Practical Functional Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior
[ 2-Day Workshop ]
Through lecture and interactive discussion, attendees will be introduced to the latest iteration of the practical functional assessment process (PFA) that allows for the development of skill-based treatments (SBTs) capable of producing socially valid outcomes. An effective and parent-validated treatment process for problem behavior will be described, with an emphasis on the generally applicable process for teaching contextually appropriate behavior following the shaping of a communication and toleration repertoire. The relevance of an “enhanced choice” model for minimizing risks and expanding practitioner’s scope of practice will then be reviewed. The logistics of implementing the assessment and treatment processes under various practice constraints and resources will be discussed.
Additional capacity-building opportunities will be provided throughout the two days during small-group activity opportunities. Attendees will have the opportunity to extract synthesized reinforcement contingencies from interviews, design safe, fast, and effective functional analyses from the interviews, and design skill-based treatments informed by the results of the practical functional assessment process. Attendees will also be provided with implementation support materials that will include:
(a) information for caregivers and administrators on the importance and applicability of the PFA and SBT process,
(b) samples of completed PFA and SBT workbooks and datasheets as well as blank copies,
(c) samples of PFA and SBT completed in-progress and final reports with suggested IEP goals as well as blank templates, and
(d) excel graph templates for the assessment and treatment analysis results.
Schedule
TBD for early 2021
Speaker
Dr. Greg Hanley
Dr. Hanley has been applying the principles of learning to improve socially important behaviors of children and adults with and without disabilities just under 30 years. He worked and trained at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, was degreed at the University of Florida, was tenured at the University of Kansas, and directed the Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program and Life Skills Clinic at Western New England University (WNEU).
Dr. Hanley has published over 100 book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals in areas such as the assessment and prevention of problem behavior, teaching tactics for young children, and evidence-based values. Dr. Hanley is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Div. 25), past Associate Editor of The Behavior Analyst, and past Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and of Behavior Analysis in Practice.
He currently serves as a Research Professor at WNEU, an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and CEO of FTF Behavioral, an international training and consulting group based in Worcester Massachusetts. This group of researcher-practitioners supports professionals attempting to create meaningful outcomes with practical functional assessment processes and skill-based treatments for addressing emerging and severe problem behavior, intractable stereotypy, food selectivity and mealtime problem behavior, and sleep problems.
Workshop: The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
9401 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77074
14 BACB CEs!
In order to get CEs, participants will be required to sign in and out each morning, when returning from lunch, and prior to leaving at the end of the day.
Breakfast and lunch provided on both days.
Registration
Registration is only available for both days. Email us at abanetworking@gmail.com or use the Contact Form if you have any questions.