Developmental Relationship-Based Interventions Josh Feder Andrea Davis

EPISODE 133
Developmental Relationship-Based Interventions:
A Discussion with Drs. Josh Feder and Andrea Davis

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Show Notes

Developmental relationship-based interventions have been around for many years, but have not received the level of attention that intervention approaches based on applied behavior analysis have received. Drs. Josh Feder and Andrea Davis, along with a number of colleagues, including Barry, are currently involved in collaborative efforts to bring greater awareness and funding to DRBI interventions. They discuss the justification and research basis for the work currently being undertaken to provide families with greater options for supporting their children’s development.

Featuring

Josh Feder

Dr. Joshua Feder

Dr. Joshua Feder is a child and family psychiatrist in Solana Beach, California and Editor in Chief at the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report. He serves as Medical Director at Positive Development, providing affordable developmental relationship-based support for autistic children and their families. Dr Feder cowrote the first American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameter on the Assessment and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder.  He is the author of two acclaimed books, Prescribing Psychotropics, and The Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice.

Learn more and connect on Dr. Feder’s website

Andrea Davis

Dr. Andrea Davis

Dr. Andrea Davis is the founder of Greenhouse Therapy Center. Dr. Davis is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychotherapy and parent support. As a graduate of Brown University Program in Medicine’s Post-doctoral Fellowship in Early Childhood Psychology research and practice, and a former Director of Research at UCLA’s Department of Pediatrics FOCUS Project, she brings experience and expertise in child development theory and research. She is the lead author of Greenhouse’s DIR/Floortime treatment guide for parents and professionals, entitled “Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens”.

Learn more and connect on Dr. Davis’ website

…and Continue the Discussion

Do you have a book or podcast club? If so, you may use this discussion guide to facilitate a conversation about this episode.

1. What are DRBI interventions, and why is there the need to share information about the effectiveness of these approaches?  What are the goals for DRBI advocacy?

2. What are the defining features of DRBI? Please give some examples of approaches falling under the DRBI umbrella?

3. What does research say about the effectiveness of approaches falling under the DRBI umbrella? According to this discussion, why have ABA approaches received so much more attention historically? Is this consistent with your observations and experiences?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Music

Matt Savage, courtesy of Savage Records

Matt Savage is an autistic jazz musician, composer, and bandleader. Matt has collaborated with jazz greats like Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill, John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Faddis, Jerry Bergonzi. Donny McCaslin, and more. He has recorded more than a dozen records and graciously contributes the music for Uniquely Human.

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