ABA on Call

Skinner's prolific writing focused on important theoretical and philosophical content later in his career. In his article "What's wrong with life in the Western world?" Skinner describes five practices that have corrupted contingencies of reinforcement that came about through evolution. The pleasing effects are seen in practices such as "(a) alienating workers from the consequences of their work, (b) helping those who are capable of helping themselves, (c) guiding behavior with rules rather than supplying reinforcing consequences, (d) maintaining aversive sanctions of governments and religions with long-deferred benefits for the individual, and (e) reinforcing pleasures that are not contingent on the survival of the culture or species." With modern-day technology, many of these practices are even further accelerating. Principles of behavior can change many of the deleterious effects occurring to people through western practices. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + tak

As behavior analysts most of our discourse surrounds helping others through the lens of applied behavior analysis. But what happens when we turn the light on ourselves and look at how we unwind and enjoy hobbies? In the present episode we are joined by Dr. Justin Page who hosts The Reinforcer Podcast where he talks about hobbies and other reinforcers we adults may enjoy. NOTE - While this episode will not be eligible for CEUs, you can still learn informative information about reinforcers for adults! Click here, to log in and sign up if you wish to view the video. 

A popular introductory psychology textbooks defines psychology as “the systematic study of behavior and experience. The word experience lets us discuss your perceptions without implying that a mind exists independently of your body.” Psychology came before behavior analysis but both seek to understand human behavior but through different lens of causality. Behavior analysis is part of psychology and can be used to interpret psychological phenomena throughout the domain. Understanding the relationship between psychology and behavior analysis helps practitioners understand how ABA relates to its parent discipline. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review  

  Skepticism is an attitude of science that includes doubt and questioning behavior towards knowledge claims that lack evidence or have questionable facts. Having a skeptical repertoire guards against superstitious beliefs and a faulty understanding of the world. Parents, and even practitioners, are hurt by pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and other false claims by (1) being swindled out of their money, (2) taken advantage of, (3) making bad life decisions, and sometimes (4) death. The following discussion defines skepticism, contrasts it with critical thinking, and describes how it fits into behavior analysis.    To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Technology is changing the world at a breathtaking pace. From wearable tech such as smartwatches, health tracking rings and bands, and smart glasses, ABA has incredible opportunities to advance behavior analysis prescriptively and reactively. Other avenues of tech that can meaningfully impact applied behavior analysis are artificial intelligence and machine learning. And last, analytics are changing the business, healthcare, and so many other sectors. Behavior analysis can also reap the rewards of analytics by focusing on many of the metrics used in contemporary behavior analysis. The discussion covers all of the previously mentioned content and discusses how ABA has and can grow in the current era of technology. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Instructional design (ID) is the practice of systematically designing instruction to create productive, and positive learning outcomes. ID has a generic model called ADDIE which represents five critical ID components: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The present shows discusses how the ID components are important to behavior analysts. We highlight Development and Evaluation and dive into each step providing examples and a rationale for how behavior analysts can improve their practice by implementing design features into their programs.   To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Creativity has a long history in psychology and definitions and explanations for the occurrence of creative behavior has great variability. Behavior analysis has approached creativity like any other behavior. First, creative behavior is defined as novel behavior. Second, the verbal community labels what is and what is not creative. Understanding the sources of control leads to some behaviors being labeled creative while others not. The current event discusses creativity from a behavioral perspective and discusses studies from Skinner to Pryor that showcase creative behavior. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Behavioral fluency is a concept that has appeared with increasing frequency across the behavioral literature. Behavioral fluency is the term used to describe behavior that reach a quantitative frequency range and show behavioral effects such as maintenance, and generalization. Frequency building is a procedure that results in behavioral fluency. Frequency building differs from practice in its implementation and evaluation. The podcast describes frequency building and behavioral fluency in the context of behavior analysis and practice. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Behavior analysis has used within groups design as the means for establishing functional relations and communicating scientific findings in the lab and journals. Another popular method for analyzing behavior is between groups design. The two different approaches are sometimes described as polar opposites yet each can complement one another. The different purposes and limits of each method are described and contrasted. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

