CEU Event: Functional Behavioral Assessment I - 170

When: Ongoing
Where: Online

CEUs

*CPDT-KA: 3 *CBCC-KA: 12
CPDT-KSA Knowledge: 3.00
CPDT-KSA Skills: 0.00

* Courses approved for CBCC-KA CEUs may be applied to a CPDT-KA or CPDT-KSA recertification. Courses approved for CPDT-KA or CPDT-KSA may not be applied to a CBCC-KA recertification.

PLEASE NOTE: CPDT-KA can earn a MAXIMUM of 12 CPDT-KSA Skills CEUS within their 3 year certification period.

Description

This first course in a three-course sequence introduces the student to functional behavioral assessment processes and tools utilized by behaviorologists, behavior analysts, and behavior technologist in evaluating problematic animal behavior in preparation for constructing and implementing a contingency engineering plan to resolve the problem. It explores what functional behavioral assessment is and is not and describes common explanatory fictions and other barriers to effective assessment that are common in other approaches. It then proceeds all the way from the screening process before assessment begins through the functional interview stage of assessment. The remaining stages of assessment are covered in the second course in this sequence. Purpose and definition of functional behavioral assessment Avoiding explanatory fictions in assessing behavior Screening cases Functional assessment interview Using the functional assessment interview form Contingency analysis

Sponsor:Companion Animal Sciences Institute
Speaker(s):**James O’Heare

Contact: Companion Animal Sciences Inst
 Email: jamesoheare@gmail.com
 Phone: 613-297-0153
 Web: http://www.CASInstitute.com/