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Wednesday morning and afternoon Workshops can be found at https://www.fabaworld.org/2019-workshop-tickets

Wednesday, September, 18, 2019

5:30 PM – 6:50 PM    PAPER    Track: PRO
#16  (320)  An Update on the BACB’s Activities
JAMES E. CARR (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, [email protected])
The presenter will discuss recent developments at the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). The most current data on the BACB’s certification programs will be provided: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst, and Registered Behavior Technician. In addition, a number of recent and impending developments at the BACB will be described, including revisions to certification standards, development of new resources, and outcome data and new functions from the BACB’s Ethics Department. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the state of the profession.



7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    SOCIAL    Great Room/Cascades Deck    
#17  Welcome Reception / “Hospitality Suite”
Hosted by:  STEVE TOWER (The New England Center for Children, [email protected])

Come visit the "Hospitality Suite" and mingle with other FABA members!

      
Thursday, September 19, 2019

THURSDAY MORNING

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: AUT

#18  (46)  Analysis of social interactions and social cue deficits

CHAIR: ANDREW BONNER (University of Florida, [email protected])
DISCUSSANT: ANIBAL GUTIERREZ  (University of Miami, [email protected])

Social-skill deficits are common among individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Assessment and treatment of these deficits can be difficult because social interactions are often complex, unpredictable, and laden with nuance. This symposium describes procedures for assessing the reinforcing value of social interactions, identifying variables that control them, and altering the discriminative properties of social cues. Participants will be able to describe common arrangements for treating social-skill deficits and learn new ways to bring social interactions under experimental control.   
a.    A Comparison of Methods for Assessing Preference for Social Interactions
SAMUEL MORRIS (University of Florida, [email protected]), Timothy Vollmer (University of Florida, [email protected])

b.    Assessing the Preference of Social Versus Solitary Play of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
BRIANNA LAUREANO (University of Florida, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected]), Rachelle Yankelevtiz (University of Florida, [email protected])

c.    Analysis and Treatment of Social Cue Deficits
FARIS KRONFLI (University of Florida, [email protected]), Timothy Vollmer (University of Florida, [email protected]), Melanie Parks (University of Maryland Baltimore County, [email protected])

#19  (73)  Recent Research in Applied Behavior Analysis for Enhancing Sports Performance

This paper session will feature three papers evaluating behavior analysis interventions for enhancing sports performance. Snapp and Miltenberger evaluated video feedback for enhancing tumbling skills with cheerleaders. Schenk and Miltenberger compared video self-evaluation vs video feedback for improving a golf swing. Finally, Schenk and Miltenberger compared the antecedent and consequent components of BST for improving tackling skills.

a.    Evaluating the Effectiveness of Video Feedback to Improve Cheerleading Skills
SARA KATE SNAPP (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.    Video Self-Evaluation vs. Video Feedback to Improve a Golf Swing
MERRITT SCHENK (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected])

c.    Antecedent vs. Consequence Components of BST to Improve Proper Tackling Form in Football
MERRITT SCHENK (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected])


8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: AUT

#20  (59)  Variables that Influence Rate of Skill Acquisition

#21  (53)  Five Leadership Principles In Practice That Produce Peak Performance in Organizations & Schools

#22  (6)  Playing and Pretending: A Behavioral Approach to Teaching Pretend Play

#23  (136)  On the Radar Screen: Signals of Ethical Missteps

#24  (82)  Perspectives on the Regulation of OBM Practitioners

#25  (183)  De-escalation Frustration: Evaluation and Explanation and Therapeutic Amelioration

#26  (106)  An Overview of Increasing Staff Performance and Productivity

#27  (142)  Unpacking Values-as-Rules: Finding The Value In Understanding For Parent Training

#28  (137)  The "Do's", "Don’ts", and "How-To" of Providing Quality Student, RBT, and Caseload Supervision Effectively

HANA JURGENS (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
SHANE SPIKER (Positive Behavior Supports, Corp., [email protected])

The BCBA role is growing - so much so, that we must have separations of the supervision requirements provided daily, weekly, monthly, and annually across BACB Students, RBTs, and caseload clients as a whole. This separation causes the BCBA significant stress, and often the response cost is so high that one or more areas of supervision fall to the side, resulting in huge ethical considerations and errors. This discussion covers the "Dos" and "Don'ts", but also will provide you with some fantastic "How To" when it comes to supervision to reduce the response cost and increase compliance with quality supervision.

#29  Function-based Prevention: Using Functional Analysis to Screen and   Intervene on Emerging Problem Behavior

#30  (376)  Integrating ABA and Systemic Thinking When Working with Autism

#31  (226)  Optimal Outcomes: The Road Map for Ethical, Effective and Data Driven Advocacy

#32  (47)  Evaluating Caregiver and Staff Training Methods Within Pediatric Feeding Disorders

#33  (62/93)  ABA in Professional Practice

#34  (20)  So Happy Together: Behavior Analysts and School Psychologists Collaborating in Authentic School Settings

#35  (164)  Using Contextual Variables to Design Objective Quality of Work Life Systems

#36  The 2019 Legislative and Public Policy Update

#37 (117) Ethical Billing Considerations when Working with Health Insurance Funders

#38  Keynote Address & Annual FABA Awards

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

#40  (34/36/35)  Paper Session on Improving Treatment Integrity through Different Behavior Analytic Approaches

#55  (37)  Fast Times at Bridgemont High: Hard and Humorous Lessons Learned from School Consulting

#56   (107) Real Life Ethical and Supervision Dilemmas for BCBAs and How to Deal with Them

#57 Inside Behavior Analysis: RAY MILTENBERGER

#58  Presidential Social and Grand Poster Session

ANDREW HOUVOURAS (Florida Institute for Technology, [email protected])
The President of FABA invites you to come mingle and network with Florida’s finest Behavior Analysts while enjoying the Grand Poster Session, , FABA VIP Meet and Greet, fun entertainment and of course, snacks and refreshments! The event will be MC’d by President Andrew Houvouras.

POSTERS

(01).  Impacting Parent's Commitment: A Values-Based Approach to Increasing Parent Data Collection
Ashley Fiorilli & ELYSE BAIN (Animate Behavior, [email protected])

(02).  Teaching Life Saving Swim Skills to Children with Autism
KARI SHEWARD (Applied Behavior Center for Autism; [email protected]) & Vincent LaMarca

(03).  Reducing Disruptive Classroom Behaviors of 7-year-old with Autism and ADHD in Mainstream Classroom Without Medication
KAITLYN SIMMONS (Behavior Management Consultants, [email protected]) & Paiten Kelly

(04).  Evaluating Correspondence for Visual Inspection Methods in Group-Based Sensitivity Test
ALYSSA ROJAS (California State University, [email protected]), Amanda Garcia, Sarah Marks, Saba Mahmoudi, & Tara Fahmie

(05).  Training front line supervisors on basic behavior analysis concepts/skills in multiple applied settings (ICFs/ADT)
DEBBIE GAYTAN (Central Florida Communities, [email protected]), Rene Leon, Roger Zhuang, & Wen-lin Chung

(06).  Evaluating the use of Technology to Promote Social Communication and Engagement
CHRISTINE HONSBERGER (Els Center of Excellence, [email protected]), Jessica Weber, Laura Dezayas, & Anibal Gutierrez

(07).  Acquisition of Non-target Stimuli Through Discrete Trial Instruction
JEFFREY SCHRAM (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected]), Natalie Mandel, & Catia Cividini-Motta

(08).  Watching Hockey to Increase Compliance with Wearing a Dental Retainer
ELIZABETH ANDERSON (Forbes Behavioral Services, [email protected])

(09).  The Effects of Whole Interval DRO and Delayed Permanent Product Reinforcement on Covert Scripting Behaviors
LISA FEEZLE (Forbes Behavioral Services, [email protected])

(10).  Stop, Drop, and Bill: Using Feedback to Increase Timely Session Note Completion
MICHAEL CUSICK (Florida Institute of Technology and The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), NELMAR CRUZ (Florida Institute of Technology and The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Kimberly Sloman, & Alexandrea Wiegand

(11).  Vocal Stereotypy: To Escape or Not to Escape; That is the Question
LOREN EIGHMIE (Florida State University, [email protected]), Megan Myers, & Leah Koehler

(12).  User Behavior and Eye Tracking: An Assessment of a Mobile Application to Improve Patient-Centered Care
JEANINE STRATTON (Furman University, [email protected]), Kendall Thene, & Hannah Tyson

(13).  A Systematic Approach to Increasing the Duration of Work and Decreasing the Duration of Break
JEANETTE BZDUCH (Quest, Inc, [email protected])

(14).  Delay discounting of Reinforcer Loss Evident in Policy Preference
MASON TODD (Missouri State University, [email protected]) & Jordan Belisle

(15).  Relational Density: Volumetric-Mass-Density and the Self-Organization of Relational Networks
ANNALISE GIAMANCO (Missouri State University, [email protected]), Jordan Belisle, & Mason Todd

(16).  Citation and Content Analysis of RFT Research in Major Behavior Analytic Journals
TAYLOR LAUER (Missouri State University, [email protected]), Jordan Belisle, & Annalise Giamanco

(17).  Project ALPHA: Embedding Relational Training into Curricular Instruction in Special Education
NICOLE CHOATE (Missouri State University, [email protected]), Jordan Belisle, Leah Clark, Taylor Lauer, & Annalise Giamanco

(18).  Matching Analysis of Mixed-Martial Arts Fighters
JOHN ZINICOLA (Rollins College, [email protected]) & Stephanie Kincaid

(19).  Examining Procrastination a Human-Operant Setting
ALEXANDRA KNERR (Rollins College, [email protected]), Stephanie Kincaid, & Rachelle Yankelevitz

(20).  The Effects of a BST Package on Parents’ Accuracy of Implementation of Task Analyses
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ (The Chicago School for Professional Psychology, [email protected]), Susan Flynn, & Kelly McElrath

(21).  Participation of Women in The Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
Nicole Gravina, Andressa Sleiman, Nicholas Matey, & JESSICA NASTASI (University of Florida, [email protected])

(22).  Ranking of the Most Prolific Authors and Institutions in Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
Andressa Sleiman, Nicholas Matey, DAVIS SIMMONS (University of Florida, [email protected]), & Nicole Gravina

(23).  Direct Behavioral Measures Towards Evaluating Drug Effects in a Child with Autism
Nathalie Fernandez, Elizabeth Schieber, CANDACE HARRIS (Behavior Analysis Support Services, [email protected]), Kissel Goldman, & Iser DeLeon

(24).  Effects of Procedural Fidelity of Photographic Activity Schedules on Client Performance
Bethany Contreras, SAVANNAH TATE (University of Florida, [email protected]), Miriam Koech, Alison Cooper, Ashley Stevens, Emma Keicher, & SungWoo Kahng

(25).  Identifying Feedback Preferences Across Contexts in Direct Care Staff
Janelle Bacotti, CATHERINE KISHEL (University of Florida, [email protected]), Emma Grauerholz-Fisher, Kerri Peters, & Timothy Vollmer

(26).  Pre-Service Teacher Behavior Management in Reading
KACI ELLIS (University of Florida; [email protected]) & Rachal Kaplan

(27).  Increasing Teacher Use of BSP or OTR Through Training: A Systematic Review
RACHAL KAPLAN (University of Florida; [email protected]) & Kaci Ellis

(28).  mMōtiv8: A Smartphone-Based Incentive Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation
LESLEIGH STINSON (University of Florida, [email protected]), Hypatia Bolivar, Pulkit Rohilla, Tonatiuh Mendoza, & Jesse Dallery

