Excellent Clinical Training Ensuring Clinical Excellence

Internal Strategies for Large-Scale Organizations 

Original Air Date: January 12, 2021 (as part of the CASP 2021 UnCONVENTIONal Conference)

CEU offered: 1.0 Learning CEU

Short Title:  Excellent Clinical Training Ensuring Clinical Excellence

Webinar Duration: 1 hour

CE Instructors:

  • Nissa Van Etten, BCBA
  • Melissa Olive, PhD, BCBA-D
  • Stephen Wood, BCBA
  • Rachel Sherek, BCBA


Abstract: 

Training and clinician development are pertinent to the health of an organization and potentially reflected in the outcomes of clients receiving services. Large scale organizations are tasked with managing staff training, clinical development of skills, and effective treatment of their clients. This presentation will focus on clinical supervision, clinical training, clinical training best practices, and strategies to ensure quality treatment is provided within large scale organizations. Programs such as an apprentice model for supervision, peer review processes for treatment plans, leadership and manager training, and quality treatment are all effective strategies to ensure large scale organizations provide effective treatment resulting in positive client outcomes. The importance of having a structured model of clinical training and development helps to ensure clinical excellence. This presentation will encourage active participant engagement to provide attendees with the tools they can utilize to improve their organizational health.

Instructor(s)

Director of Clinical Services, Cultivate Nissa Intarachote Van Etten, BCBA

As Director of Clinical Services Nissa works with the clinical team to ensure best practices in treatment for each individual patient. Nissa supports clinicians in training, case conceptualization, and clinical development. Nissa is passionate about behavior analysis and has been working in the field for over 20 years. Prior to joining Cultivate Nissa worked with children with autism in California providing direct treatment, parent training, and school consultation. Nissa received a Bachelor's in Psychology at the University of California, Irvine and her Master's in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in ABA at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Nissa is currently completing her doctoral studies in behavior analysis and hopes to complete her Ph.D. in 2021. Nissa loves impacting future behavior analysts and instilling passion for the science in everyone she meets. During downtime you can find Nissa at the Crossfit gym, hiking with her three kids, husband, and dogs.

Chief Clinical Officer, Cultivate Melissa Olive, PhD, BCBA-D

Melissa Olive, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is the Executive Director of Applied Behavioral Strategies LLC. Prior to entering private practice, Missy spent 9 years conducting research and training special education teachers and behavior analysts at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Nevada, Reno. Missy currently serves as a Guest Reviewer for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Review Journal on Autism and Developmental Disorders. She also served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Early Intervention for 8 years, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education for 10 years, and Young Exceptional Children for 12 years. Missy has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focusing on the assessment and treatment of challenging behaviors, communication intervention, feeding disorders, and ethical issues for behavior analysts. Prior to moving to CT, Missy served on the Executive Board as a Member at Large for the Division of Early Childhood, a sub-division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Missy also served as President of the Texas Council for Exceptional Children. After moving to CT, Missy first served as a Member at Large on the Executive Council for CTABA. She currently serves on the CTABA Board of Directors and Chairs the CTABA Public Policy and Legislative Outreach Committee (PPLO). Her current research interest lies in the assessment and treatment of feeding disorders, assessment and treatment of severe challenging behavior, ethical issues in the delivery of ABA services, and ABA services in school settings.

Director of Special Projects Stephen Wood, BCBA

Stephen J Wood, MSW, BCBA, LBA is a Board Certified and LicensedBehavior Analyst residing in Lexington, KY. Stephen is a graduate of Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. Stephen initially obtained BCaBA certification in 2003, and BCBA certification in 2008. Stephen served six years on the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensure Board, and currently serves as a board member with the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass and the ABA Advocates-KY provider group. Stephen is a member of the KY-ABA Executive Committee and in 2020, Stephen became the President-Elect for the KY Association for Behavior Analysis (KYABA).