Episode 156 - Traumatic Brain Injury w/ Dr. Megan Heinicke

If you didn’t know the difference between acquired and traumatic brain injuries, have we got a show for you. This week, Dr. Megan Heinicke shares the basics of the evidence-based for treatment of TBIs using the principles of behavior analysis. We discuss the research, the practice, and just how BCBAs should go about entering a new field.

This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU (QABA 1.0 Comorbidities/Dual Diagnoses CEU)

Articles discussed this episode:

Heinicke, M.R. & Carr, J.E. (2014). Applied behavior analysis in acquired brain injury rehabilitation: A meta-analysis of single-case design intervention research. Behavioral Interventions, 29, 77-105. doi: 10.1002/bin.1380

LeBlanc, L.A., Heinick, M.R., & Baker, J.C. (2012). Expanding the consumer base for behavior-analytic services: Meeting the needs of consumers in the 21st century. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 5, 4-14. doi: 10.1007/BF03391813

Heinicke, M.R., Carr, J.E., & Mozzoni, M.P. (2009). Using differential reinforcement to decrease academic response latencies of an adolescent with acquired brain injury. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 861-865. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-861

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