In our ongoing effort to disseminate safe, dignified, and effective assessment and treatment processes, FTF Behavioral Consulting is pleased to offer training opportunities for solo practitioners seeking consultative support, regardless of residence. With similar rigorous academic requirements as a university or college-level course, students can expect:
- Support from licensed, doctoral-level board-certified behavior analysts (BCBA-D), experienced practitioners who have coached clients through all stages of our processes, and published researchers at the forefront of developing and refining the PFA-SBT process.
- At least 32 hours of synchronous and asynchronous instruction, including 8 hours of pre-recorded video instruction presented by Dr. Gregory P. Hanley, weekly interactive lectures, and a review of case specific SBT implementation and troubleshooting.
- To develop the education, knowledge, and experience to assess and treat severe problem behavior and receive up to Level 4 lead implementation credentials.
Regardless of residence and time zone, professionals from around the globe meet weekly to discuss the process together. In addition, FTF uses a multiple exemplar training format, which provides folks with the unique opportunity to bring their specific implementation and cultural experiences into the course, allowing participants to learn from various case examples, including learner profiles, age, severity, topography, treatment setting, diagnosis, and cultural backgrounds.
All courses will be taught by licensed, doctoral-level board-certified behavior analysts (BCBA-Ds). FTF trainers and consultants are experienced practitioners and researchers. Each has directly facilitated meaningful outcomes for children and young adults using PFA-based treatments and actively contribute to the peer-reviewed literature on which all FTF training and consulting is based.
The courses below offer a variety of advanced education, application, and/or implementation experience in PFA-SBT, Balance, and Sleep, using a multiple exemplar training model. Click on each course below to see the course description.
Students may have the opportunity to purchase one-on-one consults with their instructors post-class.
Participants:
Our courses are designed for Board Certified Behavior Analysts, students of behavior analysis, Special Educators, Speech and Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists, or other professionals working with clients and their caregivers. If you have any questions on which course is most appropriate for you please e-mail Alex Beckwith (abeckwith@ftfbc.com).
Continuing Education Credits:
Please refer to the course description for information on the number and type of CEUs and credentialing levels met.
Courses Offered:
The Balance Program
The Balance Program Live Course
Instructor:
- Kelsey Ruppel, PhD, BCBA-D
- Email: kruppel@ftfbc.com
Description:
A set of skills, including functional communication, delay tolerance, and cooperation with adult instructions, has been shown to reduce severe problem behavior among children with autism. Teaching these skills to typically developing preschoolers has also been demonstrated to reduce problem behavior and prevent it from developing. From this foundation comes the Balance Program, a skill-based curriculum delivered in the home by parents to their young children recently diagnosed with autism, with the goal of preventing the development of severe problem behavior. Our empirical evaluation of the program showed decreases in emerging problem behavior across all participants and increases in social and cooperation skills.
This course will consist of an on-demand portion to be completed before the first class meeting and weekly class meetings. In the on-demand portion, participants will review data from the empirical evaluation of the Balance Program, learn about the program content and format in detail, and view video examples. If you’ve already completed the on-demand portion, please contact Alex Beckwith at abeckwith@ftfbc.com. During class meetings, attendees will have the opportunity to design an individualized application of the Balance Program for a child and to receive feedback and implementation assistance. The course will consist of 15.5 hours of instruction, including 3.5 hours of prerecorded video instruction by Dr. Ruppel and Dr. Hanley. Successful completion of the course will yield 10 BACB CEUs.
Participants
This course is designed for Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Special Educators, Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, and related professionals. Professionals are encouraged to sign up with the parent or caregiver of a child with whom they will do the Balance Program. During the 9 weeks of the course, the parent or caregiver will implement the Balance Program with the professional’s support. The professional and the parent/caregiver will attend weekly class meetings to review progress and ask questions. Class is capped at 4 participants/dyads.
Note: Parent/caregiver attendance in class meetings is encouraged but not required. However, professionals must have a client with whom they are ready to begin the Balance Program on the first day of class.
