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ABACLive Webinar with Henry S. Pennypacker and Francisco I. Perez
Presented through the ABACLive Cambridge Center Series. Helping those who help others, one live webinar at a time.
Henry S. (Hank) Pennypacker, PhD – University of Florida and Francisco I. Perez, PhD, ABPP, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health Houston, present “Engineering the Upswing – A Blueprint for Reframing Our Culture”
Friday, April 1, 2022
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Eastern/NY)
This event is FREE for the general public.* Or available for a discounted price with 2 BACB® Learning CEUs.
Abstract
Putnam & Garrett (2020) document the significant cultural changes that occured in the United States over the last century to the present. They noted a long upswing toward increasing solidarity in the early 20th century, followed by a steep downturn into increasing individualism. They concluded that the swing was driven by human action. Skinner (1976) warned us that “great changes must be made in the American way of life… .” He urged us to “use our knowledge about human behavior to create a social environment in which we shall live productive lives… .”
In this two-hour webinar, Drs. Perez and Pennypacker will provide tools for expanding the reach of behavior analyst in the important task of healing our culture.and enhancing the well-being of humanity. by engineering practices of collaboration, conflict resolution, increase the frequency of prosocial behavior, decrease consumerism and waste etc.
Target Audience: Professionals for whom the topic is within their scope of practice. We welcome students and others who are also interested in the topic to join us.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
- Identify the nature and sources of the fracturing of our culture.
- Identify behavioral principles and methods that can engineer an upswing across a diverse range of issues.
- Identify the significance of “selection by consequences” in the unification (consilience) and collaboration of the biological, social and behavior analysis sciences.
Presenter Bios:
Francisco I. Perez, PhD, graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in clinical psychology in 1972. He has been on the faculty at the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine and currently at UT School of Public Health. He is a board-certified neuropsychologist. He now teaches Occupational Health Psychology in the Total Workers Health Program in the Division of Occupational Health and Safety. He has received NIH funded grants and his research has focused on cognitive rehabilitation of people with dementia and multiple sclerosis.
Henry S. Pennypacker, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida and founder and Director of the MammaCare Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. He is past president of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. A major area of interest has been applying behavioral principles to the solution of human problems. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals and has authored books on Behavior Analysis Research Methodology.
*This event is FREE for the general public. For those that want a certificate of completion for continuing education credits please purchase the discounted CEs. This event is being offered at the discounted ABACLive Cambridge Center Series price for CEUs (Learning). (Register on ABAC website) Behavior Analysts may earn continuing education for viewing the live event or recording.Behavior Analysts: 2 CEUs (Learning) (Visit ABAC website for complete information.)
The ABACLive Cambridge Center Series of webinars are presented by Board of Directors, Trustees, Advisors, Senior Fellows of the prestigious Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
The ABACLive Cambridge Center Series is the result of a collaboration between The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (CCBS) and The Applied Behavior Analysis Center, Inc (ABAC) designed to make behavioral health education accessible to the global community of professionals working to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
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