There’s a common adage: “You can’t understand another person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Sometimes those shoes take you into lesser charted territories. In a previous episode we discussed applications of behavior analysis in rural communities, but not all rural communities are the same, and we would be remiss to assume so! In this LIVE talk we meet with Matt Cicoria, owner of Positive Behavioral Outcomes LLC, co-author of Remote Fieldwork Supervision for BCBA Trainees, AND host of Behavioral Observations. His work with rural schools in the Northeastern United States will provide an interesting shift in perspective from our previous rural discussion in the Southwest. He will discuss the concept of quality of life through a behavior analytic lens specifically when working in this geographical location. He’ll also provide ideas and recommendations for rapport building and having unbiased discussions about quality of life with those from unfamiliar backgrounds and those with differing sets of values.
Check it out here: https://atypicalba.com/podcast/ep41-rural-quality-of-life/
or on your favorite listening platform!
Learning Objectives:
1. Determine “friction points/pain points” when working with schools, families, and communities and how best to work through those issues.
2. Understand the importance of reviewing quality of life through an objective lens, overlapping contingencies, and incorporating others’ values into practice.
Worth 1.5 Learning CEUs