ABA After Hours: A Rethink Behavioral Health Podcast
Welcome to the ABA After Hours Podcast, presented by Rethink Behavioral Health. We cover a wide range of topics in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Our show features conversations with leading ABA professionals, discussions on the latest research and trends in the field, and practical tips and strategies for clinicians, educators, and parents. Whether you're an experienced BCBA or new to the field, you'll find valuable insights and information to help you improve your skills and knowledge. So join the RethinkBH team as we explore the world of ABA and discuss thought provoking topics.
Episodes
On this episode of Our Next Guest, Dr. Dorothea Lerman joins to discuss how to assess and teach job-related social skills with neurodiverse individuals. She talks about her book, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities & Employment, and how we as behavior analysts can improve employment outcomes for individuals on the autism spectrum and other disabilities. We hope you enjoy listening!
Rethink had the pleasure of sitting down with the amazing women of Behavior Basics, Inc. of Florida to learn more about how they're investing in their staff and providing a supportive work environment to set their team up for success. Karin Torsiello, Paula Antonelli, and Victoria Ryan joined the All About ABA podcast to discuss their BCBA residency program, performance scorecards, and more! We hope you enjoy listening!
In this episode, Portia James is back! This time she joined the Rethink Start-up Community to talk with us about her journey as a BCBA entrepreneur and how she overcame barriers such as COVID shutdowns to build a successful ABA practice. She discusses why embracing and celebrating diversity is important and what she's doing to help Black behavior analysts achieve their goals.
Drs. Jill Dardig & Bill Heward discuss their book, Let's Make a Contract: A Positive Way to Change Your Child's Behavior, on this episode of the Our Next Guest series. Dr. Bridget Taylor joins them to delve further into research on contracting, best practices for training family members to use contracting, and advice for behavior analysts working with families. We hope you enjoy listening!
Portia James has been shaking conference room tables for nearly two decades! She is a visionary, a powerhouse of a leader, and a pioneer for people of color in the ABA industry. Portia is founder and CEO of Behavior the Genius and Genius Operations and has been featured in Forbes and Harvard Business Review. She joined Dr. Bridget Taylor for an episode of Our Next Guest to talk about Radical Values and the perpetual burnout caused ...
For Dr. Nick Green, BehaviorFit started as a dream and a blog. Today it has grown to provide behavioral consulting, 1:1 coaching, and continuing education courses focusing on the use of behavior science to improve health and fitness. Dr. Green joins ABA After Hours to discuss how his passions drove his “solopreneur” venture and what success as a business owner means to him. You can out more about BehaviorFit by visiting https://beh...
Selective eating is common among children with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Keith Williams, Director of the Feeding Program at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, joins Dr. Bridget Taylor to discuss the role of repeated exposure in the development of taste preferences and how to increase diet variety in picky eaters. We hope you enjoy listening!
Promoting a positive quality of life for individuals with ASD requires the development of meaningful instructional goals and identifying relevant environmental modifications to start in elementary school and continue into transition, graduation, and beyond. On today’s episode of Our Next Guest, Dr. Bridget Taylor is joined by Dr. Peter Gerhardt, who has over 40 years of experience utilizing the principles of applied behavior analy...
On this episode of Our Next Guest, Dr. Bridget Taylor is joined by Dr. Linda LeBlanc to discuss the importance of relationship variables in our work as clinicians and supervisors. Drs. Taylor and LeBlanc review the ethical implications of attending to relationship variables when working with clients and caregivers and discuss recent research identifying the core responses when building therapeutic relationships.
On today’s episode, we speak to Caleb, an adolescent on the autism spectrum who is passionate about dinosaurs and cars, and REALLY hates bananas! Caleb and his mom, Jen, talk about living with autism in an area where services are so limited, they’ve been on a waitlist for ABA for 2 years and Caleb has never received ABA therapy. We share their story as a follow-up to Rethink’s Autism Acceptance & Awareness campaign, in hopes th...
Dr. David Cox, VP of Data Science at Rethink BH, has worked within the behavioral health industry for over 17 years. Dr. Cox received his Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Florida, post-doctoral training in behavioral pharmacology & behavioral economics from John Hopkins University School of Medicine, and post-doctoral training in Data Science from Insight! Data Science program. Since 2014 his work has focused o...
Jing Zhou has 30 years of clinical experience and 21 years of business experience in the ABA industry. She started her consulting firm, Core Action Consulting, to help other business owners achieve their dreams Jing joins the ABA After Hours podcast to discuss how she has successfully built two businesses and how to transition out of a business without causing harm to client progress or employee well-being. We hope you enjoy liste...
Autism Acceptance Month Special!
As part of Rethink's commitment to promoting acceptance and inclusion, we will be sharing resources, insights, and personal stories from industry experts, caregivers, and our own staff about autism acceptance throughout the month.
Today we speak with Sameer Trivedi. Sameer is the Vice President of Business Solutions at RethinkBH. We hope you enjoy his story!
Today's podcast welcomes Dr. Bridget Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Alpine Learning Group and Senior Clinical Advisor to Rethink Behavioral Health. Dr. Taylor shares her story about how she got into the ABA industry and what she is most passionate about within the field. We hope you enjoy listening!
As part of Rethink's commitment to promoting acceptance and inclusion, we will be sharing resources, insights, and personal stories from industry experts, caregivers, and our own staff about autism acceptance throughout the month. Today we speak with autism sexuality advocate and Relationship Coach in the Center for Adult Autism Services at Rutgers University, Amy Gravino, M.A. We hope you enjoy her story!
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Autism Acceptance Month Special! As part of Rethink's commitment to promoting acceptance and inclusion, we will be sharing resources, insights, and personal stories from industry experts, caregivers, and our own staff about autism acceptance throughout the month. Today we speak with Jamie Pagliaro. Jamie is the Executive Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at RethinkBH. We hope you enjoy his story!
Dr. Bridget Taylor and Dr. Dennis Reid discuss how human service practitioners can achieve and maintain self-motivation to be professionally productive and experience enjoyment on the job during the best and worst of times. Self-motivation will be presented in terms of practitioners actively using strategies developed through research and application in behavior analysis and therapy to promote their work productivity and enjoyment....
Dr. Jennifer Agganis, founder, and Chief Clinical Officer of ABA Foundations in Florida join Rethink to discuss her journey as a BCBA entrepreneur. Dr. Agganis shares advice on how to successfully launch and scale your own ABA practice, why building relationships with other ABA providers in your area is essential, strategies for recruiting and retaining staff, and more!
Dr. Bridget Taylor, founder & CEO of Alpine Learning Group and senior Clinical Advisor for RethinkBH, and Dr. Tyra Sellers, owner of TP Sellers, LLC, co-author of Building & Sustaining Meaningful & Effective Relationships as a Supervisor and Mentor, and current CEO of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts discuss key considerations for effective supervision. Topics such as feedback on the part of the provide...
Amy Gravino joins Dr. Bridget Taylor for a very special episode on autism and sexuality. Amy will share her firsthand experience with dating and love as a woman on the spectrum. She will discuss how BCBAs can focus on teaching dating skills in their professional practice and the potential challenges involved with teaching these skills, as well as strategies to help practitioners begin conversations with clients and their parents on...
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