Speech & Language Pathology, Verbal Behavior, & Applied Behavior Analysis: Developing an Integrative Approach (bookmark as part of Collaboration Series) matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Speech & Language Pathology, Verbal Behavior, & Applied Behavior Analysis: Developing an Integrative Approach (bookmark as part of Collaboration Series), for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Behavior analysts and speech and language pathologists often work in the same settings and share clients. Professional experiences, training, and the environment shape our clinical practices. Speech and language pathologists' experiences and expertise are different from those of a behavior analyst. This panel will discuss scope and competence of both fields, discuss barriers to collaboration, how to overcome differences professionally, as well as how to integrate both fields for the benefit of the client.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Kara is the Director of Curriculum for Melmark, leading a large-scale project in collaboration across our multi-state divisions in the development of our organizational Lesson Plan Bank, Scope and Sequence, and Data Collection and Analysis. Previously, Kara held several senior level positions as Director of Education for Virginia Institute of Autism, State Director for Beacon Services in CT, Associate Director Dissemination Science for Autism Speaks, Assistant Director Princeton Child Development Institute. In these roles, she was instrumental in the implementation of ABA curriculum, scope and sequence, assessment, programming, training of professionals and parents, program/professional evaluations, Instructional Design, Direct Instruction, Acceptance and Commitment Training in addition to fiscal oversight and management. Kara received her Ph.D. from Utah State University in Disability Disciplines with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the Doctoral Level and a Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst in the state of Massachusetts. She received a Master’s in Education in moderate to severe disabilities. She has published numerous peer-review journals, been a guest editor, grant reviewer, grant recipient, as well as conducted professional presentation at state, national and international levels. In addition, Kara held adjunct faculty positions for various graduate programs in Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education. She provides BACBä supervision and ongoing mentorship. Her current interests focus on equity in access to care, continuity across the lifespan, organizational behavior management and quality of care.
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