Treating Food Selectivity Without Tears (7 CEUs)
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Food selectivity is common among children with and without disabilities and can be highly stressful for families. It is, however, amenable to treatment, and this treatment need not rely on intrusive procedures. In this course, attendees will learn about an assessment and treatment process that focuses on empowering the child in mealtime situations and shaping progressively braver food-related choices using synthesized reinforcers, emphasizing client choice, and without the use of escape extinction. This approach has been demonstrated to increase the variety of foods consumed without evoking problem behavior or routinely eliciting negative emotional responding (Gover et al., 2023). Modifications for specific client needs and considerations for performance-based decision-making will be discussed. This assessment and treatment process is suitable for clients who have been medically cleared for behavioral intervention for food selectivity and who are able to chew and swallow table-texture foods.
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You will have access to the course for 30 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 $25.
An attendee will be able to describe a safe and comprehensive behavioral assessment process for understanding variables influencing selective eating and mealtime problem behavior. Attendees will be able to explain why reliance on escape extinction may not align with the values of Today’s ABA. Participants will describe the three phases of treatment: bite-shaping, meal-building, and extension to parents and caregivers. They will identify core treatment components, including shaping with synthesized reinforcers, embedded choice-making opportunities, prompting strategies, and the absence of escape extinction. Attendees will also describe how to offer choices to clients with varying skill levels, identify appropriate prompting strategies including the use and limits of physical prompting, and apply problem-solving strategies when treatment progress slows or stalls.
This course is divided into 14 chapters, each containing a video followed by a quiz. Progress in videos is not saved if the browser is closed, so learners are encouraged to note timestamps before exiting. Many quiz questions use a multiple-selection format with more than one correct answer, and all constructed responses require correct spelling. A score of 100% is required to advance to the next chapter. Upon completion of all quizzes, participants will complete a feedback survey and receive a certificate code. This code is required to access a certificate worth 7 BACB learning-type CEUs (6 General, 1 Ethics, 0 Supervision). Learners are encouraged to review the “Download Materials” section prior to beginning the course.
The course includes 14 chapters with the following video durations and quiz question counts:
Chapter 1 (17:50, 3 questions)
Chapter 2 (16:50, 4 questions)
Chapter 3 (42:10, 3 questions)
Chapter 4 (15:06, 4 questions)
Chapter 5 (20:09, 4 questions)
Chapter 6 (24:57, 3 questions)
Chapter 7 (27:24, 4 questions)
Chapter 8 (17:43, 3 questions)
Chapter 9 (16:54, 3 questions)
Chapter 10 (17:00, 2 questions)
Chapter 11 (12:03, 1 question)
Chapter 12 (20:31, 3 questions)
Chapter 13 (32:46, 3 questions)
Chapter 14 (30:49, 0 questions)
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