Burnout, disengagement, and high turnover are endemic problems in human services — and the field of applied behavior analysis is not immune. BCBAs, BCaBAs, and RBTs operate in emotionally demanding environments where the reinforcers for professional behavior are often delayed, intermittent, or socially mediated in complex ways.
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Join Free →This webinar will discuss how human service practitioners can achieve and maintain self-motivation to be professionally productive and experience enjoyment on the job during the best and worst of times. Self-motivation will be presented in terms of practitioners actively using strategies developed through research and application in behavior analysis and therapy to promote their work productivity and enjoyment. Examples of self-motivation strategies to be discussed include goal setting, self-recording, self-reinforcement, and specific ways to promote enjoyment during unpleasant work situations (e.g., when working with unrealistic caseloads or working for a problematic supervisor).
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Dennis Reid has over 45 years of experience as a clinician and supervisor in educational, residential, and community support settings for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism, and has consulted with human service agencies in the majority of states of the United States as well as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has published over 140 refereed journal articles and book chapters focusing on applied behavior analysis and authored or co-authored 15 books. In 2007 he was awarded Fellowship status in the Association for Behavior Analysis International and in 2006 received the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities International Research Award. Dennis is the founder and current director of the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center in Morganton, North Carolina.
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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.