Physiology and Function of Calming Strategies belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Physiology and Function of Calming Strategies, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Teaching self-calming strategies to reduce or prevent anxiety or problem behaviors is important in clinical practice. In this presentation, we discuss how calming strategies function to reduce physiological arousal caused by anxiety or engagement in problem behaviors. We tackle the differences between fears and anxiety, then define and describe what autonomic arousal is and how it affects the body when experiencing stress and anxiety. We dive into different types of calming strategies, how to practice them, how they work to decrease autonomic arousal and return the body to a calm state. The goal of this discussion is to better understand the processes of how different calming strategies function to reduce different components of autonomic arousal so practitioners can make informed choices in teaching individualized calming strategies to clients.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
Molly Hankla served children and families at FCI from 2016 through 2022. She began her career at FCI as Assistant Clinical Director, then as Director of Behavior Analysis Services, and finally as Director of Clinical Services.She obtained her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2013 and an M.A. in Psychology, with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis, from the University of the Pacific in 2016, studying under Carolynn Kohn and Matthew Normand.In her spare time, Ms. Hankla enjoys practicing yoga, traveling, hiking, and playing with her dog and cat.Specializations: School consultation, parent training, and skill acquisition. Her research interests include assessment and skill acquisition for novel behaviors and applications in underserved and under researched populations.
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