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General CEU: Interactions Between Medicines and Behavior: More Lessons from Our Basic Bestie

Interactions Between Medicines and Behavior: More Lessons from Our Basic Bestie matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Interactions Between Medicines and Behavior: More Lessons from Our Basic Bestie, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: BehaviorLive — via Verbal Beginnings

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Course Description

Dr. Sarah C. Mead Jasperse, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral, and Dr. Vanessa Minervini, a behavioral pharmacology researcher and everyone's favorite Basic Bestie, are back together to continue the conversation that was begun in "Why Every Applied Behavior Analyst Needs a Basic Bestie" at the DisruptABA conference. In this dynamic session, Sarah and Vanessa will talk about what every applied behavior analyst working in a clinical setting should know about the interactions between medicines and behavior. This will include a discussion about what behavioral pharmacology is, how drug effects on behavior are evaluated in the basic laboratory, what implications the basic laboratory results may have for clinical practice, and how applied behavior analysts can incorporate behavioral pharmacology awareness in their work with clients. If you've ever wondered about what effects prescription or non-prescription medications might be having on behavior, this session is for you! No prior experience with behavioral pharmacology is necessary; we'll start from the beginning and laugh and learn together!

What You'll Learn

  1. Define the field of behavioral pharmacology and describe the links between behavioral pharmacology and the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior.
  2. Interpret graphed data from behavioral pharmacology research and identify the effects of drugs on behaviors as well as variables that may diminish or amplify the behavioral effects.
  3. Explain the implications of behavioral pharmacology on clinical applied behavior analysis practice, including during the use of reinforcement procedures to strengthen or weaken behavior and interventions based on motivating opera.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification BodyCreditsType
BACB® 2 General
COA 2

About the Instructor

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Sarah Mead Jasperse
PhD, BCBA-D

Dr. Sarah C. Mead Jasperse is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with experience applying the science of behavior in a variety of contexts (e.g., severe behavior programs, staff training) and with a range of populations (e.g., young children, individuals with autism spectrum disorder) and behaviors (e.g., functional skills, severe and dangerous challenging behavior). Dr. Mead Jasperse has experience working clinically and as a faculty member in both the USA and UAE.

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Clinical Disclaimer

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.

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