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Mar 17, 2022

Children's Mental Health Lecture Series: Autism Services- What's All the Hype About ABA?

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Children's Mental Health Lecture Series: Autism Services- What’s All the Hype About ABA?

March 17th 9am-11am
Via Zoom

Presenter: 

Rachel Barnhart, MS, LLP, LBA, BCBA

 

Course Description: 
The presentation will outline Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and what makes it unique to other therapies provided in the mental health field. A review of other recommended treatments for Autism and why Board-Certified Behavioral Analysts (BCBA) discourage therapies that others recommend. 

Course Objective:
1. Describe the most recommended treatment option for Autism treatment
2. Describe key components of what makes ABA a unique therapy
3. Recognize and identify what other treatments are available for Autism
4. Recognize and identify unethical treatment options for Autism

Timed Agenda:

9:30: Introduction, objectives, break out of what is ABA

9:30-10:00: Explore what ABA is and what makes it unique

10:00-10:30: Wrap up example of unique case scenario and transition into break out room of other treatments for Autism

10:30-11:00: 10 minute bathroom break and Share other treatments for Autism.

11:00-11:30: Summarize best practice treatments for Autism and discuss unethical treatment options in practice

11:30-12: Finalize how to check if a therapy is safe using a resource

 

Bibliography:
Schreck, K.A. & Miller, V.A. (2010). How to behavior ethically in a world of fads. Behavioral Interventions, 25, 307-324 Politte, L.C., Howe, Y., Nowinski, L. et al. Evidence-Based Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Curr Treat Options Psych 2, 38–56 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-015-0031-z Shaw KA, McArthur D, Hughes MM, Bakian AV, Lee L-C, Pettygrove S, Maenner MJ, Progress and Disparities in Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2002–2016, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.11.019external icon.

 
 
Continuing Education Credits: Continuing Education Credits are offered for this training. Participants must arrive on time and remain in the training for its entirety to receive credits.  No partial credit is available. You must have your license number with you to check in. 
 
Social Workers: 2. Continuing Education credits are approved for this training.
MCBAP: This training meets the MDHHS requirement for Michigan Certified Board of Addictions Professionals 
CMHP: This training meets the MDHHS requirement for Children's Mental Health Professionals.
Training Hours: This training offers general training hours.
 
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 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this training, please notify Marika Orme at Morme1@DWIHN.com
 
 
 


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