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“Really what we’re looking at here is trying to apply our science in the most ethical way possible.” Bobby Newman PhD, BCBA-D, LBA 

“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.”

“Historically, when they cut Medicaid services, they don’t put them back.” Peter F. Gerhardt, EdD

“When I was in university, I asked my professor, ‘How do I teach language skills to kids?” and my professor gave me Skinner’s Verbal Behavior book. So, the answer is not exactly in the book, but it is ultimately in the book”

 Research is certainly the best way for us to improve our already effective teaching tools . . . If we systematically evaluate our practices, across all the individuals we serve, we may identify what the best practices are for clients as a whole.

Typically, the only psychotropic medication knowledge BCBA's have stems from a course they took in their graduate program or learning through their own experiences with clients. It can be difficult to assess the effects of medications on behavior if one does not know the possible common side effects to expect from certain drugs.

The distinction between public and private is by no means the same as that between physical and mental. B.F. Skinner 

Emotions are as much a part of the analysis of behavior as observed behavior. T.V. Joe Layng, PhD

Copies of the world made within the skin either by the brain or mind are unnecessary, and a search for them will not lead to an account for conscious content. T. V. Joe Lang, PhD 

We have to think in terms of accomplishments. What is the product? What is it that the student will actually do as a result of the instruction? Joe Layng, PhD 

 … but to have serious, open, honest discussion about human sexuality, it’s something most of us would rather not do. Peter F. Gerhardt, EdD

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

By far the most common form of maltreatment in the United States is neglect . . . Side effects of neglect, short term, and long term, are actually as serious as those of physical abuse and sexual abuse.

The organizational benefit is the alignment of pay/effort of employees to the company.  Byron Wine, PhD

As mental health professionals, we’re often invited into the courtroom, into the playground of lawyers, and it’s important that we understand that we must play by the rules. Understanding the rules allows us to play and enjoy the time that we might be spending in the courtroom.