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already made a notable impact on the world we live in today. There are many ways to access the benefits of AI for free which can drastically improve work related efficiencies. It's critical that behavior analysts delivering applied behavior analysis (ABA) services understand how to ethically safeguard any use of AI within their practice. ABA providers should be aware of the different ways AI can affect delivering services, developing work products, and achieving treatment outcomes. AI may save ABA providers an abundance of time, allowing them to focus on providing high quality clinical services. However, heavy reliance on the automation of case supervision result in generic analysis that lack the context of the individual patient variables and could cause provider skill sets to atrophy. This panel will discuss the various ways AI is being used within the field of ABA, benefits and risks, and ethical considerations for today's provider.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
Rebecca has been privileged to serve adults and children using applied behavior analysis (ABA) in settings such as facility-based care, group homes, day centers, clinics, and family homes both across the United States and overseas. In addition to her clinical experience, Rebecca is passionate about ABA service delivery aligning with generally accepted standards of care. With an expertise in applying health care documentation requirements and systems of compliance, she served as the lead author of a chapter on organizational documentation guidelines for ABA services.Rebecca is co-chair of the Documentation Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP), a co-leader for the AI/ML Workgroup, an appointed Subject Matter Expert for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). Rebecca also has extensive experience with public policy work. Not only is she an experienced presenter at national conferences, she has also won national awards for her role as an advocate and work to support ABA organizations in delivering quality services. Rebecca formed RAW Consulting Solutions as a way to provide education and consultation services to ABA organizations, professionals, and providers of ABA services. Whatever the role, her ultimate goal is to make a significant impact through effective and efficient services utilizing the science of behavior analysis.
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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.