Screening and Intervening: Obtaining and Maintaining High Quality Behavior Technicians matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Obtaining and Maintaining High Quality Behavior Technicians, 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 →Abstract: Behavior Technicians (BT) are in high demand from organizations providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Staff shortages can result in inconsistencies and negatively affect the quality of services provided. Organizations are in need of evidence-based interventions that can positively impact the screening of qualified candidates and mitigate turnover. This symposium will review one intervention on accuracy of screening successful candidates, and two interventions that decrease turnover of BTs. One turnover intervention is providing guaranteed hours of pay as a benefit to part and full-time BTs. The other intervention reducing turnover is a peer mentor program for newly hired BTs.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Daisy earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1993. She went on to pursue graduate degrees in Special Education (MEd, Slippery Rock University, 1998), Applied Behavior Analysis (EdS, Simmons College, 2007), and Psychology, Behavior Analysis Specialization (PhD, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2019). Dr. Daisy has worked in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1998 as a special education teacher, student services coordinator, educational and behavioral consultant, college professor, multi-tiered systems of support regional coordinator, and crisis prevention clinical director. Dr. Daisy has presented at numerous professional conferences throughout the United States and Canada, along with extensive experience providing system-level trainings. Dr. Daisy specializes in providing compassionate, comprehensive, and individualized support and training to assist people of all ages and abilities in achieving well-being through the application of applied behavior analysis within the lens of positive psychology.
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