Kelly McKinnon Bermingham

MA BCBA

Kelly Bermingham has been practicing in the field of ABA for 25 years. She received her BCBA in 2003. She is a published author who specializes in Early Intervention Program Development and Social Skills. She has completed research and written several blogs for Autism Speaks during her time at UCI. Kelly specializes in helping teen clients who struggle specifically with challenges in sex and puberty. She’s done loads of research to understand the obstacles that they face and what makes things so difficult for them in this area. She’s proficient at getting to the core of any issue that comes up and does her utmost to help her clients overcome their hardships. Kelly is passionate about helping ASD teens develop into fully functioning, emotionally healthy adults by guiding them in this area. She’s also thrilled about sharing her hands-on experience and vast knowledge with BCBAs just like you.

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Subject Line #1: Back by popular demand: Don’t miss this powerful learning experience! Subject Line #2: Did you miss this? The replay is still available! Hi , Trauma… attachment...fear extinction....habit reversal training… Are you feeling slightly traumatized (pardon the pun) from these terms and thinking: YIKES I’ve learned lots of great things in my training but I really don’t feel comfortable treating trauma and dealing with attachment issues. Or maybe you’re thinking: I’d love to take a clear, quick course explaining how to apply ABA in the treatment of trauma and attachment. Or perhaps you’re wondering: Is there any way to work with other cases in addition to my current ASD load? Well here it is: Following the great success of our course on The Trauma and Attachment Lense, we’re now offering another course on this topic. While the first course focused on the theories regarding ABA and trauma, this course will give you valuable ideas and a framework for implementing them. There’s a summary at the beginning of this course of the theories that were taught. With clear lessons that are short and easy to absorb, this course will give you the knowledge and skills to smoothly implement ABA theories in treatment of trauma. Classic treatments focus on ‘feel good’ therapy. ABA teaches you a whole new approach for healing trauma. Best of all, it’s measurable and effective! The strategies presented are extremely useful and practical. They’ll open your eyes to a whole new way of looking at the treatment of trauma Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll master in this course: You’ll get an overview of the theory including biologically prepared stimuli, respondent conditioning and fear extinction You’ll learn all about third wave CBT including in depth looks at FAP, ACT and SE/SP You’ll explore how to successfully use the above protocols Introducing our fantastic presenter: Timothy Folley is a BCBA who loves raising his three lively boys together with his wife in beautiful, rural Maine. He earned his Masters in Ed Psych from the University of Southern Maine in 2014. Tim’s favorite cases were with children who were diagnosed with autism but presented more like trauma and attachment disorders. Tim himself is no stranger to trauma. He worked through a bout of his own PTSD in 2017 from a behavior analytic perspective. While dealing with his own traumas, Tim dug deep to understand how the process works. In 2019 Tim began working with the brain injury population. At that point, Tim saw clearly how this population also has deep=rooted trauma and attachment issues. They were able to benefit tremendously from his expertise in this area. Tim is very excited to share his deep-seated knowledge and experience with other behavior analysts. He will also share the takeaways that he had from his personal encounter with trauma. Tim hopes that you too can gain from using ABA instead of the traditional lense used in the treatment of trauma and attachment. Here’s just a sampling of the wonderful reviews from our course on trauma and attachment: “I was drawn to the course because of the topic (trauma and attachment) which is really overlooked in terms of treatment. The strategies that the presenter teaches are extremely useful and the information is applicable and relevant. The questions after each section kept me engaged and helped me digest all the information presented. We highly recommended this course to all our staff!” ~D.J. “This course was a real eye opener for me. Just thinking about emotions in a different way than behavior analysts usually do really opened my eyes. This presents a whole new way of thinking that I was completely blind to previously! This course really enabled me to understand my clients’ needs and help them more effectively.” ~S.B. Now it’s your turn! Gain loads of insight and practical ideas from this expert presenter. Watch your knowledge and skills on this topic grow exponentially. (place the link here) Sign up for only $47! Earn 3 BCBA CEUs from this valuable course Join live! Plus the recording will be available if you can’t make it How it works: 1. Once registered, you have 30 day access to self-paced videos. 2. ASR questions are interspersed throughout the videos. 3. Certificate is automatically generated upon completion. Sign up here: (place the link here) Questions? We have answers! Email [email protected] We are registered ACE providers, you can find us listed in the BCBA website as: Sharpen Your Skill OP-17-2701 MANDATORY DISCLAIMER: The Behavior Analyst Certification Board ("BACB") does not sponsor, approve or endorse [name of applicant/organization], the materials, information or sessions identified herein. Classic treatments focus on ‘feel good’ therapy. ABA teaches you a whole new approach for healing trauma. Best of all, it’s measurable and effective! The strategies presented are extremely useful and practical. They’ll open your eyes to a whole new way of looking at the treatment of trauma Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll master in this course: You’ll get an overview of the theory including biologically prepared stimuli, respondent conditioning and fear extinction You’ll learn all about third wave CBT including in depth looks at FAP, ACT and SE/SP
You’ll explore how to successfully use the above protocols