(29).  The effects of audience gender on gender biased verbal behavior and self-editing
FERNANDA ODA (University of Houston-Clear Lake, [email protected]), Sarah Lechago,
Bruno Silva, & Justin Hunt

(30).  Imitation Mastery as a Predictor of Skill Mastery During Intervention
CHITRA BANARJEE (University of Miami, [email protected]), Elaine Española, & Anibal Gutierrez

(31).  Assessing the impact of data collection system on treatment integrity during DTT
YANERYS LEON (University of Miami, [email protected]), Anibal Gutierrez, Elaine Española,
& Brandi Burton

(32).  An Evaluation of Magnitude and Delay Value Sensitivity Assessments
HANNAH MACNAUL (University of South Florida, [email protected]) & Catia Cividini-Motta

(33).  It’s Time to Play! Effects of Peer Implemented Pivotal Response Training
LEIGH ASHLEY (University of South Florida, [email protected])

(34).  Assessing Teacher Preference for Training Modalities for Behavior Intervention Plans
LAUREL PORTER (University of South Florida, [email protected]) & Andrew Samaha

(35).  Teaching Individuals with an ASD to Tact and Comment on Emotions: An Evaluation of OiGO (C)
TAYLOR RANDALL (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Catia Cividini-Motta, & Natalie Mandel

(36).  Does Use of AACs with Children 0 to 5 with CP Help Develop Socialization?
AMANI MARAR (University of North Florida, [email protected])

(37.) Comparison of Two Interventions to Decrease Social Media Screen Time
MARWA ABDELKADER (Florida State University Panama City, [email protected]), Leah Koehler, & Elaina Chason

Friday, September, 20, 2019

FRIDAY MORNING                    

#59  (1)  The Behavioral Yogi: Yoga for the Behavior Analyst

Yoga has gained much interest and popularity due to its myriad health benefits.  In addition to facilitating weight loss and increasing strength and flexibility, it facilitates the management stress, as well as improves brain function, cardiovascular health and immune functionality.  Practitioners of yoga may initially be drawn to the physicality of the asana practice, but with continued practice, quickly discover that it is more than just a way to work out; it promotes awareness and facilitate one’s well-being.  This meeting will involve a 60-minute vinyasa practice in which attendees will learn to coordinate movement with breath as they move through asanas.
8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: ED

#60  (56)  Implementation of Teacher Consultation in Public Schools

CHAIR: KWANG-SUN BLAIR (University of South Florida, [email protected])
DISCUSSANT: ROSE IOVANNONE (University of South Florida, [email protected])

This symposium presents school-based intervention studies focused on teacher consultation to assist public school teachers in creating a classroom context where they use positive, proactive behavior management strategies to foster success for students with behavioral difficulties. Study 1 promoted equity in teachers' use of behavior-specific praise through self-monitoring and performance feedback. Studies 2 and 3 used the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce consultation model to improve classroom behavior of students with behavioral difficulties. Study 4 focused on promoting positive teacher interactions with students and decreasing student off-task behavior through teacher training on using DRO and response cost token economy as a class-wide intervention.

a.  Promoting Equity in Teachers' Use of Behavior Specific Praise with Self-Monitoring and Performance Feedback
Ashley Knochel (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected]), ANNA RANDAZZO (Pasco County Schools, [email protected])

b.  Using the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Secondary (PTR-SEC) Model for High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
DEANNA DEENIHAN (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected])

c.  Using DRO and Response Cost as a Class-Wide Intervention to Improve Student and Teacher Behaviors
Monika Bardzilauskaite (University of South Florida, [email protected]), RACHEL SCALZO (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected])

d.  Implementation of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Model within Multi-tiered Systems of Support for Elementary School Students with Problem Behavior
SOFIA REYES (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected])

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM            PAPER     Track: DD    

#61  (116)  Effective Methods for Teaching Sexual Expression: Do and Don’t Strategies

CLAUDIA AXELROD (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
MELISSA DELGADO (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])

This session will be delivered in Spanish. As the population we serve develops, critical skills are lacking in the areas of safe sexual expression. It is difficult for caregivers of persons with or without disabilities to address these concerns. This presentation is applicable across populations. We will describe basic components of sociosexual training using the principles of Behavior Analysis. We will specify the role of caregivers in training such skills while identifying special considerations. Participants will become familiar with developing a sociosexual skills training plan and we will discuss the value of using Behavioral Skills Training to prevent sexual abuse.



8:00 AM – 9:20 AM            SYMPOSIUM      Track: AUT       Heritage CDE       1.5 CEU BA
#62  (34)  Stimulus-Stimulus Relations in Preference and Acquisition Contexts and Their Implications for Practice

CHAIR: NATHALIE FERNANDEZ (University of Florida, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: YANERYS LEON (University of Miami, [email protected])

Respondent and operant relations between stimuli play an important role in most behavioral preparations. Presenters in this symposium explored stimulus-stimulus relations in contexts that include establishing conditioned reinforcers, shifting preferences, and establishing novel vocal responses. One study evaluated the substitutability of preferred snack foods with topographically similar, healthy alternatives. Another evaluated the effectiveness of various stimulus-pairing procedures to establish tokens as conditioned reinforcers. The third examined the effects of varying inter-trial and inter-stimulus intervals on elicited vocalizations. The last assessed the effects of video modeling on reinforcer valuation. All are discussed in terms of their implications for practice.

a. Substitutability of Healthier Alternatives for Edible Reinforcers in Children with ASD
SARAH WEINSZTOK (University of Florida, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected]), Kissel Goldman (University of Florida, [email protected])

b. Best practice for token training: Comparison of conditioning procedures for tokens
TRACY ARGUETA (University of Florida, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected])

c. Effects of Video Modeling on the Preference and Reinforcer Value of Low-Preference Toys
CYNTHIA LIVINGSTON (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Andrew Samaha (University of South Florida, [email protected])

d. Varying inter-stimulus and inter-trial intervals during stimulus-stimulus pairing: A translational extension of autoshaping.
April Williams (Rollins College, [email protected]), PATRICIA EBERHARDT (Rollins College, [email protected])

8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: OBM
#63  (65)  Improving Staff Performance Using Behavior-Analytic Procedures

CHAIR: FARIS KRONFLI (University of Florida, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: DAVID WILDER (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

This symposium will include three presentations on improving staff performance using behavior-analytic procedures. First, a study assessing therapist preference of reinforcers will be described. Second, the effects of video modeling with and without self-evaluation on staff training will be described. Finally, a study using video modeling to improve staff implementation of the PEAK Relational Training System will be described. A discussant will highlight important features of these talks.

a.  Using Video Modeling to Improve Staff Implementation of the PEAK Relational Training
KELSIE THOMPSON (BCOTB, [email protected]), Kimberly Crosland (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.  The Effects of Video Modeling with and without Self-Evaluation on Staff Training
STEPHANIE LLANES (University of Miami, [email protected]), Gabriela Baralt (Florida International University, [email protected]), Elaine Española (University of Miami, [email protected]) Melissa Hale (University of Miami, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected]), Anibal Gutierrez (University of Miami, [email protected])

c.  What do you want to work for? Assessing therapist preferences for potential workplace reinforcers.
STEPHANIE KINCAID (Rollins College, [email protected])



 

8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: DD
#64  (10)  Hello, I'm your Student...Have you Noticed me?

CHAIR: MEGAN MILLER (Navigation Behavioral Consulting, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: BAKER WRIGHT (Behavior Management Consultants, [email protected])

Behavior analysts frequently say "the rat is always right" or "the learner is always right" but do not always focus their attention on the behavior and responding of the student in the moment to determine how to apply the science of behavior analysis. This symposium opens with a discussion of how behavior analysts can encourage more responsive teaching with their learners, provides resources for accomplishing this task, provides an overview of how to respond to data using the Standard Celeration Chart to adjust teaching procedures, and presents a case study focusing on incorporating the learner to develop intervention.

a.  Death by protocol: Training Caregivers to Think Like Behavior Analysts
MEGAN MILLER (Navigation Behavioral Consulting, [email protected])

b.  Measurement to Empower Moment-To-Moment Decision Making
AMY EVANS (Central Reach, [email protected])

c.  Touchdown: Capitalizing on Client Interest
CLAIRE ELLIS (Navigation Behavioral Consulting, [email protected])

d.  Good teacher Repertories to Improve Client Outcomes
STEVEN WARD (Whole Child Consulting, LLC, [email protected])

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM    Meeting
#65  (127)  Local Chapters Meeting

CHAIR: KIM LUCKER-GREENE (Behavioral Solutions Consulting, [email protected])

This meeting is for the local chapters of FABA to meet to discuss upcoming plans.

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM      PAPER    Track: AUT
#66  (23)  Get a Life! Creating the Appropriate Environment for Teaching Adolescents with Autism

VINCENT LAMARCA (Applied Behavior Center for Autism, [email protected])

JENNIFER LAMARCA (Applied Behavior Center for Autism, [email protected])

Tools like EFL and AFLS remind us that treatment for older children with ASD should not look the same as treatment for younger children. We not only need to reflect on what we teach, but also how we teach. Randomness vs. routine, choice vs. control, and independence vs. interdependence are all relevant factors in treatment and meaningful outcomes (Bannerman, Sheldon, Sherman, & Harchik, 1990; Bal et al., 2017). This presentation will describe important factors to consider and practical strategies to implement when treating adolescents with ASD. The experience of a large Midwest organization will be used as a case study.

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM        PAPER         Track: SUP/ETH     
#67  (120)  Answering Ethics Questions About Supervision: Straight from the ABA Ethics Hotline

YULEMA CRUZ (Global Behavior Consultants, Inc., [email protected])

JON BAILEY (Florida State University, [email protected])

Supervision is one of the most difficult tasks that any behavior analyst will engage in since it involves managing a supervisee who may be facing many challenges on a job that is very new to them as well as staying within the parameters of Ethics Code 5.0 and withstanding pressures from their clinical director to produce evermore billable hours. In this paper we will discuss questions received through the ABAEthicsHotline.com from RBTs as well as BCBAs in 2018 and 2019 that capture the pressures and pitfalls of ethical supervision.

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM                MEETING      Track: ETH
#68  (121)  Accountability in Professional ABA Practice

CHAIRS: HAYDEE TORO (Independent Consultant, [email protected])
                 YULEMA CRUZ (Global Behavior Consultants, Inc, [email protected])

Recently, the field of ABA has been tarnished by fraudulent and deficient practices. As a result, multicultural communities have been adversely impacted by lack of provider compliance. In addition, caregivers’ limited awareness and in some cases misconceptions about the practice of ABA have allowed the proliferation of unethical service delivery. The continuous misuse of fiscal resources will result in direct harm to individuals needing services and damage the credibility of our field. This meeting will focus on raising awareness of the aforementioned issues for both providers and recipients. Our goal is to incite a movement toward increasing ethical multicultural professionals.



9:00 AM– 9:50 AM       PAPER     Track: DD       
#69  (88)  Beyond the Freedom and Dignity of Social Media

Chris Stabile (Keiser University, United States, [email protected])

Show how the effects of social media fit within the work of Beyond Freedom and Dignity. Terms of freedom, dignity, free will and determinism will be discussed within the context of how users of social media demonstrate the “happy slave” that Skinner noted in this work. Will discuss how social media expands the world of the user; yet, at the same time, through “big data,” limits the environment and responses via targeted ads, news and information. Thus, the more access to social media and the more the user engages, the less free that individual becomes. Self-control will also be explored.

