Actively Caring for Your Child with Dr. Scott Geller
Free Workshop
Increase Talking &
Decrease Tantrums
in Young Children with
Autism &/or Speech Delays
Actively Caring For People
The 7 Principles of Actively Caring
- Employ More Positive Consequences
- If you Want to Learn Something, Watch Someone Performing The Task
- Improve with Behavioral Feedback
- Use More Supportive Than Corrective Feedback
- Embrace and Practice Empathy
- Manage Behavior and Lead People
- Progress From Self-actualization to Self Transference
Dr. Scott Geller is working towards disseminating this really important and valuable information that will benefit everyone. Join us in creating a legacy to have the science of Applied Behavior Analysis change the world and lives of many.
Dr. Scott Geller on Turn Autism Around Podcast
E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., an Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, has completed 53 years as a faculty member and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. He is co-founder and Senior Partner of Safety Performance Solutions, Inc., a leading-edge training and consulting organization specializing in behavior-based safety since 1995 (www.safetyperformance.com). He is co-founder of GellerAC4P, a training/consulting firm dedicated to teaching and spreading the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement worldwide (www.gellerac4p.com).
He has authored, edited or co-authored 52 books, 91 book chapters, 41 training manuals, 277 magazine articles, and more than 300 research articles addressing the development and evaluation of behavior change interventions to improve quality of life on a large scale. His most recent 700-page textbook, with 31 coauthors: Applied Psychology: Actively Caring for People defines Dr. Geller’s research, teaching, and scholarship career at Virginia Tech, which epitomizes the VT logo: Ut Prosim—”That I May Serve”.
Scott Geller’s dedication, talent, and energy helped him earn a teaching award in 1982 from the American Psychological Association and every university-wide teaching award offered at Virginia Tech. Moreover, in 2001 Virginia Tech awarded Dr. Geller the University Alumni Award for Excellence in Research. In 2002, the University honored him with the Alumni Outreach Award for his exemplary real-world applications of behavioral science and in 2003, he received the University Alumni Award for Graduate Student Advising. In 2005, he was awarded the statewide Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education, and Virginia Tech honored him with the title of Alumni Distinguished Professor.
Dr. Geller is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Association of Behavior Analysis International, and the World Academy of Productivity and Quality Sciences. He is past Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (1989-1992) and Associate Editor of Environment and Behavior (1982-2017), and current Consulting Editor for Behavior and Social Issues, the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and the Journal of Safety Research.
Dr. Geller has received lifetime achievement awards from the International Organizational Behavior Management Network (in 2008) and the American Psychological Foundation (in 2009). In 2019, the American Psychological Association honored Scott Geller with the Nathan H. Azrin Distinguished Contributions to Applied Behavior Analysis Award.
You’ll Learn
- What is the Actively Caring for People movement?
- The 7 principles of Actively Caring.
- The broad application of ABA and positive psychology.
- How Applied Behavior Science can benefit people of all circumstances.
- A positive outlook on changing and bettering behavior.
- A system for caring you can apply today!
Resources
- Workshops – Dr. Mary Barbera
- TEODORO AYLLON2 and JACK MICHAEL The behavior which leads to a person’s admission to a mental hospital often involves danger to
- Actively Caring For People
- Individuals with Autism and Police: What You Need To Know with Captain Gerald Turning
- BCBA Compassionate Care and Interpersonal Skills with Dr. Bridget Taylor
- Actively Caring for Your Child
- Behind the Schoolhouse Door: When My 5th Grader Got Detention, I Sent His Teacher This Book
- Teaching Social Skills with TAGTeach: Interview with Theresa McKeon
Free Workshop
Increase Talking &
Decrease Tantrums
in Young Children with
Autism &/or Speech Delays
