Wish you could do a better job keeping up with peer-reviewed journals? Why not listen to a podcast where behavior analysts discuss a variety of fascinating topics and the research related to them? Now you can spend your extra time thinking of ways to save the world with ABA.
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Real, human stories with practical tips for leaders who want to evolve themselves and their teams, creating an evolved culture. Dr. Laura Gallaher is an organizational psychologist who has been hired by Disney and also NASA to help transform culture. Her company, Gallaher Edge, has helped multiple small businesses grow to successful acquisition.
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Join the discussion of behavioral marketing, consumer trust, and loyalty. Clicksuasion’s marketing frameworks are founded on behavioral economic and behavioral finance principles. Learn applicable data-driven strategies to influence change, employee engagement, and human decisions.
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All organisations are fundamentally in the business of behaviour change. But how well does your organisation understand behaviour? In “The B-Word”, Deloitte’s global Behaviour First leader James Healy explores how organisations can use a better understanding of human behaviour to address some of their most pressing challenges. Featuring leading figures from social and behavioural science discussing a diverse range of topics, the B-Word is a fascinating exploration of what it means to be huma ...
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Episode 276 - Concurrent Chains Arrangement
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Somehow we’ve made it nearly 300 episodes without actually talking about concurrent chains arrangement specifically. I mean, we’ve talked about measuring assent, preferences for treatments, chaining, and concurrent schedules. Finally, all the great tastes that go great together in one episode! But where did the concurrent chains arrangement come fr…
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Episode 1009 - (UNLOCKED) Calling Bullshit Book Club
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UNLOCKED from our Patreon page, it’s the “Calling Bullshit” Book Club! Interested in more Book Clubs? Want to vote on what we read next? Feeling FOMO at getting this a full year late? Wish your 2 CEs for listening to the episode were FREE??? Join us on Patreon to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other goodi…
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Bonus Episode 33 - Meet the Presidents of BABA w/ Denisha Gingles and Camille Williams
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With BABA’s 2024 conference in Baltimore fast approaching (July 19-21), we were lucky to find some time to chat with organization president, Denisha Gingles, and vice-president, Camille Williams, to talk all about what we can expect this year. From the new location in Maryland to the keynote speakers to the secrets of making a conference that feels…
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Episode 275 - Toilet Training Revisited w/ Dr. Maeve Donnelly
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Now that our own toilet training experences are solidly in the parenting windshield, we thought it would be a good time to check back in with what research on toilet training has taught us in the intervening years. And, wouldn’t you know it, special guest, Dr. Maeve Donnelly took all that info and put it into a handy-dandy article. In this episode …
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This May, the Force is strong with the podcast as the summer of Book Club continues unabated with our unlock of last year’s “Calling Bullshit” Meanwhile, our normal episodes featuring Dr. Maeve Donnelly updating our knowledge of toilet training treatments, a long-overdue look at concurrent chains arrangments, and a boffo Listener Choice episode on …
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Episode 274 - ABA and Public Policy
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Despite being an episode equivalent of eating all of our vegetables, we had a surprisingly good time talking about how to break in to public policy discussions. Even though we hate legal proceedings. And knowing tons of rules across multiple professions. And schmoozing with others. And sitting in lobbies. But, if that sounds like your bag, we salut…
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PREVIEW - Activity Schedules for Children with Autism Book Club
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Enjoy a short preview of our latest full-length Book Club episode. Want to hear the whole thing and get 2 CEs for FREE? Subscribe to our Patreon today at the premium $10+ levels for that plus other bonuses! For our Spring 2024 Book Club we decided to read something a little lighter that could lead right into some new practice options. And, boy did …
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Episode 273 - Schedule Thinning and FCR
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FCR is amazing and all, but what can be done about the that dense schedule of reinforcement? This week we explore what the research has to say about thinning that schedule using good old discrimination cues and a boatload of gumption. Well, mostly the first part. Plus, a fabulous recent summary of everything you wanted to know about the topic court…
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Episode 272 - Supervision in Health, Sports, and Fitness w/ Dr. Mallory Quinn
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This week we welcome Dr. Mallory Quinn back to the show to provide us her expertise in the health, sports, and fitness field. And when we realize we won’t get cast in “West Side Story” with only an hour of work, we decide to spend our time talking with her about supervision instead. We review what behavior analysts interested in HSF should know whe…
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Now that lousy March weather is over, it’s time for cool April and another bunch of podcast episodes on topics that smell as sweet as Spring flowers. First we welcome back Dr. Mallory Quinn to share strategies for meaningful supervision in the realm of health, sports, and fitness. Then we run the gamut on old and “hot-off-the-press” topics with a r…
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Episode 271 - Social Justice Research Practices w/ Dr. Malika Pritchett