9:00 AM– 9:50 AM                   PAPER           Track: MH       
#70 (78) Resistance is Functional! Analyzing, Preventing & Correcting Caregiver Nonadherence

SHARON OLDER (Adapt Behavioral Services, [email protected])

CHRIS MCGINNIS (McGinnis Behavioral, [email protected])

In this time of belt-tightening, we should all be looking for more cost-efficient ways to reach client goals. One approach likely to make a big impact is training parents to be the “behavior technician” for their own children, whenever possible. For most children, parents can be trained in the behavioral interventions necessary to create (not just maintain) behavior change. With parents as change agents, we can reach goals far more quickly while making those RBT hours count across many more clients. One of the biggest obstacles to this model, however, is caregiver nonadherence with strategies shared with them. In a remarkably insightful article, Allen and Warzak (2000) emphasized the need to analyze the contingencies that influence caregiver behavior in order to increase treatment adherence. This presentation will describe and analyze clinical examples of caregiver nonadherence, then provide suggestions for interventions that are based on the analysis, including strategies to prevent caregiver inconsistency and “resistance.”

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM    INVITED SPEAKER    Track: CA            

#71   A Game-Design Approach to Healthy Eating in Children

GREGORY MADDEN (Utah State University, [email protected])

INTRODUCED BY: AMY POLICK

This 50-min talk reviews the empirical studies, mostly conducted by nutritionists, designed to improve children’s dietary choices in school. These studies overly rely on self-report measures and rarely evaluate long-term efficacy of their large, sometimes expensive, interventions. Behavioral and behavioral-economic interventions have a better track record and these methods/data are discussed. The best outcomes are obtained with incentives (e.g., the Food Dudes program of Horne & Lowe) but their operating costs are a barrier to wide-spread adoption. Our research group has explored the efficacy of virtual incentives embedded within a cooperative game played in elementary schools. Four of these game-based studies will be reviewed that collectively demonstrate significant, lasting, and meaningful improvements in dietary decision making.



About the Speaker:
Dr. Madden received his training from the University of North Texas, West Virginia University, and the University of Vermont.  His research falls under the umbrella of behavioral economics. He is currently investigating methods for reducing impulsivity, promoting resiliency, and using game-design principles to improve children’s health decision-making. These research lines have been supported by over 4.5 million dollars in grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute for Child Health and Development, and the US Department of Agriculture. Dr. Madden he has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, which have been cited more than 7,500 times. From 2011 until 2015, he served as the Editor of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and he is a regular grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health. He has published a handful of edited books including the two-volume APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis, and is currently co-writing an introductory Behavior Analysis textbook. In his free time, he and his wife ski and hike the mountains of Northern Utah.

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: AUT    
#72  (40)  Assessing and Treating Stereotypy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

CHAIR: KRISTIN ALBERT (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: CATIA CIVIDINI-MOTTA (University of South Florida, [email protected])

This symposium comprises four talks on assessing and treating motor stereotypy in children with autism. The first presentation will describe an assessment to determine the extent to which stereotypy interferes with learning and communication, with recommendations for when to intervene. The second presentation will discuss an intervention to reduce vocal stereotypy and the third presentation will show a component analysis of interventions to reduce stereotypy, with both focusing on the effects of stereotypy upon skill acquisition. The final presentation will describe the effects and maintenance of various treatments on toe walking, with implications for mitigating treatment relapse.

a,   Evaluating the Effects of Access to Music on Vocal Stereotypy and Skill Acquisition
Joel Greenbaum (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Catia Cividini-Motta (University of South Florida, [email protected]), NATALIE MANDEL (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.   Assessing the Interference of Stereotypy in Academic Engagement and Communication
KIMBERLY SLOMAN (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Carolyn Ritchey (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Kristin Albert (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]) Kacie McGarry (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Amber Lampert (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected])

c.    To What Extent Do Practitioners Need to Treat Stereotypy During Academic Tasks?
JENNIFER COOK (University of South Florida, [email protected]), John Rapp (Auburn Universty, United States, [email protected])

Evaluating Effectiveness and Maintenance of Interventions to Decrease Toe Walking
Stephanie Brand (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Nicole Adriaenssens (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), JAIME ALBA (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]) Corina Jimenez-Gomez (Auburn University, [email protected]), Christopher Podlesnik (Auburn University, [email protected])

9:30 AM – 10:50 AM             PAPER SESSION           Track: CA
#73  (8/338)  Special Topics in Community Applications: Juvenile Justice

CHAIR: SAMANTHA FUESY (Adapt & Transform Behavior, LLC, [email protected])

A.    Application of Applied Behavior Analysis to the Juvenile Justice Population

VANESSA BETHEA-MILLER (Bethea-Miller Behavioral Consulting, [email protected])

Juvenile delinquency continues to be a socially significant problem for society. Historically, juvenile offenders are punished with residential placement, heavy monitoring, etc. Reliance on these measures results in public monies being spent on detention centers, probation services, etc.; however, there is no research to support these systems. One approach to crime prevention and reduction in recidivism with substantial research of its effects in other populations is ABA. ABA can contribute to the juvenile justice population in various ways which align with the dimensions originally described by Baer, Wolf, & Risley (1968).

            
B.    ABA & Florida Department of Juvenile Justice: Part 1

SAMANTHA FUESY (Adapt & Transform Behavior, LLC, [email protected])

EMILY KIEFFER (Adapt & Transform Behavior, LLC, [email protected])

The Florida DJJ requested assistance in creating an effective behavior management system that can be implemented in detention centers state-wide. The department aims to create a shift in the current culture, reducing an over reliance on punitive consequences by training staff on the science of behavior. The BCBA’s developed and implemented a FW-PBIS system, including RBT positions within the DJJ setting. The BCBA’s will discuss procedures used, progress made, obstacles that had to be overcome and future opportunities for ABA and research projects.

9:30 AM – 10:50 AM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: ETH    
#74  (57)  A Global Approach to Ethics: Making Decisions Regarding Providers, Parents & Payors

CHAIR: KIM LUCKER-GREENE (Behavioral Solutions Consulting, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: MARTA FIOL (Teaching Interventions Keeping Individuality, Inc, [email protected])

This symposium will discuss a multifacited approach for ABA professionals. Three individual presentations will illuminate important areas in which challenges exist related to making decisions that work for all stakeholders, from RBTs to parents to public and private payor sources. Ideas for procedural practices will be discussed in terms of ensuring best practices among behavior analytic service providers and agencies. We hope to generate a thought provoking discussion about important aspects of applying our science in the most responsible and ethical manner.

a.  Making Ethical Decisions Regarding Parents and Caregivers Involved in the Therapeutic Process
KIM LUCKER-GREENE (Behavioral Solutions Consulting, [email protected])

b.   Making Ethical Decisions Regarding Public and Private Payor Sources
JESSICA O'LEARY (JSA Clinical Group, [email protected])

c.   Making Ethical Decisions Regarding Providers of ABA Services
KELLI ARMSTRONG (JSA Clinical Group, United States, [email protected])

9:30 AM – 10:50 AM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: DD
#75  (30)  Recent research on preference assessment for individuals with developmental disabilities

CHAIR: YANERYS LEON (University of Miami, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: ISER DELEON (University of Florida, [email protected])

This symposium will present on recent research as it relates to preference assessment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First, Hannah MacNaul will provide a synthesis of research on stability of preference over time. Second, Marie Gilbert will present on the correspondence between motor and vocal preference assessments. Next, Stephania Patin will present on the influence of frequent preference assessment on the rate of skill acquisition within the context of discrete trial teaching. Finally, Justine Henry will present on assessing social preferences for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

a.  Preference Stability Across Repeated Administrations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
HANNAH MACNAUL (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Catia Cividini-Motta (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Shannon Wilsons (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.  Evaluating the effects of initial versus frequent preference assessments on skill acquisition
STEPHANIA PATIN-BARATZ (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected]), Claudia Campos (University of South Florida, [email protected]) Anibal Gutierrez (University of Miami, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected])

c.  Evaluating Correspondence Between Preference Assessments Requiring Motor and Vocal Responses
MARIE GILBERT (Rollins College, [email protected]), April Williams (Rollins College, [email protected])

d.  A Preference Assessment Protocol for Social Interactions
JUSTINE HENRY (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Luiz de Freitas (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Michael Kelley (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected])

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: DD    
#76  (32)  Treatment of Problem Behavior During Transition and Wait Periods

CHAIR: TRACY ARGUETA (University of Florida, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: FARIS KRONFLI (University of Florida, [email protected])

In this symposium, presenters will discuss research on problem behavior during transitions and waiting in individuals with developmental disabilities. The authors will present the results of a systematic assessment of the effects of unpredictability in routines on problem behavior and compliance, and on the development and evaluation of an indirect assessment to determine initial and terminal wait times for a treatment to increase waiting and reduce problem behavior. Additionally, the symposium will include an assessment of the effects of transitioning between low-, moderate-, and high-preference activities on escape-maintained problem behavior and differences in subsequent treatments for different types of transitions.

a.  The Establishing Effects of Task Preference on Escape-Maintained Destructive Behavior During Transitions
ANDREW BONNER (University of Florida, [email protected]), Nathalie Fernandez (University of Florida, [email protected]), Elizabeth Schieber (University of Florida, [email protected]) Kissel Goldman (University of Florida, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected])

b.  A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Unpredictability During Transitions on Problem Behavior and Compliance
IVAN DEVEAUX (University of Miami, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected]), Adam Brewer (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Mallory Fandal (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

c.  Waiting Assessment Interview Tool: Validation and Usage
CLAUDIA CAMPOS (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Leslie Singer (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Jennifer Weyman (University of South Florida, [email protected]) Anna Garcia (University of South Florida, [email protected])

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM    PAPER    Track: ETH
#77  (127)  Responsible Supervision of RBT Ethics and preparing for upcoming changes, November 2019 (Spanish version)

JACQUELINE KORNER (Positive Behavior Treatments Inc., [email protected])

Melanie Korner (Positive Behavior Treatments Inc., [email protected])
Maxime Korner (University of Florida, [email protected])

This presentation will be held in Spanish for the Special Interest Group. The following presentation will emphazise the importance of responsible supervision of the Registered Behavior Technicians, It will explain how to become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), the pupose of this entry level position to provide behavioral services and why it was created. Additionally, it will discuss how to appropriately train and supervise RBTs, as well as the new RBT Code of Ethics, how to have supervision/communication through all the levels of certification. Finally, we will discuss how to prepare for the upcoming changes for RBTs and supervision 11/2019.

10:00 AM– 10:50 AM           PANEL       Track: CA       
#78 An Important Perspective: A panel of recipients of behavior analysis service

CHAIR: BAKER WRIGHT (Behavior Management Consultants, [email protected])
It is important for providers to hear from the perspective of the recipients of behavior analysis services. This panel will be comprised of parents of individuals who have benefitted from ABA services for a discussion of what mattered, what worked, and what did not.  There is a distinctive difference in the product of quality behavior analysis. The panel, led by a BCBA, will help to describe these differences experienced from their side and how Behavior Analysts can improve their practices to deliver more effective and meaningful services.
SPECIAL PARENT GUEST 1
SPECIAL PARENT GUEST 2
SPECIAL PARENT GUEST 3

10:00 AM– 10:50 AM           PAPER             Track: SUP/ETH   
#79 (39) Tough Talks – Strategies for Delivering Feedback for Poor Performance

PAUL GAVONI (Brett DiNovi and Associates, [email protected])

ANIKA COSTA (Positive Behavior Supports, Corp., [email protected])

Whether you are a practitioner, supervisor, manager, or leader, there are certain conversations we all dread: the ones that require us to provide some sort of corrective feedback for poor performance or unwanted behavior. If action isn’t taken, something regretful might happen as often the price of NOT having these “Tough Talks” can be far costlier than the temporary discomfort that may be experienced when having them. This presentation will provide strategies for providing difficult feedback to correct unwanted behavior, improve performance, and achieve outcomes in a way that strengthens, as a opposed to damages relationships.

