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"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - Oscar Wilde There’s been a lot of discussion about empathy and compassion when it comes to providing behavior analytic services. Sometimes professionals get so caught up in the science they miss some of the more engagi...
Ep42 Unmasking Through Theatre with Sarah Duc
Nov 08, 2022
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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, owne...
Ep41 Rural Planets: The Impact of Geographical Differences and Evaluating Quality of Life
Nov 08, 2022
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During this year, we are trying to talk less and listen more. In this LIVE talk, we meet with Nyetta to learn from her experiences as an African American woman, behavior analyst, and mother as she navigates the many, layered complexities of the educational and medical system for herself and family. Nyetta is a self-diagnosed Autistic and during the talk she unpacks the barriers she has faced while...
Ep37 Navigating Systems and Intersectionality with Nyetta Abernathy
Nov 02, 2022
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When creating goals, targets, programs, addition/removal of accommodations, are we genuinely listening to the needs and preferences of autistic individuals? Or do we find ourselves more likely to adhere to data and mastery criterion to direct our behaviors? As practitioners, we may mean well, but it is in our best interest to set aside our pride and take some time to listen to the voices of those ...
Ep34 Lived Experience and Self-Advocacy with Michau Van Speyk
Nov 02, 2022
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Life is an adventure and adventures put you in contact with a multitude of experiences. In turn, those experiences help shape your professional and personal development. We learn, what works, what’s aversive, where our strengths and passions lie, and how to be flexible. For some of us, there’s a trend that seems to follow. In today’s LIVE talk we meet with Anika Costa BCBA, professor, instru...
Ep32 Gravitational Pulls- First Loves and Instructional Design with Anika Costa
Nov 02, 2022
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Picture this, you’re a student in a classroom. The letters and numbers on the paper shift and move. The lights aren’t just too bright, they’re also too loud. One of your classmates apparently changed their shampoo and that’s all you can smell now. With all these stimuli, what is a learner to do? Many of the individuals we work with experience the world in a vastly different way than their ...
Ep31 Feeling Alien in Your Own World with Rebecca H
Nov 02, 2022
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There was a lot of discussion in the chat during our previous LIVE Assent and Consent talk so we wanted to take some time to address those comments and questions. In this follow-up, we meet again with Nyetta, Jennifer, Sarah, Summer, and introducing Treichae, to talk more in depth about specific aspects of consent, token economies, and generalized compliance issues. Again, disclaimer, some of the ...
Ep25 Non-Compliance Doesn’t Mean Defiance- Assent, Consent FollowUp (ethics)
Apr 13, 2022
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From political science to juvenile justice to working with rural schools and teaching graduate and doctoral students, Dr. Brittany Hott has explored a vast galaxy. In this adventure, she describes how she utilizes the many layers of behavior analysis to work with rural communities to improve the lives and families of students. She presents a beautiful description of how systems and communities can...
Ep20 Reaching the Remote- Rural Communities and ABA with Dr. Brittany Hott
Jan 11, 2022
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Like the many rings of Saturn, Behavior Analysts in our field find themselves working across various environments. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Paulie Gavoni, BCBA, OBM consultant, former Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, and professional MMA coach. For many educators, sometimes going into the school setting can feel like stepping into the ring or cage as they fight through various obstacle...
Ep19 Superhero Scientist- Getting in the Ring(s) with Dr. Paulie Gavoni
Jan 08, 2022
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