Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group

A special interest group of @ABAIEvents. We provide a forum for those interested in applying behavior analysis to problems encountered by adults in later life.

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

Join us TOMORROW, Saturday, 7/15 at 2pm EST, for a FREE webinar hosted by the BG SIG and hear from Jóhanna Gilsdóttir about her experience working in the field of behavioral gerontology.

CLICK THE LINK TO REGISTER: https://t.co/7d47Qm7DuO

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

Check out the newest blog post on our website about balancing protection with protectionism in behavioral gerontology, written by BGSIG's chair, Dr. Zoe Lucock!

https://t.co/UcFcaq1Ekt

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

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[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

"The present study extends the growing behavioral literature on indices of happiness for persons with developmental disabilities to the geriatric population” (Moore, Delaney, & Dixon, 2007)
https://t.co/PU92XmdrkT

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

Firearm access in dementia: legal and logistic challenges for caregivers (Polzer et al., 2021) https://t.co/QcF25h1wmv

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

Behavior-Analytic Approaches to Working with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who Develop Dementia: a Review of the Literature (Lucock, Sharp, & Jones, 2018)
https://t.co/2pVRuOipPx

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

What first attracted you to working with older adults?

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

"This multicomponent intervention did not reduce the use of high‐risk anticholinergics in older adults receiving primary care. Improving nudges or a policy‐focused component may be necessary to reduce use of high‐risk medications.” (Campbell et al., 2021) https://t.co/hzC4L1100G

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

“The purpose of this study was to examine whether caregivers and family members could accurately determine the preferences of dementia patients” (Mesman, Buchanan, Husfeldt, & Berg, 2011)
https://t.co/sMSXv2MZ2b

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

What CEU events would you like to see offered in behavioral gerontology?

[Positive Ageing Consultancy & Training @PACT_Ageing]

Zoe's interview with Alex from Disseminaba is live and available to purchase right now- just $18 for 1.5 learning CEUs!

This was a wonderful interview and we want to extend a huge thank you to Alex for inviting us to talk about ABA with older adults with dementia.

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

“This study investigated the role played by two components of social life, emotional closeness and network size, to probe which aspects of social networks were related to stress measures.” (Lee, Baldina, Lee, & Youm, 2021) https://t.co/5rrZtot6Yn

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

“Delayed matching to sample measurements can help identify not only what people fail to remember but perhaps of greater importance, what people with memory problems still do remember.” (Sidman, 2013)
https://t.co/BiLcmdYzRu

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

What do you think are the basics that a BCBA should know before moving into behavioral gerontology?

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

A longitudinal evaluation of family caregivers’ willingness to pay for an in-home nonpharmacologic intervention for people living with dementia: results from a randomized trial (Jutkowitz et al., 2021) https://t.co/U1F65dsKpx

[Positive Ageing Consultancy & Training @PACT_Ageing]

Follow this link to purchase the full interview https://t.co/oW4zLIQsQk

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

"The present studies investigated the impact of aging on stimulus control and overselectivity." (McHugh & Reed, 2007)
https://t.co/B4IMQNp1Rz

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

How did you first hear about behavioral gerontology?

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

“This study’s purpose was to determine the feasibility of a nurse coached walking intervention for informal caregivers of persons with dementia.” (Flanagan, Post, Hill, & DiPalazzo, 2021)
https://t.co/0LuQWi44nI

[Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group @BGsig]

Participation in the lounge averaged 20% on days when the activity was not available, but increased to a mean of 74% on days when equipment and materials were given and residents were prompted to participate. (Clannahan & Risley, 1975) https://t.co/uyEAk2PG49