 
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
& Annual Business Meeting
                            
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM    GENERAL SESSION    Track: PRO            

#80  (340)  The Prestige of Behavior Analysis

ANDREW HOUVOURAS (Florida Institute for Technology, [email protected])

Those who foster behavior change in the most unlikely and difficult of circumstances are often viewed as being endowed with magic or superpowers. What is perceived as the supernatural, when the curtains are pulled back and masks removed, are our true identities: dedicated, kind, committed individuals who rely on the science of behavior analysis to help bring about socially significant behavior change. The reality is behavior analysts are not prestidigitators. The prestige of behavior analysis, rests not in slight of hand but in perseverance and good practices. The prestige of behavior analysis is revealed through the astounding, miraculous, small changes made by behavioral science, conjured by behavioral scientists daily.

             
About President Houvouras:
One of  5 boys born to Jane and Drew Houvouras, Andrew was raised to believe in helping others.  A behaviorist for much of his life, Andrew has served in some behavioral capacity since 1987 when he was introduced to Henry, the first individual he met with autism. "It was life changing how much he and his family shaped my life." A behavior analyst in residential treatment, he also worked for 17 plus years in the Brevard Public Schools system prior to joining the School of Behavior Analysis at the Florida Institute of Technology as the Director of Experiential Training. A longtime co-instructor in FIT/ABA Technologies applied behavior analysis courses, he finds teaching and supervision to be particularly reinforcing career choices.  "I owe so much to applied behavior analysis. Without it, I wouldn't have met my wife and then had the family I have." Rayna Houvouras is an LMHC, BCaBA and Certified Addiction Professional who has raised two sons, Preston and Kooper, with Andrew. "It's very fulfilling having a wife and children who are smart enough to challenge you to think outside your box and have your back no matter what. They give great meaning to my life."  

12:00 – 12:30 PM
 FABA’s Annual Business Meeting will begin at the conclusion of the Presidential Address



FRIDAY AFTERNOON                    

12:30 AM – 1:30 PM    VIP LUNCHEON            
#81 Presidential Luncheon

FABA VIPs and Invited Speakers are invited to join incoming President Yulema Cruz  and the FABA Board as they celebrate Immediate Past-President Andrew Houvouras

1:30 PM– 2:20 PM          PANEL      Track: BP          
#82 (2) How to open your own ABA company! Do's and Don’ts Legally, Financially and Clinically
 
CHAIR: VANESSA CABRERA (Limitless Learning ABA, [email protected])

Many BCBAs dream of opening their own ABA practice. However, being a BCBA does not give you the training or education to understand legal issues, finance management, staff management, and the many other roles involved in transitioning from a BCBA into a CEO. In this panel you will hear 3 perspectives, that of a BCBA who opened an in home ABA practice, an attorney specializing in work with ABA companies and a CPA specializing in finance management of ABA companies. You will have access to legal and financial advice as well as hear the mistakes you should avoid to be successful in opening your own ABA practice.

NINA MALAGIC (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
PAUL CRUCET (Florida State University Panama City, [email protected])
JOHANNA EDDY (Florida State University Panama City, [email protected])

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: ETH    
#83  (27)  The Ethics of Functional Analysis: Implementation Challenges and Practical Solutions

CHAIR: MICHAEL WEINBERG (Amego, Inc., [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: MISSY OLIVE

Given the current ethical standard to conduct a functional assessment when addressing problem behavior, there are a myriad of challenges for practitioners in applied settings to conduct such an assessment consistent with evidence-based practices. Ethically, we are bound to conduct the most efficient, evidence-based assessment to find the function and other maintaining variables for problem behavior then devise a plan that is most likely to be effective. This symposium will provide an overview of several perspectives by the presenters regarding ethical and legal challenges to conducting functional assessments in applied settings and offer potential practical solutions for practitioners.

a.  The Ethics of Functional Analysis: Implementation Challenges and Ethical Considerations
MICHAEL DORSEY (Amego, Inc., [email protected]), Mary Jane Weiss (Endicott College, [email protected])

b.  Molecular Functional Analysis: What It Is and How to Do It
WILLIAM MARSH (Brevard Public Schools, [email protected])

c.  Ethical Challenges to Functional Analysis and Potential Practical Solutions
MICHAEL WEINBERG (Amego, Inc., [email protected])

d.  Ethical Considerations in the Absence of State Regulations: Relying Heavily on the Ethical Code
RON DEMUESY (Dublin City Schools, [email protected])

e.  Analyzing Consent: Ethical Practice in Assessment
ANN BEIRNE (Global Autism Project, [email protected])



1:30 PM – 2:50 PM              PAPER              Track: CA    
#84  (12)  Behavior analysis in child welfare: An Innovative Approach to Restoring Protective Capacities
KARIN TORSIELLO (Behavior Basics, Incorporated, [email protected])
PAULA LEONARDO (Behavior Basics, Incorporated, [email protected])
ANGELIQUE WALSH (Behavior Basics, Incorporated, [email protected])
Evaluating the effectiveness of Parenting Program in Child Welfare aimed at reducing child abuse and increasing positive parenting practices. Data from this program reveals that outcome measures are statistically significant: Post Test results, reduction in target behaviors, positive to negative interaction ratios, Parental Stress Index scores and recurring verified maltreatments. This project revealed an effective clinical parent training program with multiple outcome measures and results which positively impact the child welfare system of care.


1:30 PM – 2:50 PM      PAPER SESSION      Track: OBM       
#85  (3/5)  Special Topics in Organizaional Behavior Management

CHAIR: SHANNON BIAGI (Chief Motivating Officers, [email protected])


A.    OBM: It's not a title, it's a tool box!

NICOLE POSTMA (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])

Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) has had growing popularity in the clinical world of ABA. Many people ask the question, " how do I get a job in OBM?". The answer is not in your job title, but rather in the set of tools you use. This presenation discusses the various tools that practitioners and supervisors can use to promote better business practices and improve the culture of a company. This presentation will also demonstrate OBM in action with several case studies conducted in a large ABA company and provide additional resources for those looking to further their knowledge in OBM.


B.    The Good Person vs. The Bad System: Resolving Employee Performance Issues Using Organizational Behavior Management

SHANNON BIAGI (Chief Motivating Officers, United States, [email protected])

When a manager or supervisor is struggling to improve employee performance, they often attribute a lack of skill or motivation to internal states or individual capacity problems. However, a behavior analyst should address these issues exactly how we address client performance issues: assessing, diagnosing, designing interventions, and adjusting based upon the data. Behavior analysts often don’t receive training in how to apply these same principles to their employees. This presentation will provide an introduction to the job level of behavioral systems analysis in organizational behavior management, a systematic way of viewing performance problems at work to develop functional interventions to improve employee performance. Tools will be reviewed to guide leaders and supervisors in their journey towards applying the science they know and love to more than their clinical clients, and additional strategies will be shared for using these tools to create new jobs, help people as they transition into new positions, and to build rapport with existing employees.

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: AUT
#86  (48)  Evaluating Interventions in the Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders

CHAIR: VICTORIA RYAN (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: ANIBAL GUTIERREZ (University of Miami, [email protected])

This symposium will provide data on several ongoing evaluations looking into the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. These presentations will provide overviews on the behavioral approach to evaluating and treating different feeding issues commonly identified in children. Issues such as relapse, transitioning from a bottle to an open-cup, and expulsion of liquids. Presentations will provide a model for the treatment of food selectivity, discuss the generalization effects of feeding interventions, approaches to mitigating the return of inappropriate mealtime behavior following feeding treatment, as well as evaluating treatment components that may improve current feeding protocols.

a.  Promoting Generalization and Mitigating Resurgence of Pediatric Feeding Problems
RONALD CLARK (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Tiara Putri (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Ryan Walz (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Marissa Kamlowsky (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]edu), Corina Jimenez-Gomez (Auburn University, [email protected]), Christopher Podlesnik (Auburn University, [email protected]),

b.  A Model for the Treatment of Food Selectivity
ANGIE VAN ARSDALE (Rollins College, [email protected]), Sarah Slocum (Rollins College, [email protected]), Kara Wunderlich (Rollins College, [email protected])

c.  Renewal of Problem Behavior Associated with Drinking from an Open Cup
TONI LAMONICA (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Corina Jimenez-Gomez (Auburn University, [email protected]), Ronald Clark (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Christopher Podlesnik (Auburn University, [email protected])

d.  A Comparison of Re-presentation and Modified Chin Prompt to Treat Different Topographies of Liquid Expulsion
VIVIAN IBAÑEZ (University of Florida, [email protected]), Kerri Peters (University of Florida, [email protected]), Timothy Vollmer (University of Florida, [email protected])

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM      PAPER SESSION      Track: ED    
#87  (7/257)  Special Topics in Education

CHAIR: LILIANA DIETSCH-VAZQUEZ (Integrative Methods, [email protected])

A.    Literacy Based Behavioral Interventions: The Role of Text, Visual Directions, and Behavioral Rehearsal

KELLY KEARNEY (Florida Atlantic University, [email protected])
Michael Brady (Florida Atlantic University, [email protected])

Literacy Based Behavioral Interventions (LBBIs) form a class of teaching strategies that combine literacy with step-by-step directions, visual models, and behavioral rehearsal. LBBIs combine words and visuals in sequence that allow students to “see” and rehearse the steps to complete a task (Bucholz & Brady, 2008). A series of studies have explored the efficacy of these interventions as instructional strategies to teach new behaviors, skills, and routines. In these studies, the participants read personalized stories with adults or other children, and re-enacted the routines presented in the stories. The stories coupled with rehearsal were effective in increasing acquisition of targeted skills.


B.    The Concept of Stimulus Control as the Common Denominator in Special Education Instructional Programming

LILIANA DIETSCH-VAZQUEZ (Integrative Methods, [email protected])

Behavior Analysts can assist special educators enhance the effectiveness of lesson plans by focusing on the core concept of stimulus control. In three separate studies, curriculum design for phonetic reading, comprehension skills, and communication skills, respectively, anchored around this concept. Data showed rapid acquisition of skills for each participant. Instructional sessions occurred in the classroom or summer camp following a behavioral skills training model. Systematic instructional sequences were designed considering competing responses, stimulus salience, and mediating responses. Results of these studies suggest that a curriculum based on the principles of stimulus control may help teachers create more effective lesson plans.

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM      PAPER SESSION      Track: AUT       
#88  (187/64/66)  Special Topics in Autism Spectrum Disorder

CHAIR: COURTNEY ROLLINGS LATHAM (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])

A.    The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on the Acquisition of Swimming Skills

LINDSEY WRIGHT (Quest Kids, [email protected])

The current study evaluated the effects of Behavior Skills Training (BST) on the acquisition of aquatic skills needed to swim laps for 3 participants diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Prior to implementation of BST, each participant was evaluated using the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level 4 criteria. Skills selected were those needed to swim laps for exercise. Treatment was evaluated using a multiple baseline across skills. Results showed that the percentage correct increased for all skills following BST. These results suggest that BST is a viable approach for teaching intermediate swimming skills to children with ASD.

