{"id":691,"date":"2017-03-27T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.behavioralobservations.com\/?p=691"},"modified":"2017-03-27T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:10:52","slug":"session-23-mark-dixon-returns-discuss-peak-aba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behavioralobservations.com\/be_obs\/session-23-mark-dixon-returns-discuss-peak-aba","title":{"rendered":"Session 23: Mark Dixon Returns to Discuss PEAK ABA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Session 23 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, Mark Dixon visits with us again to discuss the PEAK assessment and curriculum. 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