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Behavior Analysis in Child Welfare: An Innovative Approach to Restoring Parental Protective Capacities and Decreasing Risk Factors for Child Abuse and Maltreatment and Recidivism Rates for Re-Abuse |
Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
9:00 AM–9:25 AM |
Meeting Level 1; Room 156B |
Area: CSS |
Instruction Level: Intermediate |
Chair: Karin Torsiello (Behavior Basics, Incorporated) |
CE Instructor: Paula Antonelli, M.S. |
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Behavior Analysis in Child Welfare: An Innovative Approach to Restoring Parental Protective Capacities and Decreasing Risk Factors for Child Abuse and Maltreatment and Recidivism Rates for Re-Abuse |
Domain: Service Delivery |
KARIN TORSIELLO (Behavior Basics, Incorporated), PAULA Antonelli (Behavior Basics, Inc) |
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Abstract: An exploration of the application of ABA based intensive parent education programs in the child welfare population. This talk will encompass a review of outcome data in child welfare program developed and managed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts, revealing socially significant impacts to child abuse recidivism rates in Florida. A review of the program history, development, curriculum and methodology will be presented. A call to action and road map for replication of the project in other states will be presented as well. |
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Target Audience: ABA practitioners with a BCBA or BCaBA certification, who are actively practicing in the applied setting. |
Learning Objectives: 1. How ABA can have widespread impact on the child welfare system of care; 2. Identify Parental Competencies, how to teach and measure; 3. Become familiar with the identified outcome measures, why they were chosen and how to present the data; 4. Learn about the proactive parenting and positive discipline techniques that make up this program; 5. Review outcome data from the first 8 years of program implementation in Florida |
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