Evidence Based Treatment Dissemination Center (EBTDC)’s Post

#SLPBCBA Tamara Kasper will be part of a symposium at #ABAI2024 Maximizing Motivation: Transforming Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Through Assent TAMARA S. KASPER (Kasper Enterprises/Caravel Autism Health) Abstract: Increased emphasis on client assent refocuses the importance of establishing/maintaining motivation, promoting self-advocacy, and building autonomy. The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2022) challenges us to define and measure assent and assent-withdrawal for all clients. The development of standard practices within a large organization is critical to establish methods to proactively notice, measure, and systematically shape indicators of assent and assent-withdrawal as a point of initiation of therapy and throughout treatment (Rajaraman, Gover, Cammilleri, Donnely & Hanley, 2022). The development of an assent-based treatment standard and 10-step training program will be reviewed. The successes and challenges of implementing assent-based treatment strategies and the necessity for individualization across clients, clinicians, learning environments, and clinics, which may present with diverse needs and cultural contexts, will be shared. Analysis of data on happiness/engagement/self-advocacy (Engagement Scale) and assent withdrawal (Calm and Disruptive Withdrawal of Assent) and the impact on existing clinical quality metrics will be presented.

Only two week until BTTI training starts again. This is online behavioural therapy training opportunities & events for clinicians & therapists who want to find out more about, and train in, delivering behavioural therapy for tics. https://lnkd.in/gGrbM-d #tourettes #tourette #tourettesyndrome #tics #ticdisorder #tourettesyndromeawareness #tourettesawareness #neurodiversity

At Outcomes First Group we are proud of our neurological differences - we embrace them, rather than see them as disorders to be fixed or eliminated. 🙌 We offer our teams a variety of mandatory and optional neurodiversity training courses so that we can ensure we are providing the best possible care for our children and young people. From our Ask Accept Develop training to adaptions for a neurodiverse workspace, our teams always have access to up-to-date training all about #Neurodiversity. #BigASK #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

BBIT is a versatile tool designed for a wide range of professionals, including: 👩🏫School Counselors: To assess and support students' cognitive development and learning needs. 🦽Rehabilitation Professionals: To tailor rehabilitation programs based on individual cognitive profiles. 🧠Psychologists and Psychiatrists: In hospitals and clinical settings to diagnose and treat cognitive disorders. 🔬Researchers: To conduct studies on cognitive processes and develop new insights. Additionally, BBIT is valuable for various therapists working with neuro-divergent individuals, helping to create personalized intervention strategies. BBIT's comprehensive assessments make it an essential resource for professionals dedicated to understanding and enhancing cognitive functioning. #BBIT #BrainBasedIntelligenceTest #IQTest

Learn how to live your dream with the help of an evidence-based therapy model known as #DBT. Register for our free, virtual DBT Basics workshop that introduces the main components of this life-changing approach. https://cfssc.ca/mindself #MentalHealthIsHealth #CFS #MindSelf

What does adult ADHD look like in everyday situations? Hyperfocus: a prolonged period of intense focus on a topic or activity of interest that may either give immense satisfaction and/or interfere with other tasks that need prioritising - difficulty in task shifting Time-blindness: a different experience of the passage of time, especially during hyperfocus ADHD tax: a term that encompasses the many ways in which ADHD can lead to financial loss or long-term debt (e.g. late fines in libraries, forgetting to cancel free trial subscriptions). This is usually a result of task initiation difficulties, poor working memory, difficulties with complex organisational tasks or impulsivity (e.g. impulsive shopping). ADHD paralysis: Task initiation difficulties can present to the observer as chronic procrastination. This can then be perceived as the person being lazy and leads to common misconceptions such as ‘Everyone is a little bit ADHD’. But the inability to overcome such problems even when wanting to do a task is very different for someone with ADHD.

NEVER READ THE COMMENTS SECTION... unless you want to feel re-inspired to be a better clinician. I recently reviewed the comments from my TEDx talk on Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gSR8s558. I found several lessons to be learned from what people wrote and will post them over the next few days. Lesson: TELLING a person about APD is doing something. Referring a person for an APD evaluation is even better. #tedx #apd #auditoryprocessingdisorder #audpeeps #audiologists

Collaboration is a key element in our clinical outcomes Hopebridge. Here's how operations and clinical teams partner to provide support for therapy centers. 😀🤝😀 #teamwork #dreamwork

A supervisee said this to me the other day: “I’m not sure I should use that assessment with my client, I don’t know if it’s been psychometrically validated for use with people with cerebral palsy, and I also don’t know if it’s appropriate for young adults.” This made my heart happy on so many levels. As an #OTNerd, it’s always wonderful to hear the words “psychometrically validated” dropped into a conversation 🤓 😉 But I was most excited because it showed the OT was thinking like an evidence-based practitioner. Evidence-based practice isn’t just about the interventions we are providing. It goes back to the choices we make when gathering information to guide our intervention, which includes if we choose to do standardised assessments, which ones we choose and why. For those now Googling “psychometrically validated” or perhaps having a few little uncomfortable flashbacks to uni days and those research or statistics units everyone had to do, it’s not as scary as you think. The simplified answer is that it just means checking out the research evidence to find out why the tool was developed in the first place, and what populations it is intended to be used with. If you don’t know the answer to these questions when selecting a tool, you need to find out, otherwise that line in your report about how you’re “an evidence-based practitioner” kind of goes out the window, and you could be left trying to defend your reasoning for why you used the tool in the first place. But where do you find out information like this? Well as always, I have some tips to share with you, but to find out all the details, you’ll need to come along to this month’s Your OT Tutor Alliance workshop called “Finding and Using Research Evidence: It’s not as difficult as you think!” Check out the comments for the link you need to sign-up #OccupationalTherapy #EvidenceBasedPractice #YourOTTutor #YOTTAlliance

Are you a therapist interested in learning more about helpful treatments for tic disorders? ✨ Then, our Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) training is perfect for you. Attending our virtual training will teach you how to apply functional interventions, understand habit reversal therapy, and more. 💻 We hope to see you there: 📅 May 7th from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST. To reserve your spot, sign up now - links in the bio. #paloaltotherapy #training #CBIT #education #therapists #ticdisorders #therapypractices #comprehensivebehavioralinterventionfortics