Adult Intervention in ABA: How can we do better? | Ethics BCBA CEU Credits: 2.5

Sale!
BCBA CEUs on Adult Intervention

This course examines common gaps in child-modeled service delivery when working with adults and replaces them with practical, function-based strategies.

Original price was: $25.00.Current price is: $20.00.

Adults deserve ABA that preserves dignity, centers autonomy, and produces meaningful, generalizable outcomes across home, work, and community. This course examines common gaps in child-modeled service delivery when working with adults and replaces them with practical, function-based strategies for effective Adult Intervention in ABA. Participants will analyze antecedent interventions (environmental arrangements, choice, and visual supports), implement Functional Communication Training to build autonomy (e.g., mands for breaks/help/space), and apply culturally responsive practices that reduce infantilization and shame. Weโ€™ll also address representation, sexuality education, and U.S. systems barriers that often limit access after age 21, with guidance on when to collaborate or refer to appropriate resources. In Adult Intervention in ABA, you can expect real-world examples, templates you can use tomorrow, and a consistent emphasis on person-centered, identity-affirming practice.

This course is justified by a clear practice gap: most ABA training and exemplars are child-modeled, yet a growing population of adults requires function-based, dignity-preserving supports across home, work, and community. Grounded in the seven dimensions of ABA, the course operationalizes adult-specific assessment and interventionโ€”antecedent strategies (environmental arrangement, choice, visual supports), Functional Communication Training (mands for break/help/space), and reinforcement-based skill buildingโ€”while addressing areas underrepresented in standard task lists (avoiding infantilization, sexuality education, culturally responsive practice, and post-21 systems navigation). Participants learn to define targets behaviorally, collect and analyze data, and make treatment decisions that produce socially significant, generalizable outcomes. By extending foundational BACB competencies to adult contexts with step-by-step procedures, fidelity tools, and real cases, this course meets an urgent service need and equips practitioners to deliver ethical, person-centered, measurable behavior change. For professionals working in Adult Intervention in ABA, understanding these elements is critical.

Publication Date: June 2025

This Ethics course provides 2.5 Ethics CEU credits for BACB, QABA, and IBAO. Additionally, Adult Intervention in ABA topics covered will help practitioners navigate ethical dilemmas specific to the adult population.

BACB CEUs

2.5 Credits
IBAO CEUs

2.5 Credits
QABA CEUs

2.5 Credits
Type of Credit

Ethics
Course Format

Video + Activities

ACE Provider

ACEย Provider Information
Provider Name:ย 123 Behavior Analyst CE
Provider Type:ย Organization
Provider Number:ย OP-23-10561
Nextย Renewalย Date:ย 10/31/2026

Author/Speaker

Makenzie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst dedicated to providing child-centered and innovative ABA services. Makenzie holds degrees in psychology, and child development, along with graduate degrees in both special education and ABA. She has worked in the public school system for over 8 years ensuring students have effective behavior support plans and the skills to be successful in whatever life path brings joy and fulfillment. Additionally, Makenzie Danis is a Certified Sexuality Educator through the Sexual Health Alliance. She believes firmly that all individuals, including through with disabilities, have a right to comprehensive sex education. Makenzie is also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in both small groups and individual therapy. She is the proud owner of Danis Behavioral Solutions, which provides affirming behavioral support to individuals and families, along with progressive supervision services to future BCBAs.

Instructor Qualifications

Makenzie Danis’ CV

Requirement Category Meets Requirement (โœ”) Evidence / Description
โ‰ฅ 5 Years of Practical Experience(e.g., direct service delivery, applied practice, professional engagement) โ˜‘ Yes Over 9 years of applied professional experience as a BCBA and educational leader providing behavior-analytic services across school-based, in-home, and community settings. Extensive experience supporting adolescents and adults with disabilities through function-based programming, Functional Communication Training, antecedent interventions (choice, environmental arrangement, visual supports), trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices, and person-centered planning across home, work, and community contexts.
โ‰ฅ 3 Years Teaching / Training / Mentoring Experience โ˜‘ Yes Extensive experience teaching, training, and mentoring educators, paraprofessionals, RBTs, and BCBAs through roles as Dean of Exceptional Education, Director/Lead Special Education Teacher, Senior BCBA, Network BCBA, and Regional BCBA. Has designed and delivered school-wide professional development, caregiver training, staff supervision, and systems-level training focused on dignity-preserving, developmentally appropriate, and autonomy-supportive ABA practice.

Objectives

  1. Attendees will be able to recognize 2 gaps that exist in the current model of ABA when working with adult clients.
  2. Attendees will be able to name 3 antecedent interventions to use when working with adults.
  3. Attendees will be able to name and apply two resources in their own practice, if needed, when working with families or directly with adult individuals.
  4. Attendees will understand adult representation and cultural considerations when working with the adult population
Scroll to Top