Intractable Head-Directed Self-Injurious Behavior: A Functional Reconsideration (2 CEUs)
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When head-directed self-injurious behavior occurs under most or all conditions without any reliable antecedents, behavior analysts often describe the behavior as being automatically reinforced (Vollmer, 1994). Contemporary approaches attempt to differentiate sub-types of automatic reinforcement with the aim to improve treatment outcomes (Hagopian, Rooker, & Zarcone, 2015), but automatically reinforced HD-SIB remains among the most treatment-resistant types of problem behavior confronting behavior analytic practitioners. Despite the general utility of the concept of automatic reinforcement (Skinner, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1969; Vaughn & Michael, 1982), an argument for abandoning the concept when assessing and treating HD-SIB will be presented. An alternative framework will be described that relies on the assumption of multiple control by socially-mediated reinforcers and additional consideration as to whether the HD-SIB is tic-like, avoidant-type, or both. Several case studies will provide support for the utility of this alternative framework.
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Dr. Gregory P. Hanley, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Hanley has been applying the principles of learning to improve socially important behaviors of children and adults with and without disabilities for 35 years. He initially worked in direct care and residential manager roles (90-94), then trained at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (94-97), earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida (2001), was tenured at the University of Kansas (2006), and directed the Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program and Life Skills Clinic at Western New England University (2007-2019). Dr. Hanley has published over 100 book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals in areas such as the assessment, treatment, and prevention of problem behavior, skill development, and evidence-based values. Dr. Hanley is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Div. 25) and of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), past Associate Editor of The Behavior Analyst, and past Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and of Behavior Analysis in Practice. Since 2019, he has served as a Research Professor at WNEU, and CEO of FTF Behavioral, an international training and consulting group based in Worcester Massachusetts.
This course is 112 min and 51 sec long.
You will have access to the course for 14 days from the date and time of purchase. If you need more time to complete the course, an extension link will appear upon expiration under the course title in the “My Profile” page. Extensions are provided in 14-day increments for $20
- The attendee will be able to describe the reasons why the concept of automatic reinforcement should probably be abandoned when assessing and treating HD-SIB.
- The attendee will be able to describe an alternative set of assumptions for assessing HD-SIB that allows for effective skill-based treatment.
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