B.    Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Increase Socially Appropriate Behavior and Communication in a School Setting

Courtney Rollings Latham (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])
AMBER KOUTNIK (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])
ASHLEIGH AVINA (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])

Communication is critical in decreasing maladaptive behavior for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Maladaptive behaviors in the form of property destruction and inappropriate use of a communication device were identified as target behaviors. Due to the complexity of inappropriate behavior and communication needs, an interdisciplinary approach was necessary in conducting a successful Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan. Implementing the principles of applied behavior analysis and evidence-based practices such as a token economy, positive reinforcement and deprivation are essential components in reaching socially appropriate behavior in the public-school setting.

C.    Reducing Voluntary Vomiting and Spitting in the Public School Setting Using an Interdisciplinary Approach

COURTNEY ROLLINGS LATHAM (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])
Victoria Martensen (Oak Hill Academy, [email protected])

Displaying socially appropriate behavior is a goal for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Problem behaviors in the form of voluntary vomiting and spitting at staff and objects were targeted in the intervention. Due to the complexity of inappropriate behavior, an interdisciplinary approach was necessary in conducting a successful Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan. Applying the principles of applied behavior analysis and evidence-based practices such as token economy, positive reinforcement, positive punishment and positive practice overcorrection are essential elements in attaining socially appropriate behavior in the public-school setting.

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM                PAPER       Track: TCP       
#89  (182)  Whitesplaining Racism: Logic, Bias, Computers, Avatars, Groups, Graphic Equalizers, and Uncomfortable Feelings

MERRILL WINSTON (Professional Crisis Management Association, [email protected])

Racism exists, like all the other "isms" as a social construct. As with all the other forms of discrimination, racism involves not just a conditional discrimination of skin color, but a number of conditional discriminations that may or may not be based on visual stimuli. Racism will be anlyzed in terms of faulty rule following (poor logic), bias (history/rules), avatars (a generalized "prototypical" representation), labels we apply to groups, and how our reinforcers and aversives contribute, unavoidably, to our bias.

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM      PAPER SESSION      Track: CA    
#90 (75) Recent Research on Teaching Firearm Safety Skills to Children

CHAIR: TREVOR MAXFIELD (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected])

This paper session features three papers evaluating interventions for teaching safety skills to children to prevent gun play. Orner, Miltenberger, and Maxfield evaluated small scale simulation training with kids with autism and found it effective for only one of three children. Novotny, Miltenberger, Frederick, and Maxfield evaluated a web-based parent training program and found it effective with 3 of 6 children. Finally, Miltenberger, Novotny, and Maxfield evaluated video self modeling with children with autism and preliminary data show the procedure is effective.

a.  Evaluation of Parent Implemented Web-Based Behavior Skills Training for Fireman Safety Skills
MARISSA NOVOTNY (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Katelyn Frederick (University of South Florida, [email protected]) Trevor Maxfield (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected])

b.  Evaluating Small Scale Simulation Training for Teaching Firearm Safety to Children with ASD
MARGARET ORNER (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Trevor Maxfield (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected])

c.  Video Self-modeling to Teach Firearm Safety Skills
Raymond Miltenberger (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Marissa Novotny (University of South Florida, [email protected]), TREVOR MAXFIELD (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected])

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: CA    
#91  (31)  Teaching Complex Skills

CHAIR: ANNA KATE EDGEMON (Auburn University, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT:  KIMBERLY CROSLAND (University of South Florida, [email protected])

This symposium addresses methods for teaching complex skills. Specifically, active responding, instructional videos, naturalistic interventions, and behavioral skills training are discussed. Clinical and research applications presented may benefit behavior analysts who are currently teaching or seeking to teach complex skills such as mathematics, language arts, or interview skills.
                         

a.  Behavioral Skills Training to Increase Interview Skills of Adolescent Males in a Secured Facility
ANNA KATE EDGEMON (Auburn University, [email protected]), John Rapp (Auburn Universty, [email protected])

b.  A Comparison of High-Tech and Low-Tech Response Modalities to Improve Student Performance and Classroom Behavior
THOMAS SCHULZ (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Catia Cividini-Motta (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected])

c.  An Evaluation of Khan Academy Videos as a Supplement to Teacher Instruction
JACY REED (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Kimberly Crosland (University of South Florida, [email protected])

d.  Naturalistic interventions during group instruction with young children with ASD
MATTHEW GIULIANO (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Corina Jimenez-Gomez (Auburn University, [email protected])

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: ED    
#92 (14) Royal Flush: Prevent-Teach-Reinforce

CHAIR: ROCKY HAYNES (University of South Florida, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: ROSE IOVANNONE (USF, [email protected])

This symposium will take the audience on a journey of collaboration using the evidence-based Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) process. First, the audience will experience a full house watching video models of the PTR process. Next, showing her high card, the audience will be presented results from a successful collaboration with a team supporting a kindergartener that engaged in problem ebhavior. The third presenter won a team over with her royal flush while facilitating a team working to decrease elopement and aggression. Finally, our fourth presenter will discuss winning the jack pot helping a teacher implement classroom wide strategies.


a.  What are the steps of the process that make P-T-R a Royal Flush!?
ROCKY HAYNES (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.  Using the PTR Process to Reduce Problem Behavior of an Kindergartner at School and Home
SHELLEY CLARKE (University of South Florida, [email protected])

c.  Prevent-Teach-Reinforce: Addressing the Challenging Behavior of a Student in a General Education Elementary Classroom
KRYSTAL FONTECHIA (University of South Florida, [email protected])

d.  Using the Prevent-Teach- Reinforce Model to Decrease Classroom Wide Disruptive Behavior
ELIZABETH CASSELL (University of South Florida, [email protected])

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: TCP       

#93 (72) Translational Evaluations of Response Persistence and Relapse

CHAIR: BRIANNA LAUREANO (University of Florida, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: STEPHANIE KINCAID (Rollins College, [email protected])
        
This symposium includes four presentations, each on translational arrangements evaluating variables that affect response persistence and relapse. The first presentation will examine the effects of duration of reinforcement on behavior subsequently exposed to resurgence contingencies. The second presentation will describe super-resurgence and ways to mitigate it. The third presentation will share the effects of various interruptors on response persistence. The fourth presetnation will discuss a quantitative analysis of time-out calling in college basketball. Finally, Dr. Stephanie Kincaid will discuss the collective findings and provide directions for future research.        

a.  Translational evaluation of history effects on resurgence
PAIGE TALHELM (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Sarah Bloom (University of South Florida, [email protected]), Anthony Concepcion (University of South Florida, [email protected]) Andrew Samaha (University of South Florida, [email protected])

b.  Translational evaluation of super-resurgence and mitigation techniques
RACHEL THOMAS (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Luiz de Freitas (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Justine Henry (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]) Michael Kelley (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Ifeanyi Umeh (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

c.  Translational evaluation of various interruptions on response performance during delayed MTS tasks.
JUSTINE HENRY (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Luiz de Freitas (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Michael Kelley (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected])

d.  An analysis of timeout calling in college basketball
LINDSAY LLOVERAS (University of Florida, [email protected]), Timothy Vollmer (University of Florida, [email protected])

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM      SYMPOSIUM      Track: AUT       
#94 (68) Measuring and Evaluating Indirect and Procedural Variables

CHAIR: ANIBAL GUTIERREZ (University of Miami, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: LEAH KOEHLER (Florida State University Panama City, [email protected])

A variety of factors can affect skill acquisition, including mastery criteria, durations and magnitudes of preferred items, as well treatment integrity, to name a few. This symposium will review current from various research teams investigating these variables and will discuss the impact on skill acquisition and development. Presenters will discuss the implications for designing treatments as well as the implications for future research.

a.  Further Evaluation of Treatment Integrity Errors During Discrete Trial Instruction: Assessing Errors Across Reinforcer Type
JACQUELYN MOLINA (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected]), Kaitlynn Gokey (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

b.  The Effect of Varying Durations and Magnitudes of Noncontingent Access to Preferred Items on Compliance
ASHLEY SHULER (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Ansley Hodges (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Hallie Ertel (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) David Wilder (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

c.  Comparing the Effects of Continuous and Discontinuous Measurement on Sessions to Acquisition and Maintenance
CRYSTAL SLANZI (University of Florida, [email protected]), Daniel Conine (University of Florida, [email protected]), Timothy Vollmer (University of Florida, [email protected]) James E. Carr (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, [email protected])

d.  The Role of Attention in Developing Imitation Skills within the Autism Spectrum
CHRISTINA RODRIGUEZ (University of Miami, [email protected]), Ivan Deveaux (University of Miami, [email protected]), Elaine Española (University of Miami, [email protected]) Anibal Gutierrez (University of Miami, [email protected])

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM                PAPER             Track: MH    
#95     Yes We Can! Using ABA to Treat Depressive Disorders

Sharon Older (Adapt Behavioral Services, [email protected])

We often observe behaviors that could be characterized as sad or depressed (e.g., crying, negative self-statements, statements of hopelessness, isolation, sleeping too much, poor appetite, cutting). These individuals may have diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia), Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Substance-Induced Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition, or Other Specified (or Unpecified) Depressive Disorder. Many behavior analysts refer these clients to mental health professionals, since treating emotional problems is considered "outside the scope" of ABA. These clients need to change their patterns of behavior (overt and covert) in the presence of certain stimuli, which is what ABA does. This presentation will explain how to use ABA to design effective interventions for these emotional responses.



3:00 PM – 4:20 PM      PAPER SESSION           Track: SUP    
#96 (179/4) Special Topics on Supervision

CHAIR: LINDA MECKLER (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])

A.    Responsible Supervision of RBT Ethics and preparing for upcoming changes, November 2019

JACQUELINE KORNER (Positive Behavior Treatments Inc., [email protected])

Melanie Korner (Positive Behavior Treatments Inc., [email protected])
Maxime Korner (University of Florida, [email protected])
This presentation version will be delivered in Elnglish.  The following presentation will emphazise the importance of responsible supervision of the Registered Behavior Technicians, It will explain how to become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), the pupose of this entry level position to provide behavioral services and why it was created. Additionally, it will discuss how to appropriately train and supervise RBTs, as well as the new RBT Code of Ethics, how to have supervision/communication through all the levels of certification. Finally, we will discuss how to prepare for the upcoming changes for RBTs and supervision 11/2019.

B.    “Parent’s Night Out”: An innovative and strategic approach to RBT competency evaluation.

LINDA MECKLER (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])

Erin Harlan (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
Shannon Ballinger (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])

The purpose of this experiment was to provide an innovative social activity that allows for evaluation of RBT applicants’ skill competencies with the supervision of qualified BCBAs. The project room was set up into several “stations” with activities for the children to complete with RBT staff. The stations were identified as listed: Measurement (toy play with data collection), Assessment (MSWO of snacks/toys), skill acquisition (NET, DTT, chaining, tacting), behavior reduction (DRA and DRO activity/ movie area), and a final “documentation area” for staff to complete role plays, questionnaires, and graphing. Successes and difficulties related to RBT competency evaluation are discussed.
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM    INVITED SPEAKER    Track: AUT            
#97  Gaps and Caps in Autism Insurance Coverage

LORRI UNUMB, JD  (Council of Autism Service Providers, [email protected])

INTRODUCED BY: MARY RIORDAN




What a difference a decade makes!  Only 10 years ago, very few families had access to health insurance coverage for ABA.  Today, ABA coverage is expected. But significant gaps in coverage still exist in Florida and throughout the United States, and significant restrictions sometimes discourage or block providers from recommending and delivering needed intensity. Join Lorri Unumb, Esq., as she shares strategies for addressing or overcoming the coverage gaps and caps. Lorri will also discuss general insurance trends, including the recent proliferation of products that masquerade as insurance but don’t include ABA coverage.

