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| Applying Behavior Analysis to Improve Health, Fitness, Diet, Healthy Lifestyles and to Optimize Athletic Performance |
| Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| 6:00 PM–9:00 PM |
| Boulevard B |
| Area: CSE; Domain: Applied Research |
| CE Instructor: Stephen Ray Flora, Ph.D. |
| STEPHEN RAY FLORA (Youngstown State University) |
| Description: As obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health problems are at epidemic proportions for many populations, including populations served by Behavior Analysts, it is vital that Behavior Analysts learn to apply behavior analysis to ameliorate these problems and to promote healthy lifestyles as effectively as possible. Medical, behavioral, and psychological benefits of exercise, athletic participation, physical fitness and healthy living are covered. The workshop will teach participants to use applied behavior analysis principles to objectively access, and optimally improve their own, or their clients physical fitness, health related lifestyles, and, if desired, athletic performances. Emphasis will be placed on Behavior Analytic gradual change techniques; optimal goal setting parameters; objective, data based analysis and decision making; and on how the use of Behavioral Analytic Experimental Designs, such as Multiple Baselines Across Situations and Bounded Changing Criterion Designs, may not only be used to measure change, but actually facilitate effective behavioral change. Finally, participants will learn how improved health and physical fitness allow individuals to live a valued life and aid in the pursuit of chosen life directions. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to: � State many of the behavioral, psychological, and medical benefits of physical fitness, athletic participation, and living a healthy lifestyle. � Perform functional assessment of current health and fitness related behaviors. � Perform task analyses of healthy eating behaviors; safe, effective exercise; and skilled athletic performances. � Identify personalized reinforcers, motivations, incentives, and values for healthy lifestyles, physical fitness and athleticism. � Understand the importance of, and how to effectively use goal setting, task analysis, pinpointing; how to identify skill gaps; how to set realistically achievable goals; and how to effectively use publicly posted goals to achieve fitness and optimal athletic performance. � Use the concepts of optimal physiological arousal, periodization, and super compensation in designing a personalized training program. � Use data collection, charting, and graphing to optimize fitness and improve eating related behaviors. � Use Behavior Analytic Experimental Designs to not only measure and access behavioral change but to facilitate health, fitness and athletic behavioral changes. |
| Activities: Participants will be guided though presented information with PowerPoint slides, worksheets and lecture handouts that will provide participants with the information necessary to develop effective programs for improving health, physical fitness, diet behaviors, healthy lifestyles; develop effective programs to optimize athletic performance; and to use Behavior Analytic Experimental Designs to access and facilitate desired behavioral change. |
| Audience: The target audience is BCBAs, BCABAs and others interested learning how to use behavior analytic procedures to promote healthy lifestyles, fittness, or to optimize athletic performance. Professionals with a strong interest in behavioral medicine, or health and fitness training will also benefit. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |