Let's ACT on Parent Training: How to Incorporate ACT Into Parent Training matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Let's ACT on Parent Training: How to Incorporate ACT Into Parent Training, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Behavior analysts manage many components to effectively deliver ABA services for their learners, one component including parent training. Parent training is one of the most crucial components in the service delivery of a behavior intervention plan for effective long-term success, but often one of the most challenging components. Parents are juggling many tasks, such as caring for their child(ren), working to provide for their child(ren), managing multiple schedules, all while needing to take care of themselves. As parents are overwhelmed and having difficulty managing their tasks, they may fall short of implementing the behavior intervention plan. This can lead to increased frustration for Behavior Analysts when parents are not participating or following the plan. This presentation, Let's ACT on Parent Training: How to Incorporate ACT into Parent Training, is designed to help Behavior Analysts learn how to incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into parent training sessions and caregiver goals. ACT is a powerful tool in teaching others how to become more flexible and respond to thoughts and emotions instead of becoming stuck on them. The first part of the presentation will delve into a behavior-analytic approach to ACT, as we all experience many emotions and thoughts that can contribute to our behaviors. The second part will focus on creating ACT-based caregiver goals and how to utilize naturalistic teaching and modeling to incorporate ACT into caregiver training sessions. By incorporating ACT into parent training, we aim to foster positive connections between behavior analysts, caregivers, and learners, to decrease parent and behavior analysts stress, and create long-term, socially valid change for our learners.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
| COA | 2 | — |
Lindsay Lundquist is the owner of Blossom Behavioral Solutions, LLC. Lindsay is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed in North Carolina, and Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTS-I). Lindsay utilizes a holistic, trauma-informed approach to behavioral health using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles, alongside a behavior analytic approach to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Lindsay has been working in the field of ABA since 2016. She is passionate about helping others build a strong skill set to achieve their goals in a compassionate and neurodivergent-affirming manner. Lindsay is also the author of The Adventures of Willow series and creates Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) resources.
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