BCBA Compassionate Care and Interpersonal Skills with Dr. Bridget Taylor

compassionate care

In part two of my three-part ethics series, I interview Dr. Bridget Taylor. Dr. Taylor is a board-certified behavior analyst, a licensed psychologist, she is also the president of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. In our interview, she shares her opinion on the ethics code and why it isn’t so black-and-white, as well as the challenges that young behavior analysts might face – and how to avoid them.

Autism Interventions and Teaching Strategies

autism interventions

When you’re first introduced to the autism field, whether you’re a fresh-faced professional or a confused parent, it’s very easy to become overwhelmed. There are so many different autism models to focus on – how are you supposed to know what to choose? My interviewee, Tracy Vail, is an expert on many different methodologies and will be able to lead you through the autism treatment maze.

Effective Instructional Strategies for Children with Autism and Academics with Dr. Janet Twyman

Dr. Janet Twyman

Teaching real-world skills to children with autism can be very difficult for parents, teachers and even trained behavioral analysts. I, for one, had to teach my son, Lucas, the same and different in 16 different trials. Dr. Janet Twyman is an expert in instructional strategies and shares how reinforcement shaping, critical discrimination, observing and testing helps with effectively teaching academics and real-world skills to kids with autism.

Is An Autism School the Right Fit for Your Child or Client with Autism?

autism school

One of our Autism ABA Help members got me thinking this morning about home versus autism school programming. Her son is in an ABA program – an approved private school or private ABA program. But he hasn’t been making much progress. So today’s all about whether an autism school or home ABA program is right […]