What is Sleep. How Behavior Analysts Can Help belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Your Behaviour Gal
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Join Free →This presentation is one of the first segments that will introduce the foundational and essential sleep information that Behavior Analysts need to start building their competency in addressing sleep problems with children, teens and/or adults. Information in this presentation is based on both a neurotypical and neurodivergent lens and will be invaluable for any practitioner with clients who are struggling with sleep. In this presentation I provide you with a breadth of knowledge I have gathered over the last four years specializing in sleep, researching and learning about sleep and direct client support. In previous presentations I would gloss over this material, however, in recent cases I have realized that there needs to be a comprehensive understanding of the science of sleep and how medical and physiological processes may be impacting the quality of the sleep plans being provided. As Behavior Analysts it is essential to recognize our scope of practice, and our ethical responsibility to rule out potential medical problems. When working with sleep deprived individuals it is key to to ask the right questions, make the correct associations and guide the treatment plan collaboratively and efficiently. This presentation will refine your assessment practices, help you recognize clear signs and provide you with rationale to help educate and whole-heartedly support your clients to a better night's rest. Learning Objectives: 1. The attendees will learn the science of sleep, and how setting events can impact the ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. 2. The attendees will learn possible medical conditions that will need to be ruled out and where the scope of practice may become limited and how to refer out. 3. The attendees will learn how to conceptualize sleep through a behavior analytic framework, specifically around navigating and managing setting events to support healthy sleep.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Nicole Shallow, M.Ed., BCBA® is the Clinical Director and Founder of Your Behaviour Gal Consulting Inc., a behaviour consulting clinic in British Columbia providing collaborative and inclusive virtual and in-home support for families and their children. She is also the creator of the Sleep Competency Certification Program, where she mentors and trains behaviour analysts to deliver sleep support through a compassionate, neuroaffirming, and evidence-based lens. A board-certified behaviour analyst with a master’s in special education, Nicole specializes in supporting the neurodivergent community, with a focus on autism, ADHD, and anxiety. Her passion for this work is both professional and personal. Having experienced her own sleep challenges growing up, and now as a mother herself, she brings a deep sense of empathy and lived understanding to every family she supports. Nicole’s work blends science, compassion, and real-life experience, empowering families and professionals to find clarity, confidence, and sustainable strategies for better sleep and well-being
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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.