Autism Spectrum Disorders Why Behavior Occurs and How It Is Measured
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Behavioral Technician Training on Applied Behavioral Analysis Part 3: Why Behavior Occurs by Krista Kennedy, MS, LLP, BCBA is the third of a planned seven-part series providing Behavior Technician Training on Applied Behavioral Analysis to direct care workers. Part 3 identifies the four functions of behavior to distinguish and label the units of the 3-term contingency. Participants will also have an opportunity to better understand and practice ABC data collection. It will take approximately one hour to complete this course.
The Four Functions of Behavior
This course will provide the participants of this course information regarding Sensory Stimulation, Escape, Access to Attention, and Access to Tangibles.
Three-Term Contingency Plans
This course covers the basics of Three-term Contingency plans and will provide evidence-based practices in developing these plans including identifying the antecedent, behavior and consequence stages for your clients.
Applied Behavioral Analysis Data Collection
Participants of this course will develop a working understanding of collecting data for your practice and implementing that data in plan development.
Reinforcement is a fundamental practice that is almost always used with other evidence-based practices such as prompting, time delay, functional communication training, and differential reinforcement of other behaviors.
- Identify the four functions of behavior
- Label the units of three-term contingency
- Practice and understand Applied Behavioral Analysis data collection
Krista Kennedy, MS, LLP, BCBA
Director of Behavioral Services
Krista Kennedy is the Director of Behavioral Services at Children's Hospital of Michigan Autism Center. Her work at the center involves the development and oversight of all the behavior programming and the behavioral services staff. Prior to her work at Children's Hospital, she worked in the field of autism for over 10 years with families and schools throughout the Metro Detroit area. Krista earned degrees in ABA and behavioral psychology from Eastern and Western Michigan Universities. She is enrolled in the Educational Psychology Department at Wayne State University as a PhD candidate. Krista has developed and instructed behavioral intervention and theory courses at Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State University. She also sits on a task force for Wayne County to develop a system of care for people with autism.
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