Why Standards Matter in ABA Service Delivery: Session 163 with Sara Litvak and Ellie Kazemi

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Sara Litvak and Dr. Ellie Kazemi return to the podcast - this time together - to catch us up on what's new with the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, or BHCOE for short.

Specifically, we discuss how the BHCOE has grown since Sara last checked in with us, how Ellie joined up with the organization as their Chief Science Officer, how the BHCOE determines quality standards, documentation guidelines for clinical records, ethical marketing practices, why the BHCOE is the "nicest place to complain to," and much more. We close the show by talking about what newly-minted BCBAs should look for when selecting an employer.

If you'd like to learn more about what the BHCOE does, head over to BHCOE.org.

Here are some links to resources, etc... we discussed:

• Sara's first appearance in Session 62 of the podcast.
• Ellie's first appearance in Session 88 of the show.
• BHCOE's most recent Annual Report.
• BHCOE's position statement on the use of Non-Compete Agreements in ABA.
• BHCOE's guide to ethically marketing your ABA practice.
• BHCOE on Instagram.
• BHCOE on Facebook.

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