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| Treating Children With Behavioral and Emotional Disorders: Integrating Emotional and Moral Behaviors to Promote Generalization |
| Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
| 8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
| W179b (McCormick Place Convention Center) |
| Area: CBM/DEV; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Jeannie A. Golden, Ph.D. |
| JEANNIE A. GOLDEN (East Carolina University) |
| Description: Traditional treatment for children with emotional and behavioral problems often follows the medical model with the assumption that behavioral symptoms are the result of underlying psychopathology. In contrast, behavior analysts conduct observations of behavior in a variety of settings to determine the effect of stimulus conditions and setting events, functional assessments to determine the causes and maintainers of behaviors, and careful analysis of learning histories to determine the efficacy of specific reinforcers and punishers. Behavioral treatment facilities for these children often use a contingency-based focus when teaching appropriate behavior that works well for managing children's behavior in a structured setting where individuals follow through with predictable contingencies. However, these children are often not prepared to function in a generalized setting where they are expected to respond to a relationship-based focus for dealing with problem behavior. Additionally, although they may have learned social, academic, and vocational skills, they may be lacking in emotional and moral skills. The presenter will discuss the impact that learning history has on current behavior and ways to develop effective behavioral treatments that are relationship-based and focus on emotional and moral skills. Case examples will be provided, along with opportunities to get feedback on the cases of participants. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, the participant will be able to (1) name several emotional and immoral behaviors of children and adolescents who are diagnosed with behavioral/emotional disorders, (2) tell how the learning histories of children diagnosed with behavioral/emotional disorders affect their emotional and moral behaviors, (3) describe several behavioral techniques that can be used to treat children diagnosed with behavioral/emotional disorders, (4) explain the limits of typical behavioral interventions and suggest alternative interventions that can be used to treat children diagnosed with behavioral/emotional disorders, and (5) describe how to apply these techniques to assist children diagnosed with behavioral/emotional disorders in professional settings. |
| Activities: Participants will listen to didactic information and real-life case histories in homes, schools, and community settings; take notes; ask questions; view a PowerPoint presentation; present their own cases for feedback; and participate in role-play situations. |
| Audience: Participants may include BACB certificants, licensed psychologists, counselors, health care providers, social workers, and/or teachers who serve children with developmental disabilities, or typically developing children who have emotional difficulties and/or have been given psychiatric diagnoses. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Keyword(s): EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORS, EMOTIONAL DISORDERS |