Cooperant Learning Podcast
Welcome to the Cooperant Learning Podcast—a show where behavior science, ethics, and human dignity come together. Hosted by behavior analysts who work across adult services, research, and everyday life, this podcast explores how applied behavior analysis (ABA) can be both effective and compassionate.
Episodes
Cooperant Learning Podcast Episode: The Kalamazoo Academy for Behavioral and Academic Success
Hosts: Kyle Steury & Dr. Steve Sparks
In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Margo Uwayo of the Kalamazoo Academy for Behavioral and Academic Success (KABAS) — a K–6 school that blends behavior analysis with education to support both behavior intervention and academic skill acquisition. We dive into the origin story of KABAS, how applie...
In this episode of the Cooperant Learning Podcast, Sarah Campau and Abigail Petronelli join to discuss their 2022 call to action article on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy and behavior analysis. The conversation explores the history of harmful practices in ABA, the removal of DEI requirements by the BACB, and actionable steps practitioners can take to support LGBTQ+ individuals and promote ethical, inclusive care.
📊 Using Big Data to Inform ABA Hour Recommendations | Dr. David Cox on Cooperant Podcast Description: How can big data improve clinical decision-making in behavior analysis? In this episode of the Cooperant Podcast, host Kyle Steury welcomes Dr. David Cox—PhD behavior analyst, researcher at Endicott College, and expert in AI and clinical modeling—to discuss data-driven approaches to recommending ABA service hours.
🎙 What You’ll L...
Dr. Shane Spiker joins the Cooperant team to discuss crisis intervention in adult behavior analytic services.
Cooperant Learning is a project of Sparks Behavioral Services. See more at https://www.sparksbehavioralservices.com.
Serving across the state of Michigan, Sparks uses behavioral science to improve the lives of the people we work with, regardless of the nature or severity of their needs.
Further reading: On the Uncanny Sim...
Liz Elias of Empowered Behavior Collective (https://www.empoweredbehaviorcollective.com) joined us to discuss supervision, supervised fieldwork hours, mentorship, and other topics in behavior analysis and adult services.
Liz is an independent BCBA who resides and practices in West Michigan. Through her company, Empowered Behavior Collective, Liz provides fieldwork supervision for aspiring behavior analysts and ACT-based services to...
Tyra Sellers*, Emily Patrizi, and Sarah Lichtenberger, authors of the book Daily Ethics: Creating Intentional Practice for Behavior Analysts, join us for episode 3 of our series on behavior analysis, ethics, and recipient rights in adult services.
Links:
Purchase the book: https://abatechnologies.com/products/books/daily-ethics (APBA members can access a code for a 10% discount in the members only discount books section of the webs...
Behavior analyst and certified sexuality counselor Nicholas Maio-Aether joins the Cooperant Learning podcast episode number 2 to discuss the topic of sexual autonomy, behavior analysis and working with adult populations. In this episode Nicholas leads us in discussing everything from the history of sexuality and ABA (the good, the bad and the ugly), teaching consent and education and advocacy/recipient rights.
Sparks Behavioral Ser...
On our inaugural episode, we discuss assent and assent-based interventions in behavior analysis as it pertains to treating aberrant behavior in adult populations. We were happy to invite our subject matter expert, Dr. Cody Morris, to explore and discuss this topic.
Some research by Dr. Morris: Morris, C., Oliveira, J. P., Perrin, J., Federico, C. A., & Martasian, P. J. (2024). Toward a further understanding of assent. Journal o...
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