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Part 1 - Issues of Multicultural Diversity in the Ethical Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Angela Capuano.

A dark history of failed institutions, eugenics, experimentation, and the triumph of human-centered science over bigotry and neglect.The historical and clinical content of this blog is based on work by Thomas Freeman, MS, BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-MA, who has spent many years working and researching in th

To train or not to train, what should you do? This lecture takes a behavior analytic perspective of instructional design. Dr. Bucklin overviews the common assumptions of instructional designs and which ones are true or false. Upon review of the assumptions, Dr. Bucklin describes Skinner’s contribution to instructional design. Dr. Bucklin then describes the identification of whether training is appropriate and the important principles to use for effective instructional design. She ends the lecture on how to ensure maintenance of training.

This week on Operant Innovations - Thought Leaders, we are sitting down and speaking with Tom Freeman about his history and what brought him to the field of behavior analysis.

There is often training that is required to be given. Byron Wine, PhD, BCBA-D 

While ABA is often talked about with early intervention, it is crucial to discuss and know how to work with adult individuals with developmental disabilities. Dr. Gerhardt describes the selection of target behaviors that may be most valuable to adult clients and how to effectively implement these adaptive interventions. He then discusses the conditions which promote the generalizability of said skills and ethical considerations when working with adults. 

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The issue of modality can become really critical. Obviously, when we start with pictures or any other augmentative system, whether it’s sign languages or a device, everybody is concerned that when they use the pictures, they will learn to rely on them and never learn to speak.

Join Operant Innovations for Part 1 of their interview with Western Michigan University. This week we will be speaking with Dr. Stephanie Peterson about the On-Campus Behavior Analysis Program.

In the latter years of his life, Dr. Jose Martinez, the founder of ABA Technologies. Inc., and the driving force behind the creation of the School of Behavior Analysis at Florida Tech, was heard to utter the title of this blog in every one of his presentations relating to the influence of antecedent conditions on behavior, “Antecedents have last names.”