May 2024 Preview

Given the pressures on us humans these days, there’s no question that many of us are feeling increasingly anxious. But when does anxiousness become ANXIETY? This week, Dr. Keira Moore joins us to review a behavioral interpretation of anxiety, how what is typically a mentalistic distinction could be operationally defined, and what this could mean to improve treatment for populations with limited verbal behavior. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Moore, K., Bullard, A., Sweetman, G., & Ahearn, W.H. (2021). Assessing and treating anxiety in individuals with autism. Behavior Modification. doi: 10.1177/01454455211051678 Jones, K.M. & Friman, P.C. (1999). A case study of behavioral assessment an treatment of insect phobia. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 95-98. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-95 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

26 Jan 20221h 26min

LIVE from the Inside Track Studio! It’s behavioral cusps! Starring: socially valid behavior targets for change, access to more reinforcement than ever before, and beneficial responding for all. Featuring: butterfly and tree metaphors, descriptions of the Christmas gifts we haven’t wrapped yet, and herbal tea. Now in color! Originally recorded live for our patrons, here's the full audio recording. Sad you missed the event itself? Audio alone just not gonna cut it? Well, subscribe on Patreon at the $5 and up level for access to the full video of the recording PLUS a free CE for this episode. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Rosales-Ruiz, J. & Baer, D.M. (1997). Behavioral cusps: A developmental and pragmatic concept for behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 533-544. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-533 Bosch, S. & Fuqua, R.W. (2001). Behavioral cusps: A model for selecting target behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 123-125. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-123 Smith, G.J., McDougall, D., & Edelen-Smith, P. (2006). Behavioral cusps: A person-centered concept for establishing pivotal individual, family, and community repertoires. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 21, 223-229. doi: 10.1177/10883576060210040301 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

19 Jan 20221h 24min

We’re starting the new year off by being humble and reflective after a tough year. And what better way to do that than welcome Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi to share her research and work in the areas of cultural humility. We review how competence does not equal humility, the pernicious ways that black women have been barred from leadership, and what can be done to break these patterns in the workplace. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Wright, P.I. (2019). Cultural humility in the practice of applied behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 805-809. doi: 10/1007/s40617-019-00343-8 Cirincione-Ulezi, N. (2020). Black women and barriers to leadership in ABA. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 719-724. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00444-9 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

12 Jan 20221h 20min

Happy New Year! It's got to be better than last year, right? If you listened to our recent bonus episode, you'll have already heard our big news: We're still making podcasts! And we're starting off with some bangers. First, Dr. Cirincione-Ulezi discusses development of cultural humility and barriers to leadership in ABA for black women. Then, for those who missed it, our live recording on behavioral cusps. Then, to start the new year stress-free, Dr. Moore shares treatment ideas for anxiety. Relax and enjoy! Articles for January 2022 Cultural Humility and Barriers to Leadership w/ Dr, Cirincione-Ulezi Wright, P.I. (2019). Cultural humility in the practice of applied behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 805-809. doi: 10/1007/s40617-019-00343-8 Cirincione-Ulezi, N. (2020). Black women and barriers to leadership in ABA. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 719-724. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00444-9 Behavioral Cusps (LIVE) Rosales-Ruiz, J. & Baer, D.M. (1997). Behavioral cusps: A developmental and pragmatic concept for behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 533-544. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-533 Bosch, S. & Fuqua, R.W. (2001). Behavioral cusps: A model for selecting target behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 123-125. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-123 Smith, G.J., McDougall, D., & Edelen-Smith, P. (2006). Behavioral cusps: A person-centered concept for establishing pivotal individual, family, and community repertoires. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 21, 223-229. doi: 10.1177/10883576060210040301 Anxiety Treatment in Autism w/ Dr. Keira Moore Moore, K., Bullard, A., Sweetman, G., & Ahearn, W.H. (2021). Assessing and treating anxiety in individuals with autism. Behavior Modification. doi: 10.1177/01454455211051678 Jones, K.M. & Friman, P.C. (1999). A case study of behavioral assessment an treatment of insect phobia. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 95-98. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-95

5 Jan 202216min

Once again, our pal, Matt Cicoria, from the Behavioral Observations podcast joins us to sum up the biggest goings on in the field of behavior analysis throughout the long, dark year that was 2021.  And then we decided to ignore all of the prepared topics and just engage in some off-track discussions on what we've been doing to make it to 2022.  Think of it as our own self-care through podcasting.

29 Des 20211h 27min

While waiting for more marshmallows could correlate to a brighter future, self-control may not be everything it’s cracked up to be. This week we look at research on the subject to find out whether clinicians can effectively teach a delay to gratification and, more importantly, if we should. Plus, a board game review from Rob! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Schweitzer, J.B. & Suzler-Azaroff, B. (1988). Self-control: Teaching tolerance for delay in impulsive children. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 50, 173-186. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1988.50-173 Dixon, M.R., & Holcomb, S. (2000). Teaching self-control to small groups of dually diagnosed adults. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33, 611-614. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-611 Kidd, C., Palmeri, H., & Aslin, R.N. (2013). Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition, 126, 109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004 Watts, T.W., Duncan, D.J., & Quan, H. (2018). Revisiting the marshmallow test: A conceptual replication investigating links between early delay of gratification and later outcomes. Psychological Science, 29, 1159-1177. doi: 10.1177/0956797618761661 Anzman-Frasca, S., Singh, A., Curry, D., Tauriello, S., Epstein, L.H., Faith, M.S., Reardon, K., & Paper, D. (2020). Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581025 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

22 Des 20211h 22min

In the latest in our professional collaboration series, we’re joined with Dr. Michael Roberts, occupational therapist extrordinaire, to get to the bottom of the BCBA-OT practitioner divide. We have an illuminating time reviewing where BCBA’s misunderstand OTs, OTs misunderstand BCBAs, and how much common ground both fields actually have. Guess you’ll be the judge if this episode turned out to be our Kumbaya moment or not. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Whiting, C.C. & Muirhead, K. (2019). Interprofessional collaborative practice between occupational therapists and behavior analysts for children with autism.  Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 12, 466-475.  doi: 10.1080/19411243.2019.1672603 Gasiewski, K., Weiss, M.J., Leaf, J.B., & Labowitz, J. (2021). Collaboration between behavior analysis and occupational therapists in autism service provision: Bridging the gap.  Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14, 1209-1222.  doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00619-y White, H., Stokes, T.F., Simons, E., Longerbeam, M., Richardson, E., & Zinn, T. (2018). Interprofessional practice for simultaneous implementation of merged techniques from three disciplines: OT SLP ABA.  Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 12, 1-7.  doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2018.04.001 Welch, C.D. & Polatajko, H.J. (2016). Applied behavior analysis, autism, and occupational therapy: A search for understanding. The America Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70, 1-5. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.018689 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

15 Des 20211h 28min

Because Jackie could no longer stand references to her "mind file", we decided to come up with a behavior analytic way to discuss memories. And who would be better to do that than the man with the biggest mind file on the subject, Dr. David Palmer! This week we discuss the ways that most memory models fail and how memory as behavior can be interpreted in what we think is an excellent addendum to this classic article. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Palmer, D.C. (1991). A behavioral interpretation of memory. In L.J. Hayes & P.N. Chase (Eds.). Dialogues on verbal behavior (pp. 261-279). Reno, NV: Context Press. If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

8 Des 20211h 21min