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Antecedents Have Last Names
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.”
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Translating the Science of Behavior Analysis
ABA is the abbreviation for Applied Behavior Analysis, the science that studies human behavior using evidenced-based or proven, techniques. Decades of ABA research have shown that the techniques that come from the science of behavior analysis can help all kinds of people with different behavior or developmental problems. The most well-known and researched use of ABA is the treatment of individuals with autism
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Thought Leaders 019 - Dr. Darnell Lattal - Part 1
This month on Operant Innovations - Thought Leaders, we are back with Dr. Darnell Lattal as she answers tells us about her history with familial ties to the military after WW2 and the human rights movements and how that drove her to the field of behavior analysis. Ultimately, becoming one of the first women in the field of Organizational Behavior Manage
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A Self-ish Behavior Analysis?
I just googled the word “self”: 3,540,000,000 hits, more or less. That’s three-point five billion, just to be clear. Wow. What a word. What a construct. Whoever came up with the idea of self? (In his recent book, Flesh in the Age of Reason, which I highly recommend, Roy Porter suggested it might have been the 16th-century French philosopher Déscartes.)
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COVID-19 Survival Guide for Caregivers
Don’t worry! It’s a quick read so you can get back to having one eye on your kids getting paint on your wood floors and one on your spreadsheets for work.
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Framing Trauma: How do we apply behavior analysis to a mentalistic term?
A Perspective on Relational Frame Theory and TraumaTalks on TraumaTrigger Warning: talks about traumatic experiences
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Evidence-Based Practice, ABA, and a Handy Checklist!
Of Course, You Use Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)! Doesn't Everyone?
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University Series 022 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Join Operant Innovations as we talk with Dr. Tracy Lepper about the unique research and practical undergraduate opportunities at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge, LA.
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University Series 008 | University of Colorado Denver
Join Operant Innovations as they talk with Dr. Pat Romani about the BCBA and BCaBA programs and the University of Colorado Denver.
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Evolving ABA 010 | ACT and ABA with Dr. Thomas Szabo
Join Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi as she brings on special guest Dr. Thomas G. Szabo, PhD., BCBA-D., LBA. Listen to Dr. Szabo tell his story of evolving from a graffiti artist to a teacher to an amazing behavior analyst. After hearing Dr.
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Telling Our Story: BCBAs in Schools
by Adam Hockman
BCBAs have an increasingly visible presence in public schools. While most work with special education populations, many still make their way into general education classrooms (inclusion, conducting FBAs). With improved funding for and awareness of behavior analytic services, each classroom becomes an avenue for impact.
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University Series 009 | UC Santa Barbara
Join Operant Innovations as they talk with Dr. Sunny Kim about the online BCBA VCS and the University of California Santa Barbara.
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The Parallels between ABA and OBM
Applied Behavior Analysis is more than just a bag of tricks known as Discrete Trial Training, the VB-MAPP, and token systems. However, when we begin to conceptualize our science as such, we lose the fundamentals upon which we found them. We rely too heavily on them in practice, and we fail to individualize our services.
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Intro to OBM: Interview with Kelly Therrien
In clinical organizations, most Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) work as program coordinators or clinical directors. Rather than working with clients “in-the-chair,” BCBAs supervise others doing the work. Developing programs and training staff might be old hat, but managing and engaging staff and families—long term—requires new skills.
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University Series 034 - Teachers College Columbia University
Today we are joined by Dr. Doug Greer, Dr. Jessica Dudek, & Dr. Daniel Fienup from Teachers College Columbia University and CABAS. This is one of the oldest programs in the country and has developed into a very unique program. To quote Dr. Doug Greer, "We’re sort of like Indiana Jones. We want to get our whip, hat, and go out there and deal with it, but we don't use whips."
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