August Research Spotlight: Beyond Baselines – Unleashing Experimental Design in Your BCBA Practice
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August Research Spotlight: Beyond Baselines – Unleashing Experimental Design in Your BCBA Practice
Wednesday, August 27, 8:30-9 am EST
CEU Credits: 0.5 Learning
Cost: Free
Course Description:
In this 30-minute Research Spotlight CEU, Lauren D’Amato, PhD, BCBA-D, Vice President of the Clinical Research and Innovation Lab, reveals how behavior analysts are already using experimental design principles—often without even realizing it. You’ll examine three common ways experimental design shows up in your work and learn how to leverage it more intentionally for stronger interventions and outcomes.
This CEU is part of Bierman Autism Centers’ Clinical Research & Innovation Lab Spotlight Series, focused on translating emerging research into meaningful, practical tools for clinicians.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Name 3 ways experimental designs are used in applied clinical work
• Identify 3 ways experimental designs are overlooked in clinical settings
• Develop 1 experimental approach for a current client’s program
Catherine Lark (Moderator)
Manager of Leadership Development & Diagnostician
Bierman Autism Centers
Catherine Lark is the Diagnostician at Bierman Autism Center in New Jersey and is dedicated to bridging the gap between assessment and treatment services for children with developmental disabilities. Catherine also recently took on the role of Manager of Leadership Development to assist with training new leaders across the company. Catherine graduated with her PhD in School Psychology at Louisiana State University with an emphasis in ABA. She then completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral residency at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior and the early intervention for significant language delays in children with autism and developmental disabilities. She is currently a licensed psychologist (35SI00669200) and licensed behavioral analyst (15BC00046800) in New Jersey, along with a doctoral behavior analyst and has presented in prior state and national conferences.
