Episode 238: Applying OBM in ABA to Reduce Burnout and Improve Workplace Culture with Mellanie Page

In this episode, we sit down with Mellanie Page, BCBA, MBA, founder of The ABA Collective, to explore how Organizational Behavior Management in ABA can be used to reduce burnout and improve workplace culture.

BCBA burnout is often framed as an individual problem, but through an OBM lens, it becomes clear that many of the challenges clinicians face are rooted in organizational systems, not personal failure. Mellanie shares how OBM provides practical, behavior-analytic strategies to identify high-impact problems, improve leadership practices, and create environments where professionals can actually thrive.

We discuss how Organizational Behavior Management in ABA can support supervisors, clinicians, and business owners by shifting the focus from surface-level self-care to meaningful systems change. From increasing job satisfaction to strengthening team performance, Mellanie explains how small, intentional behavior changes can create powerful ripple effects across organizations.

This conversation highlights why reinforcing processes—not just outcomes—matters, how workplace culture directly impacts retention and morale, and how behavior analysts can apply the science they already know to leadership, supervision, and organizational change.

If you’re interested in using Organizational Behavior Management in ABA to reduce burnout, improve workplace culture, and build sustainable systems, this episode offers practical insights, real-world examples, and a refreshing reminder that behavior analysis belongs in organizations just as much as it does in clinical work.

Mellanie has generously created a discount code specifically for the How to ABA audience for the OBM Practitioner Program.
Use code HOWTOABA at checkout to save $100.

Learn more about the OBM Practitioner Program here: https://theabacollective.myflodesk.com/obmpractitioner

Want to go deeper? Mellanie will be presenting an upcoming CEU event where she expands on how Organizational Behavior Management in ABA can be used to reduce burnout, improve workplace culture, and create sustainable systems on Thursday, February 5th at 12 pm EST (or get the recording).  Sign up below!