Episode 6: From Health Coach to Behavior Analyst: Applying ABA in Organizational Settings with Lisa Vega

Discover how a board certified health coach is revolutionizing workplace performance by applying behavior analysis principles in organizational settings.

In this episode, Sarah sits down with current supervisee Lisa Vega, who brings a unique perspective as someone transitioning from health coaching to becoming a BCBA.

Lisa shares fascinating case studies from her work as a manager, including how she used ABA principles to improve AI usage among coaches, enhance customer satisfaction ratings, and create more objective performance evaluations.

If you're curious about applying behavior analysis beyond traditional autism settings or want to see how ABA can transform workplace dynamics, this conversation will inspire you to think differently about where our science can make an impact.

Resources Mentioned

• Mind Body Behavior supervision program

• Board certified health coaching certification

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in organizational settings

• Customer satisfaction surveys and data collection systems

• Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques

• Operational definitions for workplace behaviors

• Performance evaluation rubrics and objective measurement systems

• Spanish language ABA resources and cultural adaptation

• Puerto Rico ABA services and waiting lists

Quotes from This Episode
"Every behavior have a story behind it... being able to explain that, with other lens and also, like, as a health coach by heart, as a leader, and also as a behavior analyst."

"After you have the data, everything else is super easy... just recollecting the data for a few weeks about coaches that were sharing their concerns in different meetings."

"It's not only, like, making translations. It's also how you can adapt culturally these resources, you know, according, to the different, like, cultural needs."

"You are doing the work, but with the BCBA or behavioral analyst, you can put, like, the right names to it... you can use these tools and resources to, like, being able to, like, transmit that knowledge."

Connect with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS:

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

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