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Closing the Gap: When Care Coordination Actually Works

Krista Clancy, PhD
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the importance of care coordination in improving the effectiveness of ABA outcomes.

  • Describe Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and how it can be used to improve the effectiveness of ABA therapy.

  • Utilize strategies to overcome barriers to collaboration with parents and other stakeholders when providing ABA services

Educational Goal

The goal for this presentation is for participants to recognize the importance of collaboration and care coordination when providing treatment for children with ASD and use strategies to facilitate effective collaboration with parents/caregivers and other treatment team members.

Description

This presentation will discuss the benefits of care coordination for treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). ASD is a complex medical disorder with a complex system of care. These complexities can make providing care in that system difficult for behavior analysts to navigate. Coordination of care is a necessary component to effective ABA treatment and can lead to better outcomes for the client. Common coordination barriers within ABA with parents and caregivers, as well as other treatment team members will be discussed. Strategies Behavior Analysts can use to overcome those barriers including techniques for more effective communication, building rapport, managing conflicts, and better defining roles in care will be reviewed.

Target Audience

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Behavioral Health Tech
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Krista Clancy, PhD
Dr. Krista Clancy, PhD. is a licensed in psychologist and behavior analyst. She earned her bachelor degree in psychology from Western Michigan University in 1997, her master degree in Clinical Behavioral Psychology in 2000 from Eastern Michigan University and her PhD. in Educational Psychology from Wayne state University in 2017. She has been practicing in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and autism for the last 25 years as a consultant, ABA business owner, and center director. Dr. Clancy is the program coordinator for the Masters of Science ABA program at WSU where she oversees curriculum, staff and students in the program. She also consults with ABA agencies on staff training and supervision issues, program development, and the clinical oversight; as well as; on legal cases related to ASD. Additionally, Dr. Clancy has served on the State of Michigan Autism Council and the advisory board of the Black Applied Behavior Analyst organization. Dr. Clancy’s interests and research are in the areas of ASD early identification and treatment, capacity building and staff training, interprofessional training, parent training, coordination of care, and supervision.

Financially Sponsored By

  • TPN.health
  • Wayne State University College of Education