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While behavior analysis has more recently begun digging into what meaningful social justice practices can and should be, the concept certainly isn’t new to other fields, and our special guest, Dr. Malika Pritchett, has the data to prove it. This week, Dr. Pritchett gives us a whirlwind tour of the development of social justice practices in research…
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Episode 270 - Assessing Social Validity
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If measuring social validity is just about getting clients and stakeholders to fill out a 7-point Likert scale, we’d have a pretty short episode this week. Fortunately, it’s a heck of a lot more important and effortful than that. This week we delve into the realm of using social validity measures to improve our practices and to better support our c…
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Episode 1008 - (UNLOCKED) Between Now and Dreams Book Club
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UNLOCKED from our Patreon page, it’s the “Between Now and Dreams” Book Club! Interested in more Book Clubs? Want to vote on what we read next? Feeling FOMO at getting this a full year late? Wish your 2 CEs for listening to the episode were FREE??? Join us on Patreon to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other…
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This month is all about caring: caring for clients, for parents, for children, and for other people’s opinions. Because while we all love behavior analysis, that doesn’t mean everybody does. So listen in and up your anti-colonial, family-supportive, socially valid practices with our unlocked Book Club on supporting parents of autistic children with…
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Episode 269 - Systemic and Sustainable Changes Toward Equity w. Dr. Noor Syed
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UPDATED: Following the release of the episode, we were all saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Elizabeth HughesFong, a pioneer in researching, publishing, and speaking on cultural humility in the field of behavior analysis. To celebrate and to honor her accomplishments, Dr. Noor Syed asked to record a special dedication for Dr. Hughes Fong to ad…
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Episode 268 - Discussion on Neurodiversity
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In what we’re planning as an ongoing series of episodes over the next year (and beyond), ABA Inside Track will be talking about neurodiversity: What it is, what it means for behavior analysts, and why understanding and discussing it with open ears, the courage to be uncomfortable, and the importance of listening is key to the future of our field. F…
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(LISTENER CHOICE) Episode 267 - Preventing Burnout
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As voted on by our Patrons, we’re talking about ways to prevent that pernicious problem for professionals: Burnout. Hopefully that’s not just because a high percentage of BCBAs are feeling unappreciated, constantly in unresolved conflict with clients and co-workers, and highly dissatisfied with their current lot in life. Even if you are, this episo…
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Man, January went so long that we barely had time to stop to record our February preview. But whether in a car or on a boat, we’ve got behavior analytic discussions to fill 29 days. This month we’re joined by guest, Dr. Noor Syed, to review her work on creating sustainable equitable practices in research and higher education. We also begin with the…
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Making mistakes isn’t all bad. Unless those mistakes result in faulty stimulus control during skill acquisition. But, fret not, this week we dive into some of the options available as you craft your programs to respond to errors in a way to maximize learnining efficiency while taking the preferences of your client into account. Basically, how to te…
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Episode 265 - Training and Experience Foundations for Working with Adults with Significant Behavioral Challenges w/ Dr. John Guercio
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This week we return to one of of favorite (and most important topics): training others to work with adults with significant disabilities. And, in our excitement to talk to Dr. John Guercio on everything this entails, we almost forgot to talk about the specific articles! Whether looking at the primary means of supporting staff skill growth or utiliz…
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(PREVIEW) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts Book Club
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Enjoy a short preview of our latest full-length Book Club episode. Want to hear the whole thing and get 2 CEs for free? Subscribe to our Patreon today at the premium $10+ levels for that plus other bonuses! While we've covered acceptance and commitment therapy a few times before, we'd never really dug too deeply into exactly HOW ACT is behavior ana…
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Episode 264 - Research Grab-bo Baggins
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Far over standard celeration graphs cold To research labs deep and operant chambers old We must respond, ere break of a targeted duration To mand our pale enchanted reinforcers This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Heward, W.L. Kimball, J.W., Heckaman, K.A., & Dunne, J.D. (2021). In his own words: Siegfrie…
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Episode 263 - (ETHICS) The Ethics of Fad Treatments
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Just because something is popular doesn’t make it right. And this week we talk about the most unethical example of this in reviewing the costs and dangers of fad treatments. While we spend a good deal of time discussing sensory integration, the hypothesis behind it as a treatment, and its effectivness (or lack thereof) in behavioral treatment, we a…
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Happy 2024, y’all! And boy are we coming in hot with the latest fads in treament and your ethical responsibility to respond skeptically to them. After that we chat with Dr. John Guercio about what’s new with effective programming curricula for adults with disabilities and take a dive into the latest in error correction research. Then it all goes of…
