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Throw on your sweater and grab a big ol’ mug of pumpkin spice latte. It’s a spooky preview for this month’s episodes. Between attending conferences and raking leaves, we’ll be hearing from Dr. Christopher Tullis about updates to preference assessment methodology, practicing delay tolerance training with Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami, and exploring the utility of ceding instructional control in classrooms. Don’t forget to say “hi” if you’re attending the BABAT or Thompson Center for Autism conferences this month! Articles for October 2021 Delay Tolerance Training w/ Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami Ghaemmaghami, M., Hanley, G.P., & Jessel, J. (2016). Contingencies promote delay tolerance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 548-575. doi: 10.1002/jaba.333 Instructional Choice Bicard, D.F., Ervin, A., Bicard, S.C., & Baylot-Casey, L. (2012). Differential effects of seating arrangements on disruptive behavior of fifth grade students during independent seatwork. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 407-411. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2012.45-407 Romaniuk, C., Miltenberger, R., Conyers, C., Jenner, N., Jurgens, M., & Ringenberg, C. (2002). The influence of activity choice on problem behaviors maintained by escape versus attention. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35, 349-362. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-349 Lane, K.L., Royer, D.J., Messenger, M.L., Common, E.A., Ennis, R.P., & Swogger, E.D. (2015). Empowering teachers with low-intensity strategies to support academic engagement: Implementation and effects of instructional choice for elementary students in inclusive settings. Education and Treatment of Children, 38, 473-504. doi: 10.1353/etc.2015.0013 Royer, D.J., Lane, K.L., Cantwell, E.D., & Messenger, M.L. (2017). A systematic review of the evidence base for instructional choice in K-12 settings. Behavioral Disorders, 42, 89-107. doi: 10.1177/0198742916688655 Preference Assessments 2.0 w/ Dr. Christopher Tullis Tullis, C.A., Cannella-Malone, H.I., Basbigill, A.R., Yeager, A., Fleming, C.V., Payne, D., & Wu, P. (2011). Review of the choice and preference assessment literature for individuals with severe to profound disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 46, 576-595. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24232368 Richman, D.M., Barnard-Brak, L., Abby, L., & Grubb, L. (2016). Multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment: Reducing the number of sessions to identify preferred stimuli. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 28, 469-477. doi: 10.1007/s10882-016-9485-1 Dillon, C.M. & Carr, J.E. (2007). Assessing indices of happiness and unhappiness in individuals with developmental disabilities: A review. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 229-244. doi: 10.1002/bin.240

As a capper to Supervision September, we follow up last week’s episode on ethical supervision to explore just what it takes in the ABA Workplace to create strong leaders that promote ethical practice in every way. And since that requires discussing business things, we tapped Dr. Manny Rodriguez to share his extensive work on researching that very topic in OBM. But first, he shows us how to file our TPS reports! This episode is available for 1.0 ETHICS CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Diener, L.H., McGee, H.M., & Miguel, C.F.  (2009).  An integrated approach for conducting a behavioral systems analysis.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29, 108-135.  doi: 10.1080/01608060902874534 Rodriguez, M. (2020). Identifying effective systems and processes to promote ethical workplace cultures in the applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy industry [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. Scholar Commons.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/8483/ If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

Due to the exponential growth of certified behavior analysts in the world, the number of supervisors needed per year requires more and more newly-certified individuals to step into this role. How can a field continue to grow skilled and ethical members when there aren’t enough seasoned practitioners to go around? This week, we review the state of supervision in the behavior analytic world and some research-based suggestions for creating a culture that sees high-quality supervision as an ethical pre-requisite for practice. This episode is available for 1.0 SUPERVISION -OR- 1 ETHICS CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Sellers, T.P. Alai-Rosales, S., & MacDonald, R.P.F.  (2016).  Taking full responsibility: The ethics of supervision in behavior analytic practice.  Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9, 299-308.  doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0144-x LeBlanc, L.A., Onofrio, O.M., Valentino, A.L., & Sleeper, J.D.  (2020).  Promoting ethical discussions and decision making in a human service agency.  Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 905-913.  doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00454-7 Hajiaghamohseni, Z., Drasgow, E., & Wolfe, K.  (2021).  Supervision behaviors of board certified behavior analysts with trainees.  Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14, 97-109.  doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00492-1 Turner, L.B., Fischer, A.J., & Luiselli, J.K.  (2016).  Towards a competency-based, ethical, and socially valid approach to the supervision of applied behavior analytic trainees.  Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9, 287-298.  doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0121-4 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

