Commonly Prescribed: Psychotropic Medication and Challenging Behavior

Spring 2022 CARE Expert Speaker Series - Prof. Maria Valdovinos, Ph.D., Drake University

This presentation will explore how using functional assessment methodology can be used to measure various dimensions of behavior including motivating operational functions of medication and will include data from a study conducted to evaluate the extent to which changes in psychotropic medication regimens altered functional relations between problem behavior and the environment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The UMass Lowell Center for Autism Research & Education (CARE) Expert Speaker series hosts professionals from around the country to provide information on topics related to helping individuals with autism and the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. The Expert Speaker series is open to the public for free and provides 1.5 CEUs for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) for a fee of $15.

CEU: If you are planning on receiving the 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for the event, we will be using CEUHelper to sign attendees in and out, as well as deliver the CE Certificate after the event. If you have not used CEUHelper before, please make sure you download the app prior to the event.

• When: April 5, 2022: 4-6 p.m.
• Where: Virtual via Zoom (a link will be provided after registration)
• Cost:

1. CEU-Public (External and not UMass Lowell) attending for CEUs: $20.00
2. CEU-UML (MS Alumni, Student Supervisor, etc.) attending for CEUs: $0.00
3. Non-CEU (public, Student) attending for information and not receiving CEUs: $0.00

This event is open to the public. BCBAs can earn 1.5 Learning CEs.

Questions?

Please contact Rebecca Markovits (email: rebecca_markovits@uml.edu) for more information.

This event is co-sponsored by CARE and the UMass Lowell Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies.