The Constructional Approach, Nonlinear Contingency Analysis, Assent, and Applications belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In The Constructional Approach, Nonlinear Contingency Analysis, Assent, 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 →The awareness of applied behavior analysts of the Constructional Approach (CA) and Nonlinear Contingency Analysis (NCA) is on the rise, and so is their interest in the topic of assent. This symposium aims to first introduce the CA and describe what it means to be a constructional behavior analyst. Next, through the application of NCA and a concept analysis, assent, consent, and compulsion will be defined. Genuine and apparent assent and consent will be delineated through an analysis of degrees of freedom. Following this introduction, the next presentation in the symposium will share recent data from an experiment aimed at teaching behavioral practitioners how to identify assent, consent, and compulsion. Finally, in the final presentation, a case example of applying the CA and NCA to severe challenging behavior will be shared. Discussion will follow on future potential as well as challenges in applying these procedures to severe cases and how to creatively program constructionally and ethically.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
| COA | 1.5 | — |
Awab Abdel-Jalil, MS, BCBA, is the Associate Vice President of Applied Research at Upstate Caring Partners and a PhD candidate at Endicott College under the mentorship of Dr. T. V. Joe Layng. He began studying behavior analysis as an undergraduate at the University of North Texas and went on to complete his master’s thesis under the guidance of Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz. Awab is a coauthor of Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice and has published on topics including assent, exposure therapies for medical procedures, and the nonlinear constructional approach. He has presented more than 50 symposia, workshops, and papers at major behavioral science and psychology conferences, with expertise spanning nonlinear contingency analysis, the constructional approach, assent, emotions, problem solving, and exposure therapy. He also currently serves as an adjunct instructor in Endicott College’s ABA master’s program and is a Distinguished Scholar at the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
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239 research articles with practitioner takeaways
239 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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