Episode 186: How to Create a Sensitive Sleep Program with Emily Varon
Emily Varon returns to the podcast to share more of her passion for sleep and teach us how to create a sensitive sleep program for our learners.
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Episode 185: Incorporating Trauma-Informed Care In ABA
Individuals with trauma histories often feel on edge or misunderstood. As practitioners, it’s important to take trauma into account when designing behavior interventions for our learners. It’s our job to ensure we’re not only shaping behavior but taking an approach that focuses on long-term healing and empathy. Here, we discuss trauma-sensitive behavior interventions and how to incorporate trauma-informed care in ABA.
Episode 184: The Role of Trauma and Behavior in ABA with Dr. Camille Kolu
Dr. Camille Kolu is a behavioral scientist from Cusp Emergence in Colorado. She focuses on TIBA, or trauma-informed behavior analysis. We invited her on the podcast to discuss the role of trauma and behavior in ABA.
Episode 183: 2024 Year in Review
After our students learn to answer WH questions, the next step is to teach them inferencing skills. Understanding the hidden meaning in stories and social interactions can be challenging, especially for those on the autism spectrum. Here, we discuss the best ways to teach inferencing to these learners.
Episode 182: How to Teach Inferencing
After our students learn to answer WH questions, the next step is to teach them inferencing skills. Understanding the hidden meaning in stories and social interactions can be challenging, especially for those on the autism spectrum. Here, we discuss the best ways to teach inferencing to these learners.
Episode 181: Requesting and Gaining Attention
Attention-seeking behavior is everywhere. Here, we discuss the value of attention and effective strategies to teach requesting and gaining attention.
Episode 180: Sequencing Program Tips and Strategies
Sequencing skills help learners with other skills, including how questions, before and after, telling stories, predicting, and remembering household tasks. So how can we use sequencing programs with our learners?
Episode 179: Manding with WH Questions
Many of our students struggle with initiating language and conversation. Because of this, we usually place a strong emphasis on teaching requesting, or manding, in an ABA program. Here, we discuss how we can teach manding with WH questions.
Episode 178: Precision-Based Teaching with Chris Topham
Chris Topham is a behavior scientist and the owner of Celeration ABA. Along with his wife, who is also a BCBA, Chris founded Celeration ABA in 2020. Here, Chris shares his background and how he became focused on precision-based teaching.
Negative Reinforcement and Punishment: Understanding & Implementing Effective Behavior Management
Negative reinforcement and punishment can be confusing terms in ABA. Do you know the difference? These are some of those terms that people mix up all the time. But today, we’re going to talk a little bit more about what those terms really mean and how they should be used.