E13 Nanni Presti: Holistic Disability Support (Scientific Rigor; Not Religion or Rigidity)

Grab your glass of vino and sit back for this engaging interview with Dr. Nanni Presti in Sicily. Nanni shares about the history, the psychology, and the community engagement surrounding his work in behavioral analysis and challenges our perceptions of the science. In short, the United States is doing everything wrong. But there is hope and there is a lot of opportunity for change! Dive into this deep episode with us and look at how holistic thinking and scientific rigor can make a big difference in the supports offered to people with disabilities. And so much more!

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Dr. Giovambattista “Nanni” Presti (Find him at the KUBE Lab Page and read his work on ResearchGate)

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Time Stamps:

(Click on any of the following terms which are linked to more information)

00:02:18: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

00:02:46: ACT Italia

00:04:35: Ettore Caracciolo

00:04:36: Paolo Moderato 

00:04:41: IESCUM

00:05:38: Agosotino Bassi

00:05:52: KORE University

00:09:38: Applied Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)

00:09:58: European Association for Behavior Analysis 

00:13:29: ARTICLE - Behaviourism and the science of behavior: Its development in Italy - Nanni Presti and colleagues

00:13:39: Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS)

00:14:59: Relational Frame Theory (RFT)

00:15:56: Behavioral Economics

00:16:57: Behavior Analysis and Robotics 

00:36:00: Il Totrellante 

00:37:10: I Ragazzi di Sipario

01:12:08: BOOK - Behavioral Economics and the Environment

01:12:29: BOOK - Environmental Problems and Behavioral Solutions

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