Assessing and Treating Severe Behaviors
Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D, discusses the process of getting a behavior assessment from start to finish, plus updates on current research and strategies for treatment. He suggests the term Safety Compromising Behaviors (SCB) to describe the group of behaviors that need intervention and outlines common impacts. The speaker outlines the topography-based approach and presents multiple vignettes. Call describes the process and importance of a functional analysis and touches on learning-based behavioral interventions for SCB. The presenter gives examples of how to mitigate dangerous situations before the Q&A.
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