About the Speaker:
Lorri Shealy Unumb is a lawyer, professor, mother of three boys (ages 17, 14, and 11), and an internationally renowned autism advocate. After two academic stints at law schools in D.C. (George Washington University) and Charleston, Lorri began teaching advocacy at the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center.  During the same timeframe, she hosted an award-winning weekly television show called “The Law with Professor Lorri.” Following her firstborn son’s diagnosis with autism, Lorri began working in autism advocacy as a volunteer, writing ground-breaking autism insurance legislation for South Carolina (“Ryan’s Law”) that passed in 2007 and served as the catalyst for the national movement toward autism insurance reform. In recognition of Ryan’s Law, Lorri was awarded the Autism Society of America 2008 “Parents of the Year” award (along with her husband Dan). She then was recruited by the New York-based nonprofit Autism Speaks, where she now advocates full-time on behalf of individuals with autism.  As head of state government affairs, she has testified more than 100 times on health insurance issues in legislatures throughout the United States and beyond. Additionally, Lorri is in her 13th year of organizing and conducting the annual “Autism Law Summit,” a national gathering of parents and professionals who advocate for legal and policy changes to better the lives of individuals with autism.  Recently, Lorri was appointed by the governor of South Carolina to serve as a Commissioner for the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, which administers several of the state’s Medicaid waivers. She is also in her third year as an Appointed Consumer Representative for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

3:30 PM – 4:20 PM      PAPER              Track: AUT             
#98  A Collaborative Electronic Behavior Assessment System (eBA): Validation and Evaluation of Feasibility

CARLOS SILVESTRE (University of South Florida, [email protected])

Kwang-Sun Blair (University of South Florida, [email protected])

This presentation describes a 2-phase study that validated and evaluated the feasibility of a web-based electronic behavior assessment system, ‘eBA’, designed to facilitate collaboration between caregivers and service providers (behavior analysts) during indirect functional behavior assessment (FBA). Results of pilot testing of the eBA system with 10 service providers and 10 caregivers, conducted following validation and refinement of its content and web architecture, indicated that the eBA was appropriate to conduct quality FBA and useful for collaborative use by service providers and caregivers. The eBA demonstrated higher levels of caregiver and service provider satisfaction, compared to paper-pencil format of assessment.




3:30 PM – 5:20 PM       SPECIAL EVENT
# 99      Inside Behavior Analysis: Aubrey Daniels


 
HOSTED BY: ANDREW HOUVOURAS

Dr. Daniels’ substantial impact on the field will be a highlight of this interview style panel modeled off of the television show, Inside the Actor's Studio.  Join Andrew Houvouras as he delves into Dr. Daniels’, life,  experiences and career.

About the Guest of Honor:




7:30 PM – 9:00 PM          IGNITES              

#100    FABA Ignites! At Nite!
CHAIR: ANDRE MAHARAJ (Florida International University, [email protected])

Ignite #1 - Clinic Care Hacks- All the Things You Never Thought About Before You Opened One
DIANA KITHCART (Engage Behavioral Health, [email protected])
You’ve been dreaming about this day for years—you finally opened your own clinic. You’re your own boss now! You look around your new workspace in triumph… only to see Suzy drawing on the wall in marker, while Johnny has his 3rd potty accident this morning. No one told you how hard it is to keep a clinic looking good! This presentation will discuss the parts of clinic upkeep no one talks about, while also providing some cleaning hacks that will help you prevent chaos and clean up messes quickly.
Ignite #2 - Board Certified Behavior Gringo: BA Navigating Miami-No Hablo Español
DIAH ASKARI (Mighty Heroes, [email protected])
Possessing the knowledge of a BCBA in today’s world should equip one to adapt to any environment. That is, unless that BCBA is in Miami and does not speak Spanish. This is a tale of a BCBA who braved a new world that he was ultimately unprepared for. A tale of generalization gone wrong. A tale of his first-hand experience of what is like to attempt to mand for wants and needs, without the necessary verbal repertoire. And a tale of learning, humility, and survival. My name is Diah Askari, I am a gringo, and this is my story.

Ignite #3 - Callous & Unemotional? You Would Be Too If it Happened To You!
JEANNIE GOLDEN (East Carolina University, [email protected])
Learning history provides a robust explanation of why many of the children served by BCBAs exhibit symptoms of disturbed attachment, callousness and lack of emotionality. Early abuse and neglect teach children to engage in functional survival behaviors and also affect their brain development. Living in a chaotic environment, with intermittent reinforcement for aberrant behavior, unpredictable aversive stimuli, deprivation of attention, care and comfort, and discriminative stimuli for punishment of expressions of emotion, creates the setting conditions for unattached, callous and unemotional behaviors. Using visual and auditory aids, the presenter will illustrate the processes that elicit and maintain these behaviors.
Ignite #4 - WTFunky Blue Chart?!?
MARY SAWYER (The Aubrey Daniels Institute, [email protected])
Standardized measurement is the hallmark of any natural science; yet, many behavior analysts shy away from using the "funky blue chart." The intention of this talk is to illustrate the utility of the standard celeration chart, demystify its conventions, and IGNITE its use among scientist practitioners.    




Ignite #5 - How BCBAs Can Change The World Of Dementia Care
MARANDA TRAHAN (Abilities Behavioral Services, [email protected])
Dementia is currently the most costly disease to manage in America. Behavior and psychological symptoms (BPS) are the most difficult and sometimes the most expensive aspects of care. Given that our dementia population will double in the upcoming decade, toppling 75 million cases worldwide, and that nearly everyone diagnosed will exhibit a BPS, it is imperative that society create a solution to this impending economic and healthcare tsunami. Behavior therapy proves to be safer and more effective than medical interventions for BPS, yet medications are over-prescribed and BCBAs shy from the field. What if Florida changed that? What if BCBAs from the sunniest state tackle behavior issues in our grayest counties? Attend this Ignite and become inspired to pioneer ABA in dementia.    

Ignite #6 - Why you should hire people with Autism, like me!
MIGUEL SANCHEZ (Miguel's Holiday Corner, [email protected])
My name is Miguel, I'm 24 years old and I have autism. Now that I am an adult, I am on a job hunt! In just 5 minutes, I'm here to tell you why it makes good business sense to hire people with autism, like me! We have skills that can make you buisness soar!

Ignite #7 - The Office 2019 Reboot: Dunder Mifflin Behavior Analysts, Inc.
KRISTIN ALBERT (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected])
Hopes were high that the cast of The Office would soon be reuniting for a reboot. Viewers - your voices were heard! At long last, we have confirmation that some of our most beloved TV characters of all time are returning to the small screen. With all paper supply services shut down, the Scranton crew has (inexplicably) been retained to take the company in a new direction. Tune in to the FABA 2019 Ignites for a first look at, The Office 2019 Reboot: Dunder Mifflin Behavior Analysts, Inc., to see which characters are most likely to succeed as behavior analysts and why.    

Ignite #8 - Eat, Love, and ABA!
ONAIDA SANCHEZ (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
With an abundance of relationship apps developing and a divorce rate at 50%, it’s pretty clear there is a need for developing and maintaining relationships. We have the blue prints for this, but we are not providing interventions. We are experts in dating (preference assessments/pairing), and we certainly know how to achieve and maintain behaviors. I would like to take you on a journey through a courting experience and demonstrate the ABA techniques we are inadvertently using. Simultaneously, I would like to illustrate the misuse of the science of behavior in our relationships, that lead to these dreadful divorce rates.    






Ignite #9 - Overcoming the Haters: The BCBA Anger Translator
SHANE SPIKER (Positive Behavior Supports, Corp., [email protected])
How many times do we as BCBAs need to go head to head with a “hater” outside of the field? How many times do we need to stand our ground, professionally, and smile and nod, and politely go through all of the ways in which our practice is evidence based? Had enough of it? Us too! So, join us as we explore all of the criticisms of ABA, and say all the things we REALLY want to say, shall we?    
Ignite #10 - Signs and Symptoms of Dementia In Seniors With ID/DD
AMANDA RIPLEY (Abilities Behavioral Services, [email protected])
The number of seniors with ID/DD is increasing, swelling to nearly 1.4 million Americans by 2030. Between 10-30% of that population will be diagnosed with dementia. The signs and symptoms of dementia are the same for the individuals with and without ID/DD. However, the memory assessments we conduct or the case examples we refer to may be different for our ID/DD population. Attend this Ignite and learn about two common memory assessments used to differentially diagnosis dementia in ID/DD. Also hear about the most common first symptoms of dementia and how they may present clinically in our seniors with ID/DD.    

Ignite #11 - That Moment When You…
VINCENT LAMARCA (Applied Behavior Center for Autism, [email protected])
The third in a three-part series on exceptional ABA techs, this presentation hopes to persuade those who train technicians that after hiring Fantastically Irresistible Genuinely Joyful Amazingly Motivated therapists who are willing to do Whatever It Takes to help a child with autism, the most important thing a BCBA can do is empower them to use their own clinical judgement. Let technicians have their Moment.    

Ignite #12 - Problem Behaviors of Adults in Disney World
MICHELLE CASTANOS (South Florida Center for Behavioral Health, [email protected])
Have you ever sat down to do some people watching while at Disney World? Observation is just the beginning, but when you truly start to analyze the behavior of adults in Disney World, you will notice it’s a WHOLE NEW WORLD! This 5 minute presentation will go over the basic and most common problem behaviors exhibited by adults in Disney World, such as trampling people with the baby stroller, or the "too close for comfort Connie" who is basically standing on top of you during the entire 3 hour line to ride Pandora, Flight of Passage.    

Ignite #13 - Be Honest. Be Humble. Be Human.
ERIN DONOVAN (Family Insight, United States, [email protected])
Come join the creators of Confessions of Behavior Analyst as we play a familiar game, live and on stage. As you know, we all live on the emotional BCBA rollercoaster. Regardless of the situation, we are met with the choice to act with judgement or humility. Join us as we help you embrace the shared human experience as humble humans.    

Ignite #14 - Gossip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
KRYSTIN HUSSAIN (Florida Autism Center, [email protected])
The spread of gossip plagues organizations everywhere. While gossip may include important information, it can be harmful to the target individual. But what exactly is gossip and why do we engage in it? Are there some types of “gossip” that are okay/beneficial? It’s important for us as supervisors to learn why this information is spreading, teach our supervisees the consequences of gossip, and figure out how we can use behavior analysis to address it within our organizations.    
Ignite #15 - You can't prank me - I'm a Behavior Analyst
HANA JURGENS (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
The BCBA is a rare human. We are programmed to watch the people around us, identifying their behaviors, operationally defining them, and ultimately failing to resist the urge to alter them. For the fun of it? Sometimes. Sometimes its just that we cannot turn it off. For this reason, the BCBA is a terrible person to be around, especially those outside of the field who might even go as far as to reside with us. We ruin everything! Especially the fun stuff in life. This discussion covers why you can’t, and really shouldn’t even try, to prank a behavior analyst.

Ignite #16 - The Sky is Falling!
ANDRE MAHARAJ (Florida International University, [email protected])
Extra, extra! The Earth is round! Or is it? Polar Ice caps are melting! Or are rocks just falling into the ocean? Vaccines prevent diseases! Or do they cause Autism? Join us as we discuss fake news, maladaptive behaviors, and the contingencies that maintain them (special appearance by chicken little).




