Does your client have rights? The overwhelming answer to this question should be YES!! However, many of us still have written into our behavior plans, “Ignore the student” or “Don’t let the student escape.” Client assent and client dignity are extremely important in the world of ABA and education. But what does this look like? What does it mean for our clients?
BCBA Steve Ward has been working as a behavior analyst since the mid-1990’s. As the lead behavior analyst for a center school, Steve conducted more… Read More »Episode 097: Assessing and Teaching Good Learner Repertoires with Steve Ward
One of the most stressful times of my job was when I was new to the role and at the start of a new year,… Read More »How to Train New Staff
Have you ever tried to remember a phone number and find yourself repeating the number over and over? Sometimes, repeating things help us memorize them.… Read More »Scrolling and Echolalia
Steps to Developing an FBA A Functional Behavior Assessment, or an FBA, is a vital part of identifying problem behaviors and then developing a plan… Read More »Developing an FBA
At some point in our lives we have to do things that we don’t like. Maybe it is speaking in public, attending a crowded event,… Read More »What is Graduated Exposure?
It is often our goal to get our students away from needing 1:1 support for learning to being able to learn in a group setting.… Read More »Data Collection for Social Skills Groups
Has imposter syndrome hit you big time? Yeah, we have been there we know how that feels, you’re going into the supervision session second-guessing yourself.… Read More »Supervision
