Troubleshooting Challenges and Strategies to Increase Effectiveness of Direct Telehealth Service Delivery of ABA

Original Air Date: January 13, 2021 (as part of the CASP 2021 UnCONVENTIONal Conference)

CEU offered: 1.0 Supervision CEU

Short Title:  Troubleshooting Direct Telehealth Service Delivery of ABA

Webinar Duration: 1 hour

CE Instructors:

  • Joy Pollard, PhD, BCBA-D
  • Vanessa Calhoun, BCBA
  • Christan Griffin, BCBA


Abstract: 

New telehealth service delivery models have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic to address access barriers, including a direct telehealth service model of ABA services. In this session, we will troubleshoot challenges with implementing different telehealth service delivery models. Case studies and video examples of clients receiving direct ABA treatment via telehealth will be presented to demonstrate different models of direct telehealth service delivery outlined in the Council for Autism Service Providers Telehealth Practice Parameters. We will review sample protocols for pre-teaching skills to individuals to allow them to participate more meaningfully in telehealth sessions as well as strategies to prepare families and behavior technicians for telehealth delivery of ABA services. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and will be provided with sample protocols, session schedules, and other resources to incorporate within their practice.

Instructor(s)

Ph.D., BCBA-D Joy Pollard

Dr. Joy Pollard is the Co-founder and CEO of Clinical Operations at Behavior Change Institute. She earned her Ph.D. in Disability Disciplines, with a Specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis and her clinical experience has spanned across the home, clinical, school, and residential home settings. Dr. Pollard serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, where she provides clinical supervision and collaborates on research focused on children with ASD and neurogenetic syndromes. Her research and clinical practice have focused extensively on practitioner capacity building initiatives and pioneering telehealth applications to increase access to medically necessary ABA treatment for individuals living in rural and geographically isolated areas. Her scholarly publications include articles on ethical considerations in the design and implementation of telehealth service delivery models and she has served as a subject matter expert for the Telehealth Guidelines by the Council for Autism Service Providers (CASP).