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| Behavior Analysts Do That? Using ABA to Address Relationship Issues in Couples, Colleagues, and Collaborators |
| Monday, May 28, 2018 |
| 3:00 PM–3:50 PM |
| Manchester Grand Hyatt, Coronado Ballroom DE |
| Area: CBM |
| Instruction Level: Basic |
| Chair: Steven Merahn (Centria Healthcare, Child Insights, LLC) |
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| Yes We Can! Using ABA to Treat Couples |
| Domain: Service Delivery |
| SHARON ESTILL OLDER (Adapt Behavioral Services) |
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| Abstract: When working in a client's home, we often observe parents whose negative relationship has a damaging effect on our client. Most behavior analysts would refer them for couples counseling by a mental health professional, since couples therapy is considered "outside the scope" of ABA. What that couple needs is to change their patterns of behavior toward each other, which is what ABA does. This presentation will explain a structured approach to creating improved relationships through ABA-based motivation and behavior-change strategies with "typical" adults. |
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ABA in the Healthcare Ecosystem: Relationships With the Pediatric Community |
| Domain: Service Delivery |
| STEVEN MERAHN (Centria Autism Services), James Macon (Centria Healthcare) |
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| Abstract: Applied Behavior Analysis is a discipline that has evolved a professional identity independent from the primary communities where it is practiced: Healthcare and Education. In these communities of practice, the primary association with ABA in is in the context of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but there is little understanding of the underlying principles of ABA, ABA as differentiated from other non-medical therapies for ASD, nor the full scope of potential indications for ABA in those communities. This paper explores the cultural, disciplinary, regulatory, research and sustainability challenges that behavior analysis faces in its professional lifecycle, with particular focus on the interface between behavior analysis and pediatrics. The paper will integrate pediatric, educational, and behavior analytic literature with real-world examples to illustrate the potential challenges to integrated care, and make specific programmatic and policy recommendations to improve the understanding of the value of ABA in the evolution of the healthcare and educational systems in the United States. |
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