This presentation was originally reviewed on September 27, 2023, and broadcast live online on September 29, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 5, 2023, and broadcast live online on October 6, 2023, from 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 5, 2023, and broadcast live online on October 6, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on September 21, 2023, and broadcast live online on September 22, 2023, from 12:oo PM – 3:15 PM ET.

Many Autistic adults, adolescents, and children identify as LGBTQIA+. Furthermore, research shows that transgender and gender diverse individuals are 3 to 6% more likely to be diagnosed with autism. Professionals in the field of applied behavior analysis are in a unique position to offer support and affirming services to transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) clients, students, supervisees, and colleagues, given the multiple barriers that TGNC people in the United States experience overall. Participants will gain an understanding of the purpose of engaging in affirming care serves, learn general best practices for Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming (TGNC) clients and learn ways to assess one’s own practices toward cultivating affirming practices.

This presentation was originally reviewed on September 11, 2023, and broadcast live online on September 15, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. 

This webinar provides a comprehensive exploration of issues specific to the practice of trauma psychology, focusing on adult survivors of interpersonal violence. Despite the pervasive prevalence of trauma in clinical contexts, many practitioners find themselves in the challenging position of providing treatment without the requisite training and support tailored to this population. The presentation delves into best practices for effectively navigating the ethical and professional dilemmas commonly encountered during the assessment and treatment of trauma survivors.

Clinicians and researchers often confront ethical dilemmas that they must resolve in a manner consistent with the ethical standards and guidelines of their profession. Many ethicists have noted the importance of having ethical frameworks for making ethical decisions. In this workshop learners will examine and apply two ethical frameworks: Feminist Ethics as defined by Brabeck (2002) and Rest’s Four component model of practicing ethics, particularly ethical sensitivity. Particular attention will be paid to making culturally informed ethical decisions.

Participation in common medical procedures (i.e., measurement of vital signs, brief physical exam) is a critical life skill. Many people experience distress and engage in challenging behavior during these procedures. Often, escape extinction is used to force participation for young children. Using escape extinction to force compliance is increasingly criticized by other disciplines and consumers of behavior analytic services. Shaping tolerance to these procedures is a viable alternative that is significantly less intrusive and has fewer side effects compared to escape extinction. Participants will identify and discuss concerns with the use of escape extinction for participation in common medical procedures, define shaping and how its components can be applied to tolerance as a skill, and develop a shaping procedure targeting tolerance of a common medical procedure.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repeated distress-reducing behaviors (compulsions). Frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated, this series of lectures will demystify OCD and related disorders and the most effective protocols for helping those who suffer from them. Attendees new to or heavily experienced in treating OCD and related disorders will gain knowledge from multiple perspectives. This unique format features six lectures from top experts in the field, scheduled across three sessions over the Fall season. This series includes experts presenting on uncertainty acceptance in OCD treatment, sleep and OCD, process-based treatment of severe OCD and related disorders in for teens, similarities and differences in interventions for OCD and related disorders, current best practices for children and adolescents, and multimodal treatment of pediatric OCD at higher levels of care.