9:00 PM – 11:00 PM          SOCIAL               

#101  Friday Night Social
Laughs! Songs! One Hit Wonders! After the fantastic Friday Ignites! At Night, experience the FABA Friday night escapades of Karaoke and Networking!









Saturday, September 21, 2019

*NEW:  Workshops will be offered in the afternoon!


SATURDAY MORNING                




8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: AUT
#102  (67)  Challenges for ABA Providers as Funding Streams Change


CHAIR: TERESA BOUSSOM (EBS Healthcare, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: WYNDI CAPECI ([email protected])
ABA Providers must always be aware of changes in the funding sources for service payment.  While the need for ABA services remains high and demand increases across the country the pressures on payers to increase the return on the dollar for the service are going to change the approach to working with providers.  Challenges that ABA providers can expect to see in an ever changing market will be discussed.  In particular, working effectively with other disciplines in providing ABA services and providing ABA services across the lifespan of clients will be highlighted.

a.  Collaboration between BCBAs and SLPs; Lessons Learned
MICHELE JERVIS-SCHULTZ (EBS Healthcare, United States, [email protected])

b.  Challenges in Providing Services to all Ages Within ASD
CODY CARRARO (EBS Healthcare, United States, [email protected])

c.  Whole Person Care vs. Person-Centered Health Care Providers
TERESA BOUSSOM (EBS Healthcare, United States, [email protected])





















8:00 AM – 9:20 AM    SYMPOSIUM    Track: DD
#103  (43)  Research on reinforcer effectiveness, token economies, and translational research on conditional discriminations and behavioral variability.

CHAIR: GREGORY MADDEN (Utah State University, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: KACIE MCGARRY (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

The first study in this symposium examines the effect of economy type on reinforcer efficacy by comparing the rate of skill acquisition across open and closed economies. The second study in this symposium examines choice overload in token economies. Specifically, the study examines preference for array size or presentation modality. The third study utilizes quantitative analyses to examine error patterns in a conditional-discrimination task, categorizing errors due to bias and discriminability. The final study examines response variability during extinction. Specifically, does extinction produce an increase in previously reinforced responses or a general increase in response variability.

a.  Evaluating the effects of open and closed economies on the rate of skill acquisition
ANA MORENO (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Yanerys Leon (University of Miami, [email protected]), Jessica Gomez (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

b.  Examining Behavior Flexibility Following Discontinuation of Reinforcement for Previously Reinforced Responses Using a Touchscreen
Carolyn Ritchey (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), YAARA SHAHAM (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Ronald Clark (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Victoria Ryan (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Weizhi Wu (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Toshikazu Kuroda (Aichi Bunkyo University, Japan, [email protected])

c.  Choice Overload in the Context of Token Economies
NATHALIE FERNANDEZ (University of Florida, [email protected]), Iser DeLeon (University of Florida, [email protected]), Elizabeth Schieber (University of Florida, [email protected])

d.  Quantitative Analysis of Discriminability and Bias during Conditional Discriminations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
WEIZHI WU (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Courtney Hannula (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Tiara Putri (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Carolyn Ritchey (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Adam Brewer (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Corina Jimenez-Gomez (Auburn University, [email protected]),



 

8:00 AM – 9:20 AM      PAPER SESSION    Track: CA    
#104  (291/281)  Applications for the Environment and Climate: A Special Paper Session
CHAIR: NICOLE CHOATE (Missouri State University, [email protected])
A.  The Ocean's Importance: Utilizing a Values-Based Intervention to Alter Discounting Behavior Related to Marine Life

JESSICA HINMAN (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, [email protected])

Ruth Anne Rehfeldt (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, [email protected])
Jordan Belisle (Missouri State University, [email protected])
Mark Dixon (Southern Illinois University, [email protected])

At the register, customers must choose between a free plastic bag or a reusable bag, for a small fee. Such a decision illustrates a person’s ability to devalue a delayed outcome based on the probability of that outcome actually happening. Following a values activity which asked participants to relate a picture of nature to one of their chosen values, individuals were more likely to spend higher amounts of money for a reusable bag even when the probability of a plastic bag causing harm to a marine animal was low.

B.  Things are Heating Up: Choice, Collective Action, and Climate Change

JORDAN BELISLE (Missouri State University, United States, [email protected])

Climate change experts generally agree that human action is leading to unprecedented levels of global warming. The first study conducted with 415 participants compared delay discounting of non-recoverable climate change (PNR) to discounting of monetary losses. Discounting of PNR produced a hyperboloid function similar to prior work examining delay discounting. The second study adjusted the standard monetary loss discounting survey to encompass catastrophic financial losses with nearly identical results. The third study compared carbon tax policies to redistributive policies. Together, results suggested that climate discounting may be analogous to discounting of monetary losses, with the potential to inform policy development.









8:00 AM – 8:50 AM      SYMPOSIUM    Track: SUP    
#105  (82)  Train-the-Trainer: Achieve Best Training Outcomes Using Evidence-Based Procedures for Staff Training
CHAIR: YENDRI DIAZ (Skillometry, Inc, [email protected])

Building and maintaining an ethical training company or training department is paramount to the effectiveness and success of any ABA practice. Trainers are responsible for training staff to fluency and mastery and ensuring readiness to work in the field. In this talk, we will discuss the development and growth of a train the trainer program, best training practices such as BST, Precision Teaching, and digital technologies to train and supervise, trainers and ABA Staff.

a.  Implementation of Behavioral Skills Training in Train-the-Trainer Programs
ZUHE ARNESEN (SKILLOMETRY, [email protected])

b.  Utilizing Digital Technology to train and supervise staff
YENDRI DIAZ (SKILLOMETRY INC., [email protected])

c.  Evaluating the Use of Acoustical Guidance as an Immediate Method of Reinforcement for Staff Training
MARIA BROWN (SKILLOMETRY, [email protected])













 
8:00 AM – 9:20 AM              PANEL    Track: ETH    
#106(188)  Legal and Ethical Considerations in ABA: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
CHAIR: AMANDA WESSON (Virtus Health, [email protected])
 
Board Certified Behavior Analyst hold a high standard of professional ethics. We work with and work to protect vulnerable populations within our daily scope of practice. In recent years Applied Behavior Analysis has held less than favorable headlines in the news. Topping these headlines have been stories of identified and prosecuted criminal acts, specifically insurance fraud. These crimes have forever altered policies and procedures which directly affect our ability to practice. In this presentation we will discuss violations of the law and our ethics code from several perspectives as providers, an expert witness, an ethicist and representatives of law enforcement.
 
JON BAILEY (Florida State University, [email protected])
MARTA FIOL (Teaching Interventions Keeping Individuality, Inc., [email protected])
 
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM              PAPER    Track: ETH    
#107  (119)  (SPANISH) Hispanic Culture and Sexual Harassment: Where’s the line?

CARMEN ADRIANA TORRES-DIAZ (Behavioral Applications, [email protected])

YULEMA CRUZ (Global Behavior Consultants, Inc., [email protected])

This will be presented in Spanish.  Cultural awareness should include education regarding ethical social interactions with peers. Historically, professional interactions within our Spanish-speaking cultures have also included sexual innuendos and inappropriate sexual teasing. Often accepted as part of our cultural bantering, these exchanges have led to uncomfortable situations, including invasion of space, unnecessary physical contact, and ultimately sexual advances typically associated with harassment. This is especially true for those who lack power and are often intimidated by their superiors. This paper will attempt to raise awareness of these practices and provide recommendations as well as skill building tools. This presentation will be offered in Spanish.








8:00 AM – 8:50 AM      PAPER          Track: TCP    
#108 (141) Behavior Analysis as an Evangelical Movement: Getting off Our Soap Boxes

MEGAN KIRBY (University of South Florida, [email protected])

SHANE SPIKER (Positive Behavior Supports, Corp., [email protected])

This presentation will examine dissemination movements in the behavior analytic community in North America, especially the influence of social media as a tool for successful integration of traditional ideas and values in a modern, easily accessible and consumable format. Additionally, the evangelical nature of some behaviorists who proselytize without conducting a needs assessment of the community in which they practice will be explored. Critical views of “biblical dissemination” as possibly threatening and aversive to those in need of the science of behavior analysis the most.









8:00 AM– 8:50 AM      PAPER SESSION     Track: ED   
#109  (261/258)  Special Topics in Education Paper Session

CHAIR: Michael Passage (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

A.  An Assessment and Treatment Component Analysis for Impulsivity in Typically Developing Schoolchildren

KAITLYNN GOKEY (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

Adam Brewer (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])
Celeste Harvey (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])
Christopher Podlesnik (Auburn University,[email protected])
Joshua Pritchard (Factari, [email protected])

Impulsivity is defined behaviorally as the preference for a smaller, immediate reinforcer at the expense of a delayed, larger reinforcer. This preference for ‘immediate gratification’ correlates with numerous barriers, including obesity, problem behavior, and lower academic performance. The present study compares various assessment procedures for impulsivity. In addition, the present study compares two common interventions for treating impulsivity—rules and concurrent activities—both individually and as a package intervention with children aged 5 to 10 years old.
    
B.  An evaluation of self-control training studies in applied behavior analysis

MICHAEL PASSAGE (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])
Self-control training (SCT) procedures have been studied in applied behavior analysis to address problems with impulsivity since the initial study by Schweitzer & Sulzer-Azaroff (1998). Impulsivity, or delay discounting, is conceptualized as responding that produces a consequence that is immediate and less valued, rather than delayed and more valued (Ainslie, 1974). Studies evaluating SCT aim to instruct individuals to make more optimal choices that produce delayed rewards. An analysis was conducted of articles published between 1998 and 2019 across peer-reviewed journals to evaluate the effectiveness of SCT. The presented results could inform future research, thus leading to more clinical applications.



 
8:00 AM– 8:50 AM            PANEL        Track: AUT   
#110  (261/258)  Challenges and Successes of Safety Skill Instruction Across Learner Environments

CHAIR: KELLY KEARNEY (Florida Atlantic University, [email protected])
Individuals with autism may lack necessary safety skills required to interact safely within their environments. Educators may overlook teaching safety skills in order to focus on mastery of skills required daily, such as communication or daily living skills. Although individuals with autism may need to use safety skills less often than other skills, mastery of safety skills can be life-saving. This panel will engage the audience in a discussion about effective methodologies used to teach safety skills, programming for maintenance and generalization, and the challenges and the successes experienced by practitioners teaching safety skills in school, home, and community environments.
 
JACQUELINE WOOD (Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism Related Disabilities, [email protected])
TAHRA CESSNA (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
MONIEK WILSON (Positive Behavior Supports, [email protected])
 
9:00 AM– 9:50 AM       PAPER        Track: TCP        
#111  (58)  Jack of All Trades, Master of None...

SHANE SPIKER (Positive Behavior Supports, Corp., [email protected])

There are arguments for specializing in behavior analytic practice. But does specialization harm the practitioner, pigeonholing them in a particular area and preventing the development of useful skills that may enhance their specialized practice? This talk will discuss how skills developed across a variety of specialties may actually work to serve the practitioner to improve client outcomes and create a more well-rounded behavior analytic provider.



9:00 AM– 9:50 AM     PAPER    Track: CA   
#112  (158)  Treating Health Related Behaviors with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ERIN DONOVAN (Family Insight, [email protected])

James Moore (Canopy Children's Solutions, [email protected])

This presentation will identify common health related behaviors that if left untreated, can result in serious conditions that can impact one’s health and life longevity. Recent research and data surrounding ACT and treatment of health-related behaviors will be presented. ACT based treatments will be presented in a case study format.




