ABA on Tap is proud to present an interview with Dena Kelly. (Part I)
Dena Kelly, LPC, BCBA, LBS is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 15 years of experience improving children’s eating behavior and quality of life through evidence-based interventions. Founder of Focused Approach, Dena develops ABA-based feeding programs and trains professionals and caregivers nationwide. She has presented at major conferences such as ABAI and FABA and continues to advance the field through education and advocacy. Dena has led feeding programs in both clinical and multi-state settings, designed diagnostic and therapy services for autism and feeding disorders, and trained teams to manage complex feeding challenges.
Focused Approach uses trusted, research-based techniques to address a wide scale of feeding challenges. Focused Approach delivers training and consultation to BCBA professionals, partners with existing clinics to add results-driven, full feeding programs into their offerings, and delivers direct feeding therapy support for families. Focused Approach goes above and beyond generalized services, tackling the most challenging and unique pediatric challenges.
For more information, visit www.focusedapproach.com
In this episode. Dena discusses the scope of her work involving ABA professionals and how she educates them on feeding disorders, food refusal, providing insight into techniques, procedure, and protocol. She discusses the basics of setting events and stimulus cues, as well as more controversial applications like escape extinction, a procedure that can easily be applied incorrectly if not for the guidance and expertise of someone like Dena Kelly.
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