The List (Everything that We Need To #DOBETTER)
Do you ever feel like there’s so much you need to know in order to be an effective behavior analyst? Or encounter situations where you realize the more you know….the more you realize you don’t know??? In this episode, Joe and Megan discuss the main topic areas they consider as essential for being able to #dobetter in the field of behavior analysis. This episode is chock full of resources to learn more about each of these topic areas! What would you add to the list? What would you take away? Leave us your feedback!
MEGAN’S LIST (as acquired throughout her career):
- First response data collection (modified) Pre-Grad School 2004-2005 → We didn’t discuss this in the episode but when Megan uses this type of data collection, it is done differently than your typical “cold probe” process. More to come in a future episode or #dobetter webinar
- Being analytical Pre-Grad School 2004-2005 and Grad school 2005-2007
- Verbal behavior approach (functional understanding of language but also focusing on motivation) Pre-Grad School 2004-2005 and Grad school 2005-2007
- Demand Fading Grad School 2005-2007
- Functional communication training Grad School 2005-2007
- TRUE Functional Analysis training Grad School 2005-2007 and beyond
- Behavioral Economics → especially breaking points, matching law Grad School 2005-2007, ABAI Autism 2011, Doc Program 2012-2015
- #dobetter webinar from Oct 2018
- Behavioral Observations podcasts – Derek Reed Behavioral Economics Primer, Derek Reed COVID-19
- Pivotal Response *If you work with Autism but also if you don’t just in terms of understanding pivotal skills and our roles in supporting families. Grad School 2005-2007
- Instructional Motivation (Instructional Control) *Credit to Vince LaMarca for terminology Grad School 2005-2007 and beyond
- Early Start Denver Model → especially developmental understanding of language and imitation and the Joint Activity Routine Post-grad 2010
- Using Shaping to developing reinforcers and strong relationships Post-Grad 2011 and beyond
- Toileting → how to assess and program for different situations and standard protocols Grad school for standard protocols 2005-2007, ABAI International 2010 ish time frame and beyond for out of the box
- Feeding → how to assess and program for different situations and standard protocols Grad school for standard protocols 2005-2007, 2010 Private Practice, ABAI Autism 2013
- Sleep → how to assess and program for different situations and standard protocols Grad school for standard protocols 2005-2007, APBA Hanley 2014
- Effective Supervision/OBM Grad School for initial exposure 2005-2007, 2010-2012 Private Practice, 2013 Doc Program, 2017 Teaching course at FSU
- Barriers to learning → assessing for and programming to address these Private Practice 2011 and beyond
- Conditional Discriminations → reinforcing discriminations Private Practice 2011 and beyond
- Priming/Pre-Teaching Private Practice 2011 and beyond
- Pivotal Response *see links in that section
- Precision teaching → component/composite skills, charting, frequency building, learning pictures, multi-level assessment, big 6 Grad School 2005-2007, Doc Program 2012-2015
- Instructional Design → concept analysis Morningside Summer Institute 2014
- Motivational Interviewing/Appreciative Inquiry → for parent coaching and working with others Doc Program 2012-2015, Kent Corso Workshop 2014, Autism Navigator 2015
- Evidence-based practice model/creating analysts Doc Program 2012-2015
- Medical Necessity Private Practice 2014 and Beyond
- Relational Frame Theory technically grad school in 2006-2007 and conferences but didn’t value/dive in until 2015 and beyond
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy → especially concepts relating to “ok to be mad”, toward moves and away moves, framing, being flexible Technically privately in 2009 but didn’t dive in until 2018
- Teaching/coaching Emotional Regulation
- Jonathan Amey – Precision Teaching
- SCERTS
- Emotional ABCs
- Skill Streaming
- Second Step
- Mindfulness books and resources
- #dobetter webinar from Sept 2018
- Assent/Withdrawal, human rights, LGTBQA, Cultural Competencies Grad school 2005-2007 and beyond, doc program 2012-2015, more aware since 2018 and beyond
- Comprehensive understanding of language development → from birth to problem solving More recent comprehensive piece 2016 and beyond
- Shared agendas → within intervention but as an instructor More recent 2016 and beyond
Being responsive to the learner → creating plans that are flexible More recent 2016 and beyond
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