Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior? Part 1: Overview
Presented by Carolyn Murray-Slutsky and Betty Paris
Non-Financial: Carolyn Murray-Slutsky and Betty Paris have no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructors
Carolyn Murray-Slutsky
Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS OTR, C/NDT, FAOTA, is an international lecturer, author, private practice owner, and clinician. In 2017 she was recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as a Fellow for "Leading Excellence in Pediatrics Around the Globe." She received her undergraduate degree in special…
Betty Paris
Betty Paris, PT, M.Ed., C/NDT, international lecturer, author, educator, private practice owner, and clinician, attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Florida International University and her master's in education from the University of Phoenix. She holds post-graduate certificates in sensory…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Obtaining and Avoiding Behaviors
This chapter provides an overview of theories for analyzing the functions of behaviors. It looks at sensory and behavior components and lays the groundwork for how to analyze both sensory and non-sensory behaviors.
2. Non-sensory Obtaining and Avoiding Behaviors
This chapter will go more in depth into the behaviors, reviewing non-sensory-based behaviors and traditional methods of analyzing the function of these behaviors.
3. Sensory Obtaining and Avoiding Behaviors
This chapter will go more in depth into the sensory-based behaviors, reviewing sensory-based behaviors, the functions of these behaviors, and traditional methods of analyzing the function of these behaviors.
More courses in this series
Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior? Part 1: Overview
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Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior? Part 2: Sensory-Based Behaviors
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Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior? Part 3: Communication-Based Behaviors
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Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior? Part 4: Analyzing the Behavior and Establishing a Plan for Intervention
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