Increasing Competence and Confidence in Helping People with Disabilities through Grief
Presented by Patricia Lund
This presentation addresses the critical role of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in supporting clients through grief, establishing bereavement as a behavioral process involving respondent and operant changes following the loss of a significant reinforcer. By exploring environmental variables and relevant Ethics Codes, the session underscores the importance of maintaining professional competence and pursuing interdisciplinary collaboration within the BCBA’s scope of practice. Given that adults with developmental disabilities are living longer and increasingly facing the death of primary caregivers, we will examine the resulting "secondary losses"—such as shifts in housing and social support—and engage in interactive activities to develop behaviorally-based strategies that provide compassionate, evidence-based support during these significant life transitions.
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— Nelson F.“Good”
— Shanila R.“Great!!”
— Rella P.“As a BCBA, School Counselor, and Transition Coordinator, and someone who has also worked in both ID/DD and Mental Health Adult Day Programs this topic is so important, and this session was so informative!! Thank you!”
— Lee D.“it was great”
— Omolola M.“The presentation was informative. This topic of discussion is one that I have not considered before and is rightfully an important discussion that should be continued. I appreciate all the insight. Thank you again.”
— Kiwan B.
About this CEU
This presentation addresses the critical role of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in supporting clients through grief, establishing bereavement as a behavioral process involving respondent and operant changes following the loss of a significant reinforcer. By exploring environmental variables and relevant Ethics Codes, the session underscores the importance of maintaining professional competence and pursuing interdisciplinary collaboration within the BCBA’s scope of practice. Given that adults with developmental disabilities are living longer and increasingly facing the death of primary caregivers, we will examine the resulting "secondary losses"—such as shifts in housing and social support—and engage in interactive activities to develop behaviorally-based strategies that provide compassionate, evidence-based support during these significant life transitions.
What you'll learn
- 1Objectives
- 2Participants will be able to define grief in behavior analytic terms
- 3Participants will identify setting events that can impact how someone grieves.
- 4Participants will identify why the death of a caregiver can lead to an increase in challenging behaviors
- 5Participants will identify interventions that can help support adults with disabilities who are grieving a death loss.
Concepts in this CEU
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