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- Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention welcomes Dr. Lisa Britton, BCBA-D, for an online webinar on using behavior skills training in remote supervision.
Abstract:
Behavior analysts who practice in school settings often participate in FBAs (Functional Behavior Assessments). While knowledge about best practices varies widely with FBAs, most school staff do not know what FAs (Functional Analyses) are, how they differ from FBAs, why we might use them and how to conduct them. While FBAs remain the most common tool in our arsenal, there are times when an FA is ethically necessary and appropriate. BCBAs may wonder how they can do this safely and ethically in a school setting.
FAs in school settings can be done, and school staff can learn to conduct them with your oversight and collaboration. In this training, we will explore the differences between FBAs and FAs, how FBAs are used and/or misused in the school setting, when an FA should be done, and how to do one safely in the school setting.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Vanessa Tucker, BCBA-D, is a board certified behavior analyst (doctoral level) who practices privately with a focus on providing program supports, interventions, mentoring and evaluations in school settings. She is also an Associate Professor of Special Education at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, WA. She has been teaching and/or coordinating special education programs for 25 years, and has been in the field of ABA for 10. Her primary areas of interest are the application of ABA in the school setting and behavior interventions for students with complex support needs.
Vanessa got her general and special education certification in 1995 from Western Washington University. She obtained her Masters in Low Incidence Disabilities in 2002 from the University of Washington and her Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism from the University of Washington in 2009. She has worked as a special education teacher, program coordinator and consultant.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will differentiate between functional behavior assessments and functional analyses, and discover ways to explain the difference to school staff, families and administrators,
- Participants will explore the legal requirements for FBAs in the school setting and explore best practices for conducting them with school teams,
- Participants will discuss reasons for considering conducting FAs in the school setting, including ethical and consent considerations,
- Participants will explore strategies for partnering with school staff to complete FAs in the school setting as well as coaching to interpret the data.
CEU’s included, and Cost to Attend:
- 1 Ethics BACB CEU
- 1 Learning BACB CEU
$39.99 (CEU’s included in price)- $36.00 – Early Registration Discount
For questions, challenges with registration, or any other needed information, please contact Dusty, Director of Continuing Education and ACE Coordinator for CBPI, LLC, at continuingeducation@connections-behavior.com.
Connections Behavior Planning & Intervention, LLC, is a BACB-Approved ACE Provider (Provider # OP-17-2781). The BACB does not directly sponsor or endorse this event, its speakers, or its content.
