Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention welcomes Emily Varon, BCBA, for a webinar on ABA approaches to sleep interventions.
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Abstract:
This Continuing Education event aims to equip BCBAs with the tools necessary to create meaningful and age-appropriate sleep goals with families, design ethical and effective sleep programs that will not stimulate challenging behaviors, and promote sustainable systems that will continue to be effective when sleep is compromised in the future.
With as many as 50% of children experiencing sleep problems at some point during childhood (Center for Disease Control, 2022) and up to 80% of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder experiencing sleep problems (e.g., Furfaro, 2020 and Reynolds, 2019), many Board Certified Behavior Analysts find themselves treating behavioral sleep problems within the scope of Applied Behavior Analysis programming. However, Behavior Analysts do not receive training in the variables impacting healthy sleep such as average sleep needs by age, setting events which delay sleep onset and manipulate the reinforcing value of sleep, or sleep dependencies which contribute to pervasive night awakenings. In the absence of formal training on sleep, sleep-related variables, and comprehensive sleep plan development during behavior analytical coursework, program barriers may arise.
This event will provide critical context BCBAs will need to consider (backed by peer reviewed, proven sleep research) to inform the sleep interventions they are proposing, prior to developing any sleep plans.
About the Presenter:
Emily Varon, BCBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a dedicated focus on sleep-related behaviors. She has worked in the field of behavior analysis since 2000 and has devoted her practice to improving the sleep habits of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder since 2010.
As owner and founder of Ready Set Sleep, LLC, Emily provides continuing education to other BCBAs. Her work focuses on addressing the complicated issue of pervasive sleep problems and supporting clinicians in developing appropriate and ethical behavior plans to improve sleep quality for stakeholders.
By combining the science of behavior analysis with the science of sleep, Emily has curated our field’s first sleep certification program, The Sleep Collective, designed specifically for BCBAs to become fluent in the assessment and treatment of problematic sleep at any age.
Emily resides in Irvine, California with her husband and two teens. Improving the quality of life for persons with Autism, and their families, has been a passion of hers for over 20 years.
Learning Objectives:
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Identify your scope of competence when programming for sleep changes
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Classify contextually relevant variables impacting the reinforcing value of sleep
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Design a comprehensive sleep plan that considers age, development, behavior profiles, family culture, and achievable goals
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Understand common barriers to implementation and learn strategies for working within these barriers to achieve meaningful outcomes
CEU’s included, and Cost to Attend:
- 3.0 Learning BACB CEU’s
$60$54 (CEU’s included in price)- 10% discount for registrations before live event
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.
