Serving People with Profound Autism becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Serving People with Profound Autism, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Council of Autism Service Providers
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →There has been a great deal of discussion and advocacy related to profound autism over the lasts few years. Understanding who is actually represented by the term and how and why you should consider serving this population is an important next step. Providers can be disuaded due to concerns around intensity, safety, and appropriate reimbursement. This presentation will address those concerns head-on, highlighting existing solutions and providing a forum for solutions-based collaboration moving forward.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| APA | 0 | — |
| COA | 1 | — |
Ellen Rhoads is a Board Certified and Licensed Behavior Analyst. She received her Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Auburn University. She then moved to Texas to work for Texana Center in 2005. While at Texana, she worked as a BCBA training teachers on the principles and application of ABA, a clinical team supervisor, and as the Senior Manager. After starting a family, Ellen and her family moved to northwest Arkansas. Ellen still works for Texana Center as the Specialized Services Project Manager. Ellen serves as the President of the TxABA Public Policy Group as well as the chair for the Insurance Task Force for the PPG. She also serves as the chair of the CASP Profound Autism SIG.
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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.