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Bonus Episode 32 - The Year in ABA (2023) w. Matt Cicoria
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It’s our annual year-end wrap up show with our podcasting pal, Matt Cicoria from Behavioral Observations! And boy, is there a lot to review from 2023. First, a somber start with a remembrance of some of the amazing behavior analysts the field lost this past year. Then a discussion of some of the biggest issues facing our profession: Supervision! Ed…
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Every organisation, including yours, is in the business of behaviour change. But is your organisation willing to try new ideas, test and learn, experiment? In this episode, James talks to author and behavioural science pioneer Matt Wallaert about Don Draper, Steve Jobs, actuaries, toddlers, and the power of humility. There's even a bit of David Att…
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Episode 262 - Collaboration and Leadership in the School Setting w. Dr. Bruce Tinor
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While we’ve talked about organizational behavior management for business and leadership and and collaboration in the behavior analytic world, what if we put it all that research together and applied it to the school setting? I bet you’d get something like this week’s episode. Add in special guest Dr. Bruce Tinor leading the conversation with additi…
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Episode 261 - Strategies for Addressing Escape-Maintained Behavior
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Let’s get down to some nuts and bolts treatment updates this week with one of the most common maintaining variables for problem behavior: escape! We’ll start off with a podcast favorite in the form of a treatment-choice flowchart then add in our combined near-60 years of experience with some illustrative case examples to model how to judge which tr…
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Between sharing our Christmas Movie watching habits and preparing for the coldest months with a warm book club, we haven’t a moment to lose in sharing out this month’s episodes. But we’re opening a gift early because we’ve finally been able to catch up with special guest, Dr. Bruce Tinor, to share about leadership in the schools before having a lit…
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Episode 260 - Dog Training and Behavior Analysis w/ Ran Courant-Morgan + Dr. Stephanie Keesey-Phelan
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When you think of dog training, do you usually think of movie stunt dogs like Lassie and the dog from Frasier? Well, dogs do a lot more than cinematic tricks and the science of behavior has a lot to add to the science of assessing and treating dog behaviors. This week Ran Courant-Morgan and Dr. Stephanie Keesey-Phelan from the Dog Behavior Institut…
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Episode 259 - Next-Level Collaboration w/ Rose Griffin
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Working with other professionals is hard. And sometimes it may be because your organization doesn’t really know how to support meaningful collaboration outside of the traditional practice of reminding you to stay in your BCBA lane. This week special guest and SLP, Rose Griffin, joins us to kick our ideas for collaboration into the next level. Like,…
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Episode 258 - Sleep Revisited w. Emily Varon
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Since we all spend about 6-8 hours doing it every day, most of us take the ability to fall and stay asleep for granted. But for many families, getting everyone to sleep is a constant source of stress. This week, Emily Varon of Ready, Set, Sleep stops by to share where research on sleep treatment has brought the field and what the practice of suppor…
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Episode 257 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Key Features of Direct Instruction
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Because you demanded it, and because Rob begged for it, we’re FINALLY talking all about Direct Instruction. For our Fall Listener Choice episode we dig into the key features that make Direct Instruction earn those capital letters including what makes DI so effective, tips for running killer DI lessons, and some ways that any BCBA can start to dip t…
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Between wrapping up spooky season and Diana’s high school friends tracking her down, we’re sure thankful to have the time to discuss all the episodes coming out in this long-ish month. First, we finally get to talk about Direct Instruction, thanks to our awesome patrons. Then we discuss new ways to think about collboration, behavior analysis in the…
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Bonus Episode 32 - Thompson Center Poster Session 2023
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It’s been a while since we’ve recorded audio from a poster session. But, by golly, Rob decided to bust out his portable recorder and make nice with the students at the Thompson Center for Autism 2023 Conference. We love getting to hear about research in its early days from special education to autism treatment to neuroscience. We had so much fun, w…
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No. Non. Não. Nein. Nej. Nie. La. It's a simple word. Why do so many of us find it so difficult to say? In this episode, James is joined by Professor Vanessa Patrick to talk about how to say "no" more effectively, whether you've been asked to work on your birthday, to marry someone live on the big screen at a football game, or indeed to shoot a ran…
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Episode 256 - Celeration Charts Explained w/ Jared Van
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A nice young man took pity on old-man Rob at this year’s BABA conference and gave him a quick tutorial on how to use standard celeration charts. And he was so nice, he agreed to come on the show to do the same for everyone else. This week Jared Van (yes, with the awesome TikToks on education and ABA) plots our listen-speak fluency on precision teac…
