Description

Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment is a process for teaching socially relevant skills to reduce severe and dangerous behaviours of concern. Early last year, hundreds of professionals attended the introductory workshop with Dr Greg Hanley in Melbourne, and across Australia more practitioners have begun using the process in recent years. As it is relatively new, recommendations and suggestions for best practice are continually updated based on insights from practical applications. This workshop aims to expand on foundational knowledge, and provide practitioners implementing the process with the latest advancements in research and practice. Participants can expect to learn strategies for troubleshooting drawn from clinical experience in the Australian context and collaboration with international colleagues. Topics include tips for designing and conducting an effective Interview Informed Synthesised Contingency Analysis (IISCA), selecting and designing chains of Contextually Appropriate Behaviours (CABs), selecting and teaching the Functional Communication Response (FCR) and Toleration Response (TR), and identifying and troubleshooting barriers to progress while implementing the process. As the field of behaviour analysis shifts towards more compassionate and trauma-informed approaches, it is critical that practitioners are well supported in applying these approaches in practice to achieve socially significant outcomes for clients.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to

• describe 3 strategies for a successful Interview Informed Synthesised Contingency Analysis (IISCA)
• design a chain of Contextually Appropriate Behaviour (CAB branch) for a learner
• analyse data to identify potential barriers to client progress in Skill-Based Treatment (SBT)
• identify 5 strategies for troubleshooting lack of progress

Duration: 3 hours (with break)

ABAA PDU/BACB CE: 3

Target Audience: Practitioners with initial training or experience in Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment wanting to stay up to date with the latest advancements, seek support to design or troubleshoot a case, or increase their general competence in the process.