Self-injurious behavior: What to expect from assessment, treatment, and a multidisciplinary team approach is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In Self-injurious behavior: What to expect from assessment, treatment, and a multidisciplinary team approach, for this course, the practical stakes show up in safe, humane intervention that respects health variables and daily-life feasibility, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Self-injury continues to be one of the most complex and difficult to treat behavioral issues for those with Profound Autism. This session will provide attendees with a overview of the assessment and treatment process for individuals with complex behavioral needs who present with self-injury. Part 1 will focus on what to expect during the initial assessment, emphasizing safety protocols, stakeholder involvement, identifying underlying behavioral functions, and co-occurring psychiatric concerns. Part 2 will delve into treatment planning, including the use of protective measures, development of function-based interventions, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. A moderated Q&A session will follow, allowing for discussion and clarification of key points.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| NASW | 1 | — |
| PSY | 1 | — |
Dr. Hagopian is a clinical psychologist and behavior analyst. He is the Program Director of theNeurobehavioral Programs at Kennedy Krieger, which includes outpatient and inpatient programsdesigned to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living with severechallenging behavior. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine and Co-Director of the Behavioral Phenotyping Core of the Intellectual DisabilitiesResearch Center of Kennedy Krieger. Dr. Hagopian’s clinical and research focus is on understandingand treating severe challenging behavior among individuals with intellectual and developmentaldisabilities. He has published articles in 38 different peer-reviewed behavioral and medical journalsand has been awarded several research grants from the National Institutes of Health over the past20 years. He is also involved in advocacy efforts to support those living with severe challengingbehavior through consultation with professional and advocacy organizations, clinical programs inthe U.S. and abroad, as well as state and federal governmental agencies.
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280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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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.