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Cooperant Learning Podcast | Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Continuity of Care: ABA in Hospital Settings | Roxanne Gayle
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Summary: What does behavior analysis look like inside a hospital?
In this episode we talk with Dr. Roxanne Gayle, Director of Behavioral Health at Straith Hospital, about integrating behavior analysis into hospital settings.
Our conversation covered the role of BCBAs on interdisciplinary teams, collaboration with physicians and psychiatrists, medication considerations, functional assessment, incident reports, staffing ratios, communication across disciplines, and the challenges of providing effective treatment within short inpatient stays.
Dr. Gayle also discusses one of the biggest gaps in the current system: what happens after an individual leaves the hospital. Warm handoffs, preparing community providers, caregiver support, environmental modifications, and how outpatient programs might become better equipped to serve individuals with severe behavior all come up!
The episode closes with potential research questions for students and practitioners interested in hospital-based behavior analysis, including patient acuity, length of stay, treatment engagement, family resilience, and long-term maintenance.
Guest bio:
Dr. Roxanne Gayle is the Director of Behavioral Health at Straith Hospital, which has taken the initiative to create an inpatient and outpatient facility to treat individuals with autism and developmental disabilities that engage in severe behavior.
With over 15 years of experience in clinical practice, Roxanne's commitment to the field extends beyond the walls of the clinic through her engagement with the community, where she offers her expertise to dental, hairdressing, and medical professionals to better serve individuals with autism.
Her collaboration with various community providers underscores her belief in a comprehensive approach to care.
Roxanne has contributed to professional knowledge through her publications, with recent works focusing on ethics in human services, the relationship between autonomic arousal and cooperation with appointments, and the potential of virtual reality training for children with autism.
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