Applying ABA Strategies to Support Potty Training

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Join us for an insightful 1-hour live virtual CE presentation on Applying ABA Strategies to Support Potty Training through contemporary, assent-based frameworks. Traditional pediatric toilet training in ABA has often relied on compliance-heavy procedures, massed sitting schedules, and escape extinction, which risk creating bathroom aversion and conditioned stress responses.

This workshop introduces the Assent-Based Continence Framework (ABCF), synthesizing respondent pairing, interoceptive awareness, and trauma-informed care with BACB ethical principles. Attendees will learn practical strategies for transitioning from compliance to assent, recognizing subtle signs of dissent, utilizing visual and AAC supports, and structuring a 3-phased implementation model.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Synthesize Conceptual Differences: Compare traditional compliance-based toileting models with contemporary assent-based frameworks in plain, clinical terms.Analyze Trauma-Informed Mechanics: Evaluate how respondent pairing and interoception reduce autonomic stress and prevent conditioned fear in pediatric toileting.
2. Analyze Trauma-Informed Mechanics: Evaluate how respondent pairing and interoception reduce autonomic stress and prevent conditioned fear in pediatric toileting.
3. Evaluate Ethical Alignment: Align continuous assent monitoring, autonomy checks, and dissent honoring with BACB Ethics Code Standards 2.01, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15.
4. Formulate Multi-Phased Protocol: Structure a 3-phased assent model incorporating visual supports, functional AAC mands, and caregiver BST

Target Audience: Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts (BCaBAs), Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), clinical supervisors, and allied health professionals

Purpose: Equip behavior analysts with ethical, trauma-informed, and practical ABA tools to teach continence while prioritizing client autonomy, dignity, and bodily agency.

Activities: Live lecture, and Q&A.

Public Contact: [email protected]

Format: Live Virtual Webinar

Presenter: Delonte T. Jones, BCBA, LBA-VA

Presenter Bio: Delonte T. Jones is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst in Virginia. As a leader at ABAzing, he specializes in trauma-informed behavior analysis, assent-based clinical practice, and compassionate early intervention. His work focuses on bridging foundational operant conditioning with client autonomy and dignity.

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