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In this blog, we will explore test structure and how to analyze scenario questions, and we will offer strategies to help you approach the BCBA® exam.

“You can develop a highly effective treatment that works beautifully in a well-controlled space, but if that intervention is not practical and is not something that people are willing to do, it simply will not be adopted.”  Iser G. DeLeon, PhD, BCBA-D Abstract 

An ABA Technologies Academy Podcast

Join Corey Robertson, M.S., BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-VA as he asks you to contemplate, "Why are YOU here?" For feedback, comments, and suggestions, contact operantinnovations@abatechnologies.com

An ABA Technologies Academy Podcast

Join Dr. Scott Geller as he talks about empathy and how and why we should be more empathetic to continue to learn to ACTIVELY CARE FOR PEOPLE.

“I think having 50 million students as a target for impact is by definition a socially important setting.” Ronnie Detrich, PhD

In this course, Dr. Hanley invites you to join him on the journey of attaining lasting freedom from tantrums, aggression, or self-injurious behavior without drugs or harsh punishment but with candies, stickers, and/or tokens. It is important to understand why the problem behavior occurs in the first place and then incorporate that understanding into the teaching of transferable communication toleration skills.  

If you find yourself dealing with an ethical situation and needing guidance, try this adaptable but effective model that can be applied to any potential ethical problem.

CHAPTER 3 PART 1: Building and Sustaining Meaningful and Effective Relationships as a Supervisor and Mentor chapter 3 part 1/3 “A great supervisor can serve as a model for future great supervisors and, unfortunately, an ineffective supervisor can serve as a model for future ineffective supervisors.”

I have a bunch of material, but when do I apply it? To whom? To what scale? How? Karin Torsiello discusses the need to refine our interactions with all parties involved in the treatment of a client, emphasizing the steps needed to ensure an effective intervention. By considering successful and unsuccessful outcomes, this CE will provide you with the skillset to identify when an intervention is needed and to what degree.

Onboarding staff is important in all job settings, both inside and outside the field of behavior analysis. Gaps in training can stem from several issues. Perhaps training for an entry-level position includes training videos, but no real-life component, or perhaps supervisors teach the necessary skills once and do not ensure that these skills are mastered.  

“Building appropriate skills in combination with some of the interventions that we have discussed today are probably the best way for us to determine whether or not we are being effective in producing long-term change.”

Public shaming may be seen as justifiable, whether it be through bully shaming, child shaming, or even dog shaming. Social media has risen to be the most prevalent medium in which to shame others. Judges, schools, parents, and others use it as a consequence to punish behavior; however, there may be additional side effects from using shame.

A ‘free for all type of social group does not benefit children with autism. Most children with autism in these ‘free forall’ social groups appear to be very lost.