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We are LIVE! 🌟 Topic: Positive Behavior Support in the Treatment of Aggression 🗓 Date: October 10, 2024 | ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM PST | 1:00 PM EST | 12:00 CST 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gujemKFb 🎤 Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Lori Ann Dotson, PhD, MBA, PhD Hosted by Maria Nicolaou, BCBA, IBA® Karen Chung, CEO of Special Learning, welcomes Dr. Dotson, an expert in Positive Behavior Support (PBS), who has transformed countless lives through her work. Karen shares how the Multi-Element Behavior Support (MEBS) framework developed over 50 years ago by Dr. Gary LaVigna and Tom Wallace is revolutionizing the field of ABA. 🔑 Key takeaway: The MEBS framework is a clinical tool and a system for consistently delivering quality outcomes across organizations of any size! ✨ This is a must-attend for: ABA professionals Educators Caregivers and advocates for inclusion Don't miss this deep dive into effective strategies for managing aggression and improving quality of life. 🌱 #ABATherapy #BehaviorAnalysis #PositiveBehaviorSupport #PBSApproach #AppliedBehaviorAnalysis #BCBAs #AutismSupport #ABAWebinar #ProfessionalDevelopment #BehaviorAnalysts #AggressionTreatment #SpecialLearningWebinars #CEUWebinars #BehaviorSupport #AutismCommunity

Understanding the Rule of 168 in ABA Therapy As BCBAs, it's essential to grasp the concept of the Rule of 168. With 168 hours in a week, our therapy sessions—often around 20 hours—represent only a small fraction of a client's total time. This means that for the majority of the week, caregivers and family members are the key agents in the child's development and behavioral growth. What does this mean for us? It highlights the importance of directing our training resources towards caregivers. By equipping them with the right strategies, knowledge, and support, we can significantly enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of our interventions. Here are a few ways to implement this in our practice: 1. Workshops and Training Sessions: Offer regular workshops tailored for caregivers, focusing on practical strategies to reinforce skills at home. 2. Resource Development: Create easy-to-understand materials that caregivers can use to apply ABA principles in everyday situations. 3. Ongoing Support: Establish a system for regular check-ins with caregivers to address challenges and celebrate successes. When we utilize this rule effectively, we can maximize the impact of our work and ensure that the skills we teach are generalized and maintained beyond our sessions. Empower families to be active participants in their client’s journey! #BCBA #ABAtherapy #RuleOf168 #CaregiverSupport #Empowerment #BehaviorAnalysis

In the world of ABA Therapy, it's not just about sessions – it's about forging connections and crafting personalized journeys that resonate with heart and hope. To our amazing practitioners and the incredible parents navigating this road alongside their children, ABA isn't just a method; it's a story of growth and resilience. Every session is a chapter, a chance to understand the unique strengths and challenges of each individual we support. It's more than a clinical process; it's a collaborative journey where parents and practitioners come together, hand in hand, shaping a future filled with possibilities. Adapt For Life is about more than strategies; it's about heart. It's the evidence-based, individualized, and data-driven approach seamlessly blended with genuine care. It's the proactive steps we take, anticipating each developmental stride with a spirit of optimism. It's in the small victories that echo with progress and the shared moments of triumph. To the compassionate professionals shaping these experiences and the resilient parents championing their children's journeys, your hearts beat in sync with Adapt For Life's essence. Together, we transform challenges into opportunities, creating a narrative that speaks volumes about the boundless potential within every individual. 💙 #AdaptForLife #TransformingHearts #EmpoweringJourneys

Growth and learning. The day I stop learning is the day I start dying. Even if I'm using PTO to take the training!! As a therapist it is my responsibility to gain new perspective, techniques, and better ways to work with my clients where they are at in their lives. 4 Day- Intensive Exposure Response Prevention Therapy with OCD from the Cognitive Behavior Institute. #learn #grow #therapistlife #ocd #anxietyrelief #lpc

Metacognitive therapy empowers individuals to recognize and regulate their own thinking patterns, fostering resilience and enhancing mental well-being.

UPCOMING TRAINING ALERT! Need CEU's or just want to educate yourself on a specific topic? These courses may be just what you're looking for. To find out more and register, visit www.recres.org/trainings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy | 9-12:15pm | 3 CEU's | Cost $60 Professional Boundaries | 11-12pm | $10

Supporting your child’s ABA therapy at home is crucial for their progress. Here’s how you can help: 1️⃣ | Establish a Routine: Create a consistent daily schedule to support therapy. 2️⃣ | Reinforce Positive Behaviors: Use praise or rewards to encourage behaviors learned in therapy. 3️⃣ | Communicate with Therapists: Keep in touch with your ABA team to apply effective strategies at home. 4️⃣ | Practice Skills Everywhere: Help your child use skills in various settings like home and parks. 5️⃣ | Be Patient and Flexible: Progress varies; adjust strategies as needed. 6️⃣ | Involve the Family: Ensure everyone supports the therapy goals consistently. By staying consistent and involved, you create a supportive environment that fosters your child’s growth. #abatherapyworks #abatherapists

💡 Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and connect with like-minded professionals! Register now and secure your spot. See you there! https://bit.ly/3sL2cTD 📅 Date: March 6, 2024 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT In this webinar, we'll be modelling a real skills class where you'll gain invaluable insights into: - Utilising the RO DBT Skills manual to effectively teach Lesson 18 to your clients. - Employing Flexible Mind ROCKs ON to bolster interpersonal kindness, effectiveness, and connectedness. To make the most of this session, be sure to complete the following before the webinar: - Watch the on-demand video of Skills Class Lesson 17 (available for purchase separately). #SkillsClass #RODBT #ProfessionalDevelopment #Webinar #Clinicians #RadicallyOpen #DialecticalBehavior

🔔 Always remind your potential client that there are no guarantees! 🔔    ⭐ I’ve had a lot of individuals come to me with really big (unrealistic 🥴) goals for an intensive session. They want a “quick fix” or a solution for all of their problems.    ❗And while I appreciate the motivation and the desire to change, part of informed consent means setting up realistic expectations for your potential client.    🏎️ 🛣️ It’s important to help them understand that intensives are accelerated therapy. They aren’t a magical cure, just a faster track towards healing.    🧠 No one can predict what might happen in a therapy session, especially an intensive one. We can’t control where the brain will go and what it will “allow” from a healing standpoint.    💝 So, in order to be gentle on both ourselves and our clients, we should never guarantee results.    ⏰ If needed, help your potential client readjust their goals/expectations based on the amount of time you’ll have together and what you believe you can offer them. Or, maybe you decide that a different therapist and/or model would be a better fit – and that's OK, too!    Want to know more about how I set expectations with clients for therapy intensives? Lmk in the comments or send a DM!    This is just a 30 second clip from a 30 minute free training I did - the recording is posted in my Facebook group. Check out the link in my bio to join and get access to more free trainings!    👉🏽 @amandakbcoaching for more relatable and helpful content    #traumatherapist #privatepracticesuccess #therapistjourney #privatepracticestartup #privatepracticecoach #therapistlife #therapistsofinstagram #counselorsofinstagram #onlinetherapist #onlinetherapy #moderntherapist #newtherapist #mentalhealthprofessional #privatepracticetherapist #privatepracticeowner #lmft #lcsw #lpc #lmhc #phd #psyd #therapist #therapistcommunity

Takeaway from the panel of high education experts! Can you visualize how upskilling your team with Trauma Informed Resilient Leadership is an opportunity to mitigate the psychosocial hazard of poor changement! Megan Clark highlighted #traumainformed is the skills needed to support students within higher education institutions at #PHSCON2024 FlourishDx