Skinner long championed private events and called the ultimate understanding of them the heart of radical behaviorism. Yet private events are not well understood and sometimes viewed as a subject outside the possibility of scientific study. This current presentation shows how private events, also called inner behavior, can be studied and fits within the radical behaviorism framework. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

The science of behavior has a long distinguished history not only providing evidence of environment-behavior relations, but also discussing the subsequent implications. One of the fundamental underpinnings of behavior analysis is that behavior determined. Therefore, the concept of free will is incompatible with the evidence and theory of why organisms behave. In this episode of ABA on Call, we discuss free will and determinism and how each is regarded within behavior analysis. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review

What did Skinner think of education in America? He was not impressed! In fact, he saw many problems that could be solved by the science of behavior. Join us for a deep dive into one of Skinner’s important publications. For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!

You may have heard, “If teaching were talking, everyone could do it!” The “stages of learning” offer an organizing scheme to show learning is complex and not just the presentation of information. Join our hosts for an in-depth discussion about how learning stages help behavior analysts conceptualize, plan, and implement instructional techniques. For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!

2020: A Year in Review. Every year has its memories, but 2020 will go down as a year of infamy. Our hosts review three significant impacts on the field of behavior analysis, the pandemic being one of them. Our hosts also discuss the passing of three great contributors to ABA, the episode ending with some big moves at the BACB! For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!  

ABA and Visual Analysis. We all do it, but do we do it right? ABA on Call dives into visual analysis and explores the chapter that started it all. What is visual analysis? How exactly should we do it? And what does it entail? Join us for all of these answers and more! For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!

On this episode, ABA on Call brings awareness to important issue: ableism. Special guest Cassi Breaux, M.A., M.S., BCBA, LBA helps us understand what ableism is and how to identify it. The ABA on Call crew also discusses why we should care about ableism -- and what behavior analysts can do to start addressing it. Special guest Cassi Breaux is a CR Institute™ content creator and CentralReach's Manager of Educational Content Development. She has been in the behavior field for more than 15 years, most notably as a special education teacher and behavior specialist for NYC public schools, a tech and BCBA in private clinics, and a private practice owner. Her goal is to focus on implicit bias reflection behaviors, both in herself and others, and strives to create education spaces that respect both gender and sexual diversity and minimize the implicit ableism in ABA. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and Lin

In "ABA On Call" episode #14, there are three segments. First, a review of task analysis and the many different professionals who use it. Second, a discussion of how behavior analysis has discovered different methods for teaching task analysis. And third, how to supercharge task analysis and avoid pitfalls. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!

In "ABA On Call" episode #13, we learn about Direct Instruction! How does it help Behavior Analysts? How does it help clients? Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!

In "ABA On Call" episode #12, our hosts introduce you to a very special guest! Precision teaching and behavior analysis are both devoted to creating superior outcomes for people. What happens when you put both together? Listen to our guest, pediatrician Dr. Stephan Merahn, and the ABA on Call crew answer the question with data. Dr. Merahn is an experienced physician executive with a remarkably diverse career across almost the entire healthcare ecosystem, including clinical practice, public health, communications media and strategic marketing, publishing and healthcare information services, IT software and digital media, hospital and integrated delivery networks, health plans and accountable care. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!

In "ABA On Call" episode #11, specialist guests Dr. Lisa Britton, BCBA-D and Matt Cicoria (Behavioral Observations Podcast) chat with our co-hosts about supervision in the digital age, what qualities make an effective supervisor, and how technology plays a role in helping behavior analysts solve problems, track tasks, and stick to their responsibilities in the field. What is remote supervision and how do you define it? As opposed to traditional models of supervision, Dr. Britton suggests that in-person supervision and remote supervision should look very similar. She also discusses the qualities that make an effective supervisor, tools that behavior analysts can use for remote supervision to track progress, as well as the differences and similarities of digital supervision vs. traditional forms of supervising. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!