What do you mean the behavior plan is not working? Have you tried it? For how long?
This presentation will focus on using behavioral principles to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with school staff.
Speaker Name
Ron DeMuesy, M.Ed, BCBA, COBA
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Participants will be able to discuss 4 skills that should be in a BCBAs repertoire (shaping, preference assessments, analysis of contingencies, teaching behavioral cusps)
Participants will be able to state how the above 4 skills areas need to be addressed when developing behavior plans.
Ron DeMuesy, M.Ed, BCBA, COBA
Ron holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Miami University and a Masters of Education degree from The Ohio State University where he studied under the advisement of Dr. Nancy Neef and Dr. Bill Heward. Ron is a special education teacher, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Certified Ohio Behavior Analyst (COBA). In addition to working in the private sector, Ron has spent the majority of his career in public school settings. His current roles include supporting staff in the creation of functional behavior assessments and behavior plans, providing professional development for district staff and mentoring BCBAs, BCBA supervisees and RBTs. Ron has led the implementation of PFA/SBT in schools at the district, building and classroom levels. Outside of his role in school settings, Ron has worked at FTF since 2021 and is currently a Lead Consultant. Ron has worked as an adjunct instructor for multiple universities, as a Subject Matter Expert for the BACB and is currently a third year PhD student at Ohio State.
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