Session 87 Straight Talk on Restraint and Seclusion with Merrill Winston Instructor: Merrill Winston, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dear fellow Behavior Analyst, In Session 87 Dr. Merrill Winston joins me to talk about the use of restraints and seclusion in the context of supporting individuals who exhibit unsafe behaviors. Specifically, we...
In Session 79, I speak with Dr. Merrill Winston about the topic of mass shootings. Merrill discusses why he became interested in this subject, and how he has analyzed these events from a behavior analytic perspective. By the end of the podcast, listeners will be able to state the...
Session 50 Get your ACT together with Jonathan Tarbox Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an exciting development in Behavior Analysis. In this episode of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, Jonathan Tarbox not only describes the basic ACT processes, he relates each one to basic, understandable behavioral principles. In doing...
Dear fellow Behavior Analyst, If you’ve attended any local or national conferences over the last few decades, the chances are good that you’ve seen Pat Friman give a Keynote address. I have seen him at least a ½ dozen times over the years, and it never ceases to amaze...
Dear fellow Behavior Analyst, In this episode of the podcast, Megan Miller reviews seven steps for earning instructional control. These include controlling access to reinforcers, pairing oneself with reinforcement, being consistent with expectations, focusing on positive rather than negative reinforcement, prioritizing oneself and the learner, and managing challenging behavior....
In Session 29 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I interview Dr. Lisa Britton, from Britton Behavioral Consulting. Lisa specializes in providing high quality Independent Fieldwork Supervision, especially in remote contexts. We spend the better part of the hour discussing a wide variety of supervision issues, and she provides many...
Have you been looking for ways to help kids with ASD or other emotional challenges become more flexible and less beholden to negative private events? Would you like to help these kiddos discover what they truly care about in life, and then assist them in developing new repertoires that...
Have you heard about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Are you wondering what all the fuss is about? In this CE event, Dr. D.J. Moran walks the listener through the basics of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model, and provides examples of how it can be helpful. As is evidenced...
What does risky sex, drug use, and even indoor tanning have in common? Fortunately Derek Reed joins me in Session 17 to provide a tutorial of sorts on behavioral economics, which helps to explain how these (and many other) "problems of consumption," are influenced by behavior-environment relationships. Listen on: Apple Podcasts...
1 BACB ACE Credit that Counts Towards the BACB Ethics Requirement In order to prepare for a panel discussion on practitioner self care, some colleagues and I conducted an admittedly unscientific survey of BCBA’s in the northern New England area. We learned that almost 50% of respondents indicated that...