All classes will be conducted via video conferencing software (Zoom), free to download and use. Dropbox will be used to share weekly content.
| Course | Instructor | Day | Time | Timeline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Course | Dr. Kelsey Ruppel | Fridays | 10-11:15 am EST | Sept/Dec 2023 | Full – Registration Closed |
Next Schedule:
| Schedule | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand Balance Course (4 CEUs) | 09/01/2023 – 09/28/2023 | N/A |
| Class 1: 2 hour class | Friday, Sept 29, 2023 | 10 am- 12 pm EST |
| Class 2 – Class 8 | Friday, Oct 6, 2023 Friday, Oct 13, 2023 Friday, Oct 20, 2023 Friday, Oct 27, 2023 Friday, Nov 3, 2023 Friday, Nov 10, 2023 Friday, Nov 17, 2023 Friday, Nov 24, 2023 *no class* Friday, Dec 1, 2023 |
10:00 – 11:15 am EST |
To Register for this class, please fill out the form below.
Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Sleep Problems: Education, Application, and Implementation
Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Sleep Problems: Education, Application, and Implementation
This course will allow a professional-caregiver dyad the opportunity to learn about a behavioral approach to understanding and treating sleep problems. Each dyad will have the opportunity to conduct a sleep assessment and design a personalized sleep treatment, begin implementing the plan, and receive feedback and problem-solving assistance as the plan is implemented. This course may be particularly useful for professionals who are considering remote supervision of programs that can be implemented by caregivers or staff who are with the client at night. The only prerequisite for this course is having a client that will consent to participation (i.e., assessment and treatment data to be shared in class) in this applied course.
The course will consist of 17 hours of synchronous and asynchronous instruction, including 7 hours of pre-recorded video instruction by Drs. Gregory P. Hanley and Mahshid Ghaemmaghami and application and implementation support by Dr. Ghaemmaghami. Attendance in the live classes and completion of on-demand content will yield 10 BACB (1 ethics and 9 general) continuing education credits.
All classes will be conducted via video conferencing software (i.e., Zoom), which is free to download and use. Dropbox will be used to share and upload weekly implementation content.
| Course | Instructor | Day | Time | Timeline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Course | Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami | Wednesdays | 10 AM – 12 PM EST | June-August 2023 | Registration Open |
Next Schedule:
| Schedule | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| On-Demand Sleep Data Collection and Graphing Module & Going to Bed Without Tears (7 CEUs) | June 22, 2023 – July 19, 2023 | N/A |
| Class 1 (2 hours): | Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | 10 AM-12 PM EST |
| Class 2-5 (2 hours): | Wed, July 26, 2023 Wed, August 9, 2023 Wed, August 16, 2023 Wed, August 30, 2023 |
10 AM-12 PM EST |
To Register for this class, please fill out the form below.
PFA-SBT Introductory Course: Education, Application, and Implementation (Levels 1-4 Credentialing Included)
PFA-SBT Introductory Course: Education, Application, and Implementation (Levels 1 – 4 Credentialing Included)
This course is appropriate for professionals who are new to the PFA and SBT process as well as those who already use it in their daily practice but would a supervised experience in their application of the process with a specific client. This course can be taken individually or in a dyad (lead and support implementers).
The only pre-requisite for taking the course is having a client that will consent to participation (i.e., videos of implementation to be shared in class) in this applied course, no prior education or application required. The course is designed to guide the lead implementer (and the support in the dyad) in their application of the process for one of their clients from case conceptualization through implementation of initial SBT CAB branches.
This course will consist of a of 32 hours of synchronous and asynchronous instruction, including 8 hours of pre-recorded video instruction presented by Dr. Greg Hanley, weekly interactive lectures and review of case-specific SBT implementation and troubleshooting. Attendance in live classes and completion of on-demand content will yield 18 Type 2 BACB continuing education credits. Three of the credit hours will be dedicated to ethics and four will be dedicated to supervision. Attendance in live classes and presentation of implementation progress are necessary to achieve Level 4 (lead implementer) and Level 3 (support implementer in a dyad must also attend all classes) credentials. Credentialing fee for lead and support implementers are included in the price.
