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Introduction to the CASP Practice Parameters for Using Artificial Intelligence in Applied Behavior Analysis

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Hosted on Zoom

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Abstract

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly integrated into both the administrative and clinical activities involved in delivering applied behavior analysis (ABA) services. However, the selection, adoption, and deployment of AI systems by practitioners have outpaced the development of laws, regulations, and guidelines intended to safeguard their use in healthcare. As a result, ABA organizations must independently navigate the complexities of AI integration and make informed decisions in the absence of industry-specific guidance.

To address this gap, the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) formed a working group to develop practice parameters for provider organizations. These parameters offer guidance on payor, regulatory, and ethical considerations, as well as key elements of organizational oversight related to AI use. Beginning with AI selection, they also outline strategies, including but not limited to those for successful change management, monitoring, and auditing practices. This webinar will introduce attendees to these parameters, highlight additional components, and preview future phases of the project.

Learning Objectives

  1. Outline strategies for organizational oversight of AI use, including ongoing monitoring and auditing practices.
  2. Discuss ethical and payor-related implications of adopting AI tools in ABA service settings.
  3. Describe how CASP’s practice parameters support ABA organizations in making informed, accountable decisions about AI integration.

This webinar offers 1.0 BACB Learning CEU.

Cost

  • CASP Members - free
  • non-members - $20

Presenter

Rebecca Womack, MS, LBA, BCBA

Rebecca has been privileged to serve adults and children using applied behavior analysis (ABA) in settings such as facility-based care, group homes, day centers, clinics, and family homes both across the United States and overseas. In addition to her clinical experience, Rebecca is passionate about ABA service delivery aligning with generally accepted standards of care. With an expertise in applying health care documentation requirements and systems of compliance, she served as the lead author of a chapter on organizational documentation guidelines for ABA services.

Rebecca is co-chair of the Documentation Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP), a co-leader for the AI/ML Workgroup, an appointed Subject Matter Expert for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). Rebecca also has extensive experience with public policy work. Not only is she an experienced presenter at national conferences, she has also won national awards for her role as an advocate and work to support ABA organizations in delivering quality services. 

Rebecca formed RAW Consulting Solutions as a way to provide education and consultation services to ABA organizations, professionals, and providers of ABA services. Whatever the role, her ultimate goal is to make a significant impact through effective and efficient services utilizing the science of behavior analysis.
Summer Gainey, PhD, BCBA-D

Summer B. Gainey, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D, is a licensed behavior analyst and clinical leader with more than 28 years of experience in applied behavior analysis. She currently serves as Director of Outcomes at Above and Beyond Therapy, where she leads initiatives to strengthen data driven practices and improve measurable outcomes. Dr. Gainey has held leadership roles in many organizations and she is a former President of the Texas Association for Behavior Analysts.

Her work spans clinical operations, quality assurance, staff development, and state and nationwide advocacy. She is serving as a gubernatorial appointee to the Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council as an autism advocate  and contributes to national workgroups on documentation and artificial intelligence. A former university lecturer and published researcher, Dr. Gainey remains committed to advancing ethical, individualized care that is both practical and evidence based.
David Cox, Ph.D., M.S.B., BCBA-D

Dr. David Cox can formally lay claim to being a bioethicist (master's degree), a board-certified behavior analyst at the doctoral level, a behavioral economist (post-doc training), and a data scientist (post-doc training). He has worked in behavior analysis for nearly 20 years as a clinician, academic researcher, scholar, technologist, and all-around behavior science junky. From his work and collaborations, David has published 60+ peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. When he's not doing research or building models of clinical-ethical decision-making, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two beagles in and around Jacksonville, FL.
Adam Hahs, PhD, BCBA-D

Dr. Adam D. Hahs is the Chief Clinical Officer at Caravel Autism Health. He is the former Director of the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and was Chief Science Officer at Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers before joining Caravel. He earned his doctoral degree from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where his where his research foci were language generativity, complex human behavior, high-risk behavior assessment/reduction, and clinical behavior analysis with individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and addiction. He received a certificate from Harvard University in Artificial Intelligence in service of facilitating responsible integration of AI into healthcare systems.  He served on the Editorial Board of Behavior Analysis in Practice and as a guest reviewer for the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science and Behavioral Interventions. Dr. Hahs has dedicated over 20 years to supporting and training others in a variety of settings via behavior analytic methods, and he views behavior analysis as science capable of facilitating widespread, societal change.