It’s the final reckoning for our How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club with our book club muse, Alan Haberman. We round out our discussion by getting to the leadership portions of the book and give our final judgments as to whether following these tips for “a new way of life” will have you supervising like a boss or like a Depression-era door-to-door salesman. This episode is available for 1.0 SUPERVISION CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Carnegie, D. (1936).  How to win friends & influence people: The only book you need to lead you to success (1981 edition). New York, New York: Gallery Books. McHugh, J. (2021). How to win friends and influence people (1936). In Americanon: An unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books (pp. 218-251). New York, New York: Dutton. Fong, E.H., Capell, S., Adedipe, H. An open discussion about race and diversity in behavior analysis [Webinar]. Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. https://bhcoe.org/project/an-open-discussion-about-race-diversity-in-behavior-analysis/ If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

To kick off Supervision September, we’re going back to the ur-supervision book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. And, like most of our book club episodes the recording was a) too long and needed to be broken into two parts and b) features Alan Haberman with hot takes for days! Will HTWFIP stand the test of time or be banished to the remainder bin of history? This episode is available for 1.0 SUPERVISION CEU. We’re in the process of planning the new year of ABA Inside Track. If you’ve got some time, we’d appreciate it if you shared you thoughts on a short survey. Thank you! Articles discussed this episode: Carnegie, D. (1936). How to win friends & influence people: The only book you need to lead you to success (1981 edition). New York, New York: Gallery Books. McHugh, J. (2021). How to win friends and influence people (1936). In Americanon: An unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books (pp. 218-251). New York, New York: Dutton. Fong, E.H., Capell, S., Adedipe, H. An open discussion about race and diversity in behavior analysis [Webinar]. Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. https://bhcoe.org/project/an-open-discussion-about-race-diversity-in-behavior-analysis/ If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

Huzzah! It’s the 5th annual Supervision September!! Enjoy all the episodes about supervision that you’ll need for the year including our definitive podcast about the classic business/supervision book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” with book club superstar, Alan Haberman. And if that weren’t enough, Dr. Manny Rodriguez joins us to talk about promoting ethics in the ABA workplace for a beautiful ethics/OBM sandwich. We’re in the process of planning the new year of ABA Inside Track. If you’ve got some time, we’d appreciate it if you shared you thoughts on a short survey. Thank you! Articles for September 2021 How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club Carnegie, D. (1936). How to win friends & influence people: The only book you need to lead you to success (1981 edition). New York, New York: Gallery Books. McHugh, J. (2021). How to win friends and influence people (1936). In Americanon: An unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books (pp. 218-251). New York, New York: Dutton. Fong, E.H., Capell, S., Adedipe, H. An open discussion about race and diversity in behavior analysis [Webinar]. Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. https://bhcoe.org/project/an-open-discussion-about-race-diversity-in-behavior-analysis/ The Ethics of Supervision Sellers, T.P. Alai-Rosales, S., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (2016). Taking full responsibility: The ethics of supervision in behavior analytic practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9, 299-308. doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0144-x LeBlanc, L.A., Onofrio, O.M., Valentino, A.L., & Sleeper, J.D. (2020). Promoting ethical discussions and decision making in a human service agency. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 905-913. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00454-7 Hajiaghamohseni, Z., Drasgow, E., & Wolfe, K. (2021). Supervision behaviors of board certified behavior analysts with trainees. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14, 97-109. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00492-1 Turner, L.B., Fischer, A.J., & Luiselli, J.K. (2016). Towards a competency-based, ethical, and socially valid approach to the supervision of applied behavior analytic trainees. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9, 287-298. doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0121-4 Ethics in the ABA Workplace w/ Dr. Manuel Rodriguez Diener, L.H., McGee, H.M., & Miguel, C.F. (2009). An integrated approach for conducting a behavioral systems analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29, 108-135. doi: 10.1080/01608060902874534 Rodriguez, M. (2020). Identifying effective systems and processes to promote ethical workplace cultures in the applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy industry [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. Scholar Commons. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/8483/

Though more than ever humanity is waking up to the need to improve our sustainability efforts, doesn’t it still feel like looming environmental crises keep getting worse? This week, Dr. Meghan Martineau joins us to discuss the barriers and treatment options to improving human behavior