Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Addressing Interfering Behavior is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Addressing Interfering Behavior, 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 →"Compassionate" applied behavior analysis (ABA) has been a trending narrative in various social media and in the literature. But is "compassion" a construct or a label to describe precise behavior analytic procedures? Interfering behaviors are prevalent among the learners we work with. Understanding why they occur before treating them is compassionate.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Celia Heyman is a doctoral level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D). Her research interests include addressing interfering behaviors, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Equivalence-Based Instruction (EBI), and Relational Frame Theory (RFT). Celia is a lead consultant at FTF Behavioral Consulting where she consults with schools and clinics on the implementation of the Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment. Celia is also a core faculty at Capella University’s graduate Applied Behavior Analysis program. Celia was a guest editor on the special issue covering compassion for the Behavior Analysis in Practice. Her published work includes Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts: A Practical Guide for Practitioners and Clinicians, Lifespan Treatments for Autistic Individuals, and the MOTAS-EL (Meaningful Outcomes Treatment & Assessment Scale - Early Learners.) Celia currently serves on the Development Committee of the B.F. Skinner Foundation and is the Student Activities Chairperson for the World Behavior Analysis Day Alliance. Pervading all her activities is a passion for disseminating more ethical, compassionate, and effective treatment based on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis. In her spare time, Celia enjoys championing and supporting aspiring behavior analysts and has culminated a Facebook community group (ABA Study Group), making up of over 60,000 members worldwide.
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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.