Treating Challenging Behavior with EEEs belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Treating Challenging Behavior with EEEs, 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 →Decades of research on interventions that target functional classes of challenging behavior have demonstrated the utility of conceptualizing challenging behavior as being part of functional response classes. Although countless clinical innovations have been derived from research on functional interventions, most articles on that topic focus on isolated components of treatment rather than the entire process. As a result, the terminal goals of functional treatment are at risk of being overlooked and misunderstood. The purpose of this presentation is to describe a conceptual framework designed to orient clinicians and researchers to the goals of the primary phases of the functional treatment process. The phases included in this model consist of expanding the functional response class, elevating specific behaviors within the functional response class, and eliminating the functional response class. Collectively, the three phases of this conceptual framework can be described as the EEEs of treating challenging behavior.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Cody Morris is an Associate Professor, Graduate Programs Director of Behavior Analysis, and Chair of the Office of Research Integrity at Salve Regina University. The overarching goal of Cody’s research and clinical focus is improving the practice of behavior analysis. This involves several topics, including client involvement in therapeutic decisions, assessment and treatment strategies for challenging behavior, and organizational practices. Cody has published works in prominent behavior analytic journals, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. He has served as a reviewer for multiple behavior analytic journals and a Guest Associate Editor for Perspectives on Behavior Science and Behavior Analysis in Practice. Currently, Cody currently serves as an Editorial Board Member for Behavior Analysis in Practice, the Director of the Executive Board for the Rhode Island Association for Behavior Analysis, and the Host of All Things Behavior.
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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.