All classes will be conducted via video conferencing software (i.e., Zoom), which is free to download and use. Dropbox will be used to share and upload weekly implementation content.
| Course | Instructor | Day | Time | Timeline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFA-SBT Intro – June/September 2023 | Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami | Mondays | 10 AM-1 PM EST | June/September 2023 | Full – Registration Closed |
| PFA-SBT Intro – August/Dec 2023 | Dr. Claire Egan | Mondays | 11-2 PM EST | August/Dec 2023 | Full – Registration Closed |
| PFA-SBT Intro – August/Dec 2023 | Dr. Theresa Fiani | Tuesdays | 2-5 PM EST | August/Dec 2023 | Full – Registration Closed |
| PFA-SBT Intro – August/Dec 2023 | Dr. Claire Egan | Wednesday | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST | Oct 2023/Jan 2024 | Registration Open |
Next Schedule:
| Schedule August/Dec 2023 – Morning | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand PFA-SBT course (10 hrs/10 CEUs) or Implementor Course (12 hrs/10 CEUs) | August 21, 2023 – Sept 24, 2023 | N/A |
| Class 1* (3 hours): Interviewing Tips, IISCA Design, SBT Design, Reflection Tips: | Mon, Sept 25, 2023 | 11-2 PM EST |
| Class 2* (3 hours): IISCA Review and Reflection: | Mon, Oct 2, 2023 | 11-2 PM EST |
| Classes 3-11 (2.5 hours): Treatment Review (Meeting form, graphs, videos) | Mon, Oct 9, 2023 Mon, Oct 16, 2023 Mon, Oct 23, 2023 Mon, Oct 30, 2023 Mon, Nov 6, 2023 Mon, Nov 13, 2023 Mon, Nov 20, 2023 Mon, Nov 27, 2023 Mon, Dec 4, 2023 |
11-1:30 PM EST |
| Schedule August/Dec 2023 – Afternoon | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand PFA-SBT course (10 hrs/10 CEUs) or Implementor Course (12 hrs/10 CEUs) | August 21, 2023 – Sept 25, 2023 | N/A |
| Class 1* (3 hours): Interviewing Tips, IISCA Design, SBT Design, Reflection Tips: | Tue, Sept 26, 2023 | 2-5 PM EST |
| Class 2* (3 hours): IISCA Review and Reflection: | Tue, Oct 3, 2023 | 2-5 PM EST |
| Classes 3-11 (2.5 hours): Treatment Review (Meeting form, graphs, videos) | Tue, Oct 10, 2023 Tue, Oct 17, 2023 Tue, Oct 24, 2023 Tue, Oct 31, 2023 Tue, Nov 7, 2023 Tue, Nov 14, 2023 Tue, Nov 21, 2023 Tue, Nov 28, 2023 Tue, Dec 5, 2023 |
2-4:30 PM EST |
| Schedule April/August 2023 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand PFA-SBT course (10 hrs/10 CEUs) or Implementor Course (12 hrs/10 CEUs) | Oct 11, 2023 to Nov 8, 2023 | N/A |
| Class 1* (3 hours): Interviewing Tips, IISCA Design, SBT Design, Reflection Tips: | Wed, Nov 8, 2023 | 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST |
| Class 2* (3 hours): IISCA Review and Reflection: | Wed, Nov 15, 2023 | 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST |
| Classes 3-11 (2.5 hours): Treatment Review (Meeting form, graphs, videos) | Wed, Nov 22, 2023 (No Class) Wed, Nov 29, 2023 Wed, Dec 6, 2023 Wed, Dec 13, 2023 Wed, Dec 20, 2023 Wed, Dec 27, 2023 (No Class) Wed, Jan 03, 2024 Wed, Jan 10, 2024 Wed, Jan 17, 2024 Wed, Jan 24, 2024 Wed, Jan 31, 2024 |
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST |
To Register for this class, please fill out the form below.