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Episode 255 - Scope of Comfort w/ Landria Green
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It all started with a post about graduations vs. termination of services. This week Landria Green joins us to discuss her thoughts on the matter and how it related to clinical comfort in supporting clients and families. And don’t think that’s a synonym for competence either! Join us for a great discussion of the next frontier of BCBA professional r…
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Episode 254 - Improving Your Parent Training Practices
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As Will Smith once said, “Parents just don’t understand.” But maybe that’s because our parent training practices aren’t good enough to support their ability to learn behavioral and instructional methodologies. This week we revisit our own practices and what recent research tells us about improving them. We chat about supporting social skills, acade…
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We’re starting off the month having returned from a great trip to the Thompson Center for Autism 2023 Conference. Hurricane Lee even gave us another day to spend in Missouri to ponder all the exciting episodes coming your way. First, we revisit strategies for improving your parent training methods. Then we’re joined by special guests Landria Green …
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Episode 1007 - (SUPERVISION) Crucial Conversations Book Club (RE-RELEASE)
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As a special treat for Supervision September, we’re re-releasing last year’s Fall Book Club pick, "Crucial Conversations" in the original full 2 hour audio. Interested in earning these 2 CEs for FREE as well as other discounts, early access to episodes, and a chance to vote on topics? Join us on Patreon! To celebrate the joys of supervision, we rea…
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Episode 1011 - (SUPERVISION) Results Book Club
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Free for everyone, it’s our Supervision September Book Club episode! And, because it was offered for free by Dr. John Austin this past summer, we decided to check out “Results”. But did we think the book gave us everything we needed to supervise a crack team of BCBAs to maximum productivity? Or were we left feeling penniless and psychologically uns…
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Episode 253 - (SUPERVISION) Setting Up Supervision Systems at Work w. Kim Heald
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This week we’ve got bona-fide ABA business owner and BCBA supervisor, Kim Heald, joining the show to discuss scaling up your supervision systems within your organization. And, if that wasn’t enough, Kim shares a new type of business behavior assessment and gives us our results. Can you guess which one scores the highest in loud-mouthed jerkitude? T…
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Episode 252 - (SUPERVISION) Planning and Running Awesome Meetings
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It’s SUPERVISION SEPTEMBER! By listening to all of our episodes this month, you’ll be able to accrue all your supervision continuing education requirements in your BCBA cycle. And, supervision talk is always a bunch of fun. We kick this month off by calling a meeting to tell everyone that your meetings are terrible and no one wants to go to them an…
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Rob and Diana are sad to end summer vacation but are beyond pumped to start Supervision September! All the episodes you need to complete your Supervision CE requirements are here including: a Supervision Book Club on “Results” by Dr. John Austin, running awesome meetings, setting up supervision for your organization (w/ ABA boss, Kim Heald), and a …
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More. Faster. Sooner. The modern world of work is all about productivity. What if the secret of increasing productivity was actually the last thing youd think of? In this episode James meets Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week global to talk about Frederick Winslow Taylor, Josef Stalin, Richard Nixon, Pink Floyd, Sisyphus, and why less really might be…
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Episode 251 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Self-Determination in IEP Transition Planning
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As voted on by patrons, our Summer 2023 Listener Choice episode is all about working with our clients to support effective IEP services related to transition planning. Given the continuing need to support clients, parents, and educational teams in creating meaningful and rewarding adult outcomes after school ends, we take a look at ways this planni…
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Episode 1006 - (UNLOCKED) Street Data Book Club
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UNLOCKED from our Patreon page, it’s the “Street Data” Book Club! Interested in more Book Clubs? Want to vote on what we read next? Feeling FOMO at getting this a full year late? Wish your 2 CEs for listening to the episode were FREE??? Join us on Patreon to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other goodies. A…
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Bonus Episode 31 - Quality of Life (LIVE at the Thompson Center Conference 2022)
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While we enjoy a little time off in the sun, here’s the recording of our talk from the fall 2022 Thompson Center for Autism Conference on quality of life. We review the definitions, measurement systems, and meaningful ways to include QoL into your clients’ treatment goals and plans. Interested in a visual support? Feel free to have a look at our sl…
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Episode 250 - The History of Psychology and Behavior Analysis w. Dr. Mirari Elcoro
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To celebrate our 250th episode, we wanted to take a look back—-WAAAAAY back—into the history of behavior analysis. To help us delve into the dusty storage closets of the past, Dr. Mirari Elcoro joins us to examine a less-known chapter from Dr. Murray Sidman’s career when behavior analysis and neuroscience teamed up. Then we review one way to learn …
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