Good-bye 2020! Year in Review with ABA Inside Track

My friends over at ABA Inside Track - Robert Parry-Crews, Diana Parry-Crews, and Jackie Macdonald, got together for our third annual year-in-review collaboration.

And suffice to say, what a year it has been. In this episode, we discuss the events of 2020, both in the world of Behavior Analysis and beyond. We spoke at great length about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the provision of services, as well as how Behavior Analysis responded to the challenges of racism, policing, and the like. Finally, we round out the episode by honoring the memories of some of the pioneers in our field who passed away in 2020.

So grab a beverage of choice, put your earbuds in, and join us in kicking 2020 to the curb and look forward to a hopefully more reinforcing 2021!

Here is a very likely incomplete list of links to things we discussed:

• Previous Year in Review Shows:
  • 2018 Year in Review.
  • 2019 Year in Review.
• Cox, Plavnick, and Brodhead (2020). A Proposed Process for Risk Mitigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• LeBlanc, et al. (2020). The Role of Compassion and Ethics in Decision Making Regarding Access to Applied Behavior Analysis Services During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Response to Cox, Plavnick, and Brodhead.
• BOP Covid-19 Facebook Banter Part 1.
• BOP Covid-19 Facebook Banter Part 2 (140 comments!).
• Session 116, Wendy Machalicek on Telemedicine.
• Session 13, Megan Miller on Telemedicine.
• Session 113, The Behavioral Economics of Toilet Paper with Derek Reed.
• Session 114, Keep your kids learning at home with Amy Evans.
• Session 121, Coping in Quarantine with Russ Harris.
• Session 128, Mary Jane Weiss.
• Session 120, Listening to Perspectives that Matter (please check out if you missed this one!!!).
• ABA Inside Track 128, Diversity and Inclusion with Adrienne Bradley and Kat Jackson.
• Session 124, Behavior Analysis and policing with John O'Neill.
• Session 138, More on policing with Tina Long and Officer Joe Schlenz.
• BACB Podcast on global certification changes.
• Operants fall issue with Adithyan Rajaraman re: Online instruction.
• In Memoriam:
  • Jack Michael.
  • Jose Martinez-Diaz.
  • Patricia Krantz.

On a final note, I'd be remiss if I didn't say how grateful I am for everyone who listens to and supports the show. I was raised to not discuss money in public, but the pandemic has cut the revenue of my consultation practice by more than half, and despite that, we managed to get through the worst of it because of the support from the audience. So whether you've purchased CEU's, subscribed to the membership community, patronized my wonderful sponsors, or simply shared favorite episodes with friends and minded behavior peeps, you've really come through and helped me avoid what could have been a financial disaster.

For all of this and more, to say that I am thankful doesn't even scratch the surface. I'm looking forward to 2021, and I'm excited to continue to produce and share these conversations. And from my family to yours, please have a happy and safe holiday!

Special thanks to the following (apologies in advance, as they're likely to be folks that I forgot to mention):

• HRIC Recruiting.
• Behavior University.
• Gateway Learning Group's Autism Leadership Academy.
• How-to-ABA.com.
• New Hampshire Association for Behavior Analysis.
• FTF Behavioral Consulting/Greg Hanley.
• Essential for Living/Pat McGreevy.
• Brett DiNovi and Associates.
• Central Reach/Rick Kubina.
• The Applied Behavior Analysis Center/Adrienne Fitzer.
• Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention.
• Britton Behavioral Consulting/Lisa Britton.
• Praxis Continuing Education and Training.
• Hillcrest Educational Centers.
• University of Kent Tizard Centre ABA Program.
• Rich Brooks and the crew at Flyte New Media.
• My friends over at WHOOP.