9:00 AM– 9:50 AM      PAPER      Track: DD     
#113 (38) The Effects of Competing Response on Duration of Hand Mouthing

NADEGE POIRIER-NYE (Quest, [email protected])

Elyscha Harris (Quest, [email protected])

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of competing response on duration of hand mouthing. A single phase alternating treatment design is used to determine the effects of an oral stimulatory toy as a replacement behavior for hand mouthig for a severe intellectualy disabled with limited mobility adult woman. We first look at the historical use of upper walls as a method to prevent hand mouthing, leading to the use of arm splints and finally the use of an oral stimulatory toy as a least intrustive most effective treatment.



9:30 AM – 10:50 AM      Symposium    Track: ETH
#114  (13)  Ethical Issues Conducting Assessments in Applied Practice


CHAIR: MELISSA OLIVE (Applied Behavioral Strategies, [email protected]liedbehavioralstrategies.com)

DISCUSSANT: KIMBERLY BERENS (Fit Learning, [email protected])

Ethical issues in assessment related to scope of training and practice of behavior analysts and ethical assessment driving treatment planning will be addressed. The BACB® Ethics Code and Task List pertaining to assessment, with a sample of VCS coursework will be presented. Training, qualifications, ethical, and legal requirements for licensed psychologists to conduct standardized assessments will also be presented. An overview of a student’s right to effective education driven by appropriate assessment and hold a rich discussion of the pressures applied to behavior analysts driven by insurance carriers in the context of ethical issues surrounding assessment in practice.

Ethical Practice for Behavior Analytic Assessment
MARY SAWYER (The Aubrey Daniels Institute, , [email protected])

Ethical Issues Conducting Assessments in Applied Practice
MELISSA OLIVE (Applied Behavioral Strategies, [email protected])

Ethical and Legal Considerations for Conducting Standardized Assessments
MICHAEL WEINBERG (Amego, Inc., , [email protected])





































9:30 AM– 10:50 AM         PAPER SESSION      Track: ED   

#115  (162/174)  ABA and Education

CHAIR: AMY MICHAELIS (Volusia County Schools, [email protected])

A.  Applied Behavior Analysis Impacting Public School Classrooms

AMY MICHAELIS (Volusia County Schools, [email protected])

Over the past two years, the implementation of the PATTAN project has been successful with a variety of students and needs in public school classrooms. The combination of teacher training, direct instruction, discrete trials, precision teaching, and other behavior analytic principles have been implemented to create meaningful change in the lives of students. The efforts are impacting multiple ESE classrooms and students in general education.
    
B.  Seminole County Curriculum Project: Four Years of Infusing Applied Behavior Analysis Into Traditional Instructional Pedagogy

SANDRA GUFFEE (Seminole County Public Schools, [email protected])

Elizabeth Wilkerson (Seminole County Public Schools, [email protected])

For the past four years Seminole County Public Schools has implemented a replication and extention of the work done by the PaTTAN Autism Initiative in 15 school sites across the district. The project aims to improve capacity of ESE teachers to implement Applied Behavioral Analysis techniques in the classroom setting resulting in increased student achievement. A description of the model, methods, and outcome data focused on teacher fidelity and student gains from year four will be presented.


 
9:30 AM– 10:50 AM       PAPER SESSION     Track: AUT   

#116  (67/70/71)  Special Topics in Autism Treatment

ALICIA LASAGA (Autism Worldwide, [email protected])

The Side of Autism Nobody Talks About and How Trainings are Not Addressing Severe Autism

Only the parents and professionals know about the severe and low functioning side of ASD. The general public is often shown high functioning kids, and even ABA training videos refrain from discussing how severe the behaviors can be. The result is shock and negative impressions for the individual observing the severity for the first time. Danger can even occur for the person with ASD if law enforcement misinterprets the innocuous behavior as threatening. This talk will discuss the disparity between the portrayal of ASD and its reality, highlighting the necessity to remove this facade as it only reinforces the stigma.
            
Teaching Foundational ABA Principles to Schools: A Holistic Approach from Administration to Teachers to Paraprofessionals

ABA trainings at schools tend to focus on providing only the teachers with the necessary ABA skills to help their students. However, this approach does not consider the teamwork of a school system. The school administration supports the teachers and the teachers support the paraprofessionals; together they create the learning environment for the students. This talk will help illuminate the underpinnings of a more complete approach for ABA training at schools.

Case Study: Combination of Positive Punishment and Manding with Immediate Positive Reinforcement to decrease Elopement

A child eloping can be a parent’s worst nightmare. Running into the street, running away from home, running out of sight when not at home can result in a disaster. Manding combined with positive punishment has decreased elopement that is controlled by multiple functions: attention, escape, access to tangible, and automatic.

 

9:30 AM – 10:50 AM       SYMPOSIUM       Track: DD
#117 Recent Developments in Verbal Behavior

CHAIR: SANDHYA RAJAGOPAL (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: GENEVIEVE MARSHALL ([email protected])

In this symposium, the authors will present research involving verbal behavior instruction. In the first study, the author will present findings on teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to emit sensation-body part tacts. The second study compares skill acquisition rates across two trial arrangement procedures for children with ASD. The third paper (a) compared one-to-many (OTM) and many-to-one (MTO) training structures, and (b) determined the extent to which children with ASD demonstrate stimulus equivalence and stimulus class mergers.


a.  Effects of Mixed Operant Training Across Similar and Different Response Topographies
ASHLEY FELDE (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Michael Passage (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Sandhya Rajagopal (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

b.  An evaluation of a procedure to teach children with autism to tact private events
SANDHYA RAJAGOPAL (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Ashley Felde (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Tiara Putri (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Yaara Shaham (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Michael Passage (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

Discrimination training to produce emergent relations of pre-algebraic math skills
JEANINE TANZ (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Ivy Chong (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Madeline Keevy (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Celeste Harvey (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])























9:30 AM– 10:50 AM           PANEL         Track: AUT     
#118 (146) Autism Knows No Borders: The Why and How of Worldwide Dissemination of ABA

CHAIR: CRYSTAL THOMPSON (Believe Autism, [email protected])
Most individuals with autism live in countries where awareness, acceptance, and access to resources are minimal or non-existent. There is an urgent need for a sustainable way to improve ABA-based education and increase the number of people who can effectively utilize it to impact the lives of those with autism around the world. The model used by the Global Autism Project will be introduced with data about current partner participation. The concerns and challenges of generalizing the code of ethics and conduct of the BACB to training and supervision in other cultures and countries will be considered.
 
CHRISTINA FLORES (Crystal Minds New Beginning, [email protected])
MELISSA ESCUTIA (Shine Bright Therapy, [email protected])







9:30 AM – 10:50 AM      PANEL          Track: TCP    
#119 (369) Challenges Facing Us Today: A Conversation with an Expert Panel
CHAIR: EMILY DICKENS (FSU ECAP, [email protected])
 
This panel will afford members of FABA the opportunity to observe and participate in a conversation about challenges that many Florida practitioners are facing and how solutions can be achieved.
 
GINA GREEN (Association for Professional Behavior Analysts, [email protected])
LORRIE UNUMB  (Council of Autism Service Providers, [email protected])
MARY RIORDAN (Behavior Management Consultants, [email protected])
 
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM         SYMPOSIUM    Track: OBM


#79 Behavioral Applications for Human Services Staff

CHAIR: MICHAEL PASSAGE (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

DISCUSSANT: NICHOLAS WEATHERLY (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

In this symposium, the authors will present research on staff behavior in human services settings. In the first paper, the author describes the use of a checklist as a tool for practitioners to increase cultural competence. In the second paper, the author will discuss how video models can improve toy play instruction by teaching toy play to RBTs. The third paper evaluated the effects of self-monitoring and goal setting on therapist-provided mand opportunities. The final paper compares effects of behavior skills training (BST) to traditional approaches for teaching staff to respond to active shooter scenarios.

a.  The Effects of Culturally-Competent Care Training Among Behaviorally-Oriented Clinicians
JOSHUA ADDINGTON (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Michael Passage (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Michael Cusick (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

b.  Playing isn’t just for the kids: The Effects of Video Modeling on Adult Play Behavior
GRACE BOATMAN (The Scott Center for Autism Treatment, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Sandhya Rajagopal (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]) Mary Lewis (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

c.  An evaluation of self-monitoring and goal setting for increasing mand opportunities among RBTs
MARY LEWIS (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Sandhya Rajagopal (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])

d.  Behavioral Skills Training for Active Shooter Scenarios: Human Service Staff
JACKIE NOTO (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Katie Nicholson (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected]), Sandhya Rajagopal (Florida Institute of Technology, [email protected])
 
10:00 AM– 10:50 AM    PAPER SESSION  Track: CA   
#121  (162/174)  International Dissemination of ABA

CHAIR: VALERIA PAREJO (Changing Behavior LLC, [email protected])

A.  Real World Programming: Building Bridges between DTT and NET - Case Studies in Brazil

CELISABEL CALDEVILLA (Changing Behavior, [email protected])

Valeria Parejo (Changing Behavior LLC, [email protected])

This presentation will share the challenges encountered in Brazil by a Florida-based ABA company regarding programming and implementing behavior interventions in that setting. In an ABA culture very much focused on DTT and tabletop-style service delivery, the presenters explored different ways to change the delivery style to build bridges between very structured implementation of behavior interventions and a more naturalistic approach. This paper will use real-life examples of the use of different curricula such as the VB-MAPP and PEAK as an opportunity to build flexibility in the service delivery style of professionals on the ground.

B.  Ethics of dissemination abroad: sharing resources but recognizing limitations

VALERIA PAREJO (Changing Behavior LLC, United States, [email protected])

Celisabel Caldevilla (Changing Behavior, United States, [email protected])

This presentation aims to share the experience of a Florida-based ABA company providing services in Brazil, discussing the challenges related to the goal of disseminating ABA and building local capacity in South America. This paper will use real-life examples as illustrations of the potential ethical pitfalls of disseminating ABA in a country that does not recognize or regulate the profession of Behavior Analyst. Learning objectives include legal standing of behavior analysts in Brazil, need for building capacity to meet the demand for ABA, case studies and their resolutions, and pro-active steps to guarantee ethical dissemination efforts in the future.



 
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM    INVITED SPEAKER    Track: PL            

#122  Public Policies on the Practice of ABA: Status, Opportunities,  and Threats

GINA GREEN (Association for Professional Behavior Analysts, [email protected])

INTRODUCED BY: MARY RIORDAN

Public policies affecting the practice of applied behavior analysis (ABA) have proliferating in the past decade. They include but are not limited to laws to license or otherwise regulate practitioners of ABA; other laws and regulations on qualifications of ABA service providers; and laws governing coverage of ABA services by private and public health plans. An overview of current laws, regulations, and policies is provided, and their impact on current and future ABA practitioners and the field as a whole is discussed. Emerging trends as well as successful and unsuccessful advocacy tactics are described. Finally, some opportunities and threats regarding public policies on the practice of ABA are identified and suggestions for addressing them are offered.


About the Speaker:
Gina Green is Chief Executive Officer, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, former president of the Association for Behavior Analysis and the California Association for Behavior Analysis, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Dr. Green has authored numerous publications in experimental and applied behavior analysis and served on the editorial boards of several professional journals. Her work has garnered awards from numerous state, regional, national, and international organizations. She lectures and consults widely on effective interventions for people with autism and related disorders, behavioral research, and public policies affecting the practice of ABA.

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