PFA-SBT Advanced Course: Advanced Education, Application, Implementation & Supervision (Levels 5-6 Credentialing Included)
PFA-SBT Advanced Course: Advanced Education, Application, Implementation & Supervision (Levels 4-6 Credentialing Included)
This course is for PFA-SBT Credential Level 4 professionals who would like to advance to Level 6 and receive supervision from an FTF instructor while they coach at least two new implementation teams (e.g., lead implementer and a client for each team) from case conceptualization and planning through implementation of PFA and SBT. This course can be taken individually or in a dyad with a lead implementer who has a minimum of Level 1 credentials who can then achieve a Level 5 credential through this course.
This course will consist of 30 hours of synchronous and asynchronous instruction, including 3 hours of pre-recorded video instruction, weekly interactive lectures and review of case-specific SBT implementations, team-specific supervision, and troubleshooting. All classes will be conducted via video conferencing software (i.e., Zoom), which is free to download and use. Dropbox will be used to share and upload weekly implementation content.
A pre-requisite for taking the course is having at least two new implementation teams (i.e., lead implementer and a client for each team) and respective clients that will consent to participation (i.e., videos of implementation and supervision must be shared in class) in this applied course. The course is designed to guide the Level 6 candidate in their indirect coaching and support of new implementers of the PFA-SBT process, including design and implementation of PFA and initial steps of SBT as well as treatment extensions.
Attendance in all live classes and completion of on-demand content will yield 14 Type 2 BACB (3 ethics, 4 supervision) continuing education credits for Level 6 candidate. Attendance in the two designated live classes (see schedule) and completion of on-demand content will yield 9 General Type 2 BACB continuing education credits for Level 5 candidate. Completion of all on-demand content, attendance in all live classes, and presentation of implementation and supervision progress and mastery are necessary to achieve Level 6 credentials (i.e., video capture, supervision questions asked and answered, evidence of CAB5 mastery for at least one client). Completion of all on-demand content and attendance in first and last live classes and a final presentation of case-specific implementation are necessary to achieve Level 5 credentials. Credentialing fee for level 5 and 6 candidates is included in the price.
Pre-requisites for level 6 candidates:
Level 4 credentials already achieved
Pre-requisites for level 5 candidates:
Level 1 credentials already achieved
| Course | Instructor | Day | Time | Timeline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFA-SBT Advanced | Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami | Wednesdays | 11:30-2:30 PM EST | September 2023- January 2024 | Registration Open |
Next Schedule:
| Schedule | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1-hr CEU: Skill-Based Treatment Extension: Generalization and Maintenance (by Dr. Ruppel) Two 1-hr advance CEUs from the list below: Tips for Expediting the Skill-Based Treatment Process (by Dr. Hanley) Beyond FCT: Avoiding Delay-Induced Resurgence of Problem Behavior (by Dr. Ghaemmaghami) Advancing the Complexity of Communication During FCT (by Dr. Ward) Preventing Escalation in the Analysis of Severe Problem Behavior (by Dr. Gover) Prompting, Shaping, & Differential Reinforcement (by Dr. Ruppel) |
September 18, 2023 | N/A |
| Class 1* (3 hours, Level 6 candidate only): Train-The Trainer Workshop | October 4, 2023 | 11:30-2:30 PM EST |
| Classes 2-8 (2 hours, Level 6 candidate only): Supervision Review (Meeting form, graphs, videos) | October 11, 2023 October 18, 2023 October 25, 2023 November 1, 2023 November 8, 2023 November 15, 2023 November 22, 2023 |
11:30-1:30 PM EST |
| Class 9* (3 hours Level 5 and 6): SBT Generalization & Maintenance Design, Reflection Tips | November 29, 2023 | 11:30-2:30 PM EST |
| Class 10-12 (2 hours, Level 6 candidate only): Supervision Review (Meeting form, graphs, videos) | December 6, 2023 December 13, 2023 December 20, 2023 |
11:30-1:30 PM EST |
| Class 13* (3 hours, both Level 5 and Level 6 candidates): Implementation and Implementer Review (Level 5 candidates final case presentations) | January 3, 2024 | 11:30-2:30 PM EST |
To Register for this class, please fill out the form below.
