Melissa Olive, Ph.D., BCBA-D<\/a> describes the components of a quality behavioral support program. She discusses controversial characteristics of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) and outlines current ABA best practices. Olive summarizes the “ABC view” of behavior and considers the impact that reinforcement can have in real-world situations. She discusses techniques for increasing and decreasing behaviors, outlines the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), and reviews behavior and data collection terminology. She reemphasizes the need for collaboration and encourages the use of ASD guidelines in ABA treatments. The session concludes with Q&A.<\/span><\/p>\n Handouts are online HERE<\/a>
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