Description

A free non-CEU webinar

What do you do when a learner asks for something you can’t provide, when problem behavior shows up mid-trial or during reinforcement, or when you’re unsure whether extinction belongs in your plan? In this panel-style session, Hillary Laney and Ed Sidley work through some of the most frequently asked questions from the SBT community, each with a guest practitioner. They’re joined by Emily Kearney, Dr. Megan Miller, and Dithu Rajaraman for a candid conversation about clinical decision-making, safety, rapport, and staying flexible in the PFA and SBT process.

What is covered

• Keeping the “must-haves” (safety, rapport, trust, joy) at the center of every decision
• A decision flowchart for unreasonable or unavailable requests during synthesized reinforcement
• Teaching learners to tolerate “no,” from unavailability with a clear reason to unavailability with none
• Options when problem behavior occurs during a trial, including re-prompting the correct response, and how to analyze what made the trial too hot
• Whether and when to use extinction, why it should never be used alone, and building coping and emotional regulation skills
• Coaching learners through difficult moments instead of planned ignoring
• Troubleshooting problem behavior during reinforcement: undivided attention, setting events, and answering questions honestly
• Creative CAB design: time-based (time units of cooperation), response-based, within-SR, and leave-SR branches
• Examples including adult compliance with requests, “fixing” the environment, divided attention, and desensitization
• Using telehealth for SBT implementation and parent coaching

Meet the Hosts

Hillary Laney, BCBA, is a severe behavior consultant. A BCBA since 2015, she has implemented SBT since 2018 and now bases her practice entirely on it, overseeing implementations in schools, clinics, and homes with a focus on assent, dignity, and rapport. Since becoming a parent, she has worked to make the field more focused on empathy, kindness, and rapport, and she strives to bring SBT to clinicians around the world.

Ed Sidley, BCBA, is a BCBA at the SEARCH Day Program in Ocean Township, New Jersey, a private special education school for students with autism. He focuses on building trust, creating joy, and teaching skills to eliminate severe problem behavior in a safe and televisable way. Ed and his team have presented on using the IISCA and SBT in school settings at Autism New Jersey 2020 and other conferences.

Published July 2022