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| Performance Engineering to Achieve Sustained Consumer Health |
| Saturday, May 28, 2005 |
| 1:00 PM–2:20 PM |
| Marquette (3rd floor) |
| Area: OBM; Domain: Service Delivery |
| Chair: Guy S. Bruce (APEX Consulting) |
| Discussant: John Austin (Western Michigan University) |
| CE Instructor: Guy S. Bruce, Ed.D. |
| Abstract: Performance Engineering is the application of Behavior Analysis to improve human performance so that individuals & organizations can achieve valuable outcomes with an acceptable return on investment. This session will describe the application of performance engineering to improve the health of people with retardation. The process of performance engineering includes pinpointing performance problems worth solving, analyzing their causes, recommending worthwhile solutions, solving the problem, and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the solutions. |
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| Applied Behavior Analysis from the Perspective of the Contractor |
| JAMES KEEFE (Warren Achievement, Inc.) |
| Abstract: This presentation will offer the contractor’s perspective on the use of behavior analytic services by community agency to implement a special project to improve the diet and exercise habits of people with developmental disabilities. It will discuss the problems and benefits. |
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| Performance Engineering: Application of Behavior Analysis to Solve Human Performance Problems |
| GUY S. BRUCE (APEX Consulting) |
| Abstract: Performance Engineering is the application of Behavior Analysis to improve human performance so that individuals & organizations can achieve valuable outcomes with an acceptable return on investment. This paper will provide an overview of the performance engineering process for solving human performance problems. The process of performance engineering includes pinpointing performance problems worth solving, analyzing their causes, recommending worthwhile solutions, solving the problem, and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the solutions. |
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| Performance Engineering to Achieve Sustained Consumer Health |
| GUY S. BRUCE (APEX Consulting), John W. Eshleman (APEX Consulting) |
| Abstract: This presentation will describe the application of performance engineering to help people with retardation achieve sustained health. We will describe how the PARSE process (Pinpoint, Analyze, Recommend, Solve, and Evaluate) was used to produce changes in eating and exercise and the resultant changes in consumer health measures. |
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