Episode 98: The Least Reinforcing Scenario with Shannon Shy, BCBA
There are many situations when a new negative behavior starts and we don’t know what to do next. We don’t yet know the function of the behavior and don’t want to unintentionally reinforce the response...
18 Marras 202017min
Episode 97: Teaching Tolerance of Delay and Denial with Abbey Mix, school based BCBA
Sometimes in life we are told no or we are told to wait. It’s not always fun and it’s not always easy. In this episode - school based BCBA, Abbey Mix, shares how to approach this situation through a ...
16 Marras 202020min
Episode 96: Identifying a Replacement Behavior Based on Function of a Behavior with Kate Patterson, BCBA
It is essential to approach decreasing a negative behavior from a skills acquisition perspective. A negative behavior serves a function and we need to teach a new way to get access to that same functi...
11 Marras 202012min
Episode 95: Offering Choices for Non-Preferred Tasks with Laura Verzi-Alesczyk
The skill of making a decision is an important one. It teaches autonomy, leads to more independence, and helps give control. Special Education Teacher and BCBA, Laura Verzi-Aleszczyk, shares how she u...
9 Marras 202017min
Episode 94: There Will Be Consequences! An Interview with BCBA, Hilary McClinton
Consequences have a bad reputation when really they don’t have to be bad. Consequences follow all of our behaviors, can be positive or negative, and can be planned or unplanned. In this Mini ABA Episo...
4 Marras 202012min
Episode 93: Why Behaviors Happen & How Teaching Communication Skills Can Help with BCBA, Jessica Zielske
All behaviors happen for a reason. In today’s episode, we will be diving into the potential reasons why behavior could be happening. BCBA, Jessica Zielske, shares the 4 functions of behavior and why i...
2 Marras 202017min
Episode 92: All About the Premack Principle with Stacey Francesconi
The Premack Principle is something you probably use on a daily basis and didn’t even realize it. In this episode, we breakdown what the Premack Principle is, how to use it effectively, and how to get ...
28 Loka 202014min
Episode 91: Introducing the Mini ABA Episodes and the What and Whys of Data Collection with BCBA Jane Logvinova
Let’s start off our Mini ABA Episode Series with one of the best foundational topics - data collection. BCBA and ABADesk co-founder, Jane Logvinova, shares a great overview of what data collection is ...
26 Loka 202019min
