Residential settings serving individuals with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and complex behavioral profiles require behavioral support systems that function reliably under normal operating conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed, with unusual clarity, how fragile those systems can be when the baseline assumptions of routine operations — stable staffing, consistent client schedules, reliable family engagement, uninterrupted supervisory access — are suddenly removed.
Provider: CASP CEU Center
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Join Free →Best Outcomes in Residential Services during Crisis Events Original Air Date: January 12, 2021 (as part of the CASP 2021 UnCONVENTIONal Conference) CEU offered: 1.0 Learning CEU Webinar Duration: 1 hour CE Instructors: Helena Maguire, BCBA Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D Karen Lindgren John Randall, MPA, MEd, BCBA Jennifer Zarcone, PhD Abstract: p.p1 { margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000 } p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; min-height: 12.0px} Providing residential services under the shadow of a pandemic crisis never seen before by many applied behavior analytic organizations has been a challenge. The ability to provide the necessary leadership to maintain the health and safety of individuals served and staff requires the application of critical interpersonal skills, supervision skills, resource allocation, and integration of best practices. Maintaining service and organizational integrity is a challenge during any health-related crisis and response pivoting in congregate care settings is critical to effectively support the complexities of the human worker and their range of responses for pandemic events such as COVID-19. This session will cover the following objectives: Participants will identify best practices in promoting clinical and educational integrity in residential settings during crisis/pandemic management Participants will discuss effective models of workforce communication, supervision, and motivation strategies for successful management during crisis events Participants will discuss how to offer enriched activities/routines in residential settings amidst community activity closures. Participants will discuss successful practices in ensuring the health and safety of staff and individuals served
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 1 | Supervision |
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