Trauma-assumed applied behavior analysis represents a fundamental reconceptualization of how behavior analysts approach service delivery for autistic individuals and those with intellectual disabilities. Unlike trauma-informed care, which asks whether trauma has occurred and adjusts practices accordingly, trauma-assumed practice operates from the premise that trauma exposure is probable for the populations served and that all practices should be designed to prevent further traumatization regardless of whether a specific trauma history has been documented.
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Join Free →A contemporary and trauma-assumed version of applied behavior analysis for consideration when working with autistic persons or those with intellectual disabilities, especially when problem behavior is probable, will be described. The values at the forefront of this compassionate ABA approach will be explained along with their implications for how to respond to both mild and severe forms of problem behavior. A brief review of the direct effects of the approach will be followed by program level evaluations of the secondary effects of the approach. The reliable and sensitive system for monitoring the behavioral health of persons experiencing this model of care will be detailed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| QABA | 1 | General |
| IBAO | 1 | Ethics |
| BICC | 0 | — |
Dr. Hanley has been applying the principles of learning to improve socially important behaviors of children and adults with and without disabilities for 35 years. He initially worked in direct care and residential manager roles (90-94), then trained at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (94-97), earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida (2001), was tenured at the University of Kansas (2006), and directed the Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program and Life Skills Clinic at Western New England University (2007-2019). Dr. Hanley has published over 100 book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals in areas such as the assessment, treatment, and prevention of problem behavior, skill development, and evidence-based values. Dr. Hanley is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Div. 25) and of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), past Associate Editor of The Behavior Analyst, and past Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and of Behavior Analysis in Practice. Since 2019, he has served as a Research Professor at WNEU, and CEO of FTF Behavioral, an international training and consulting group based in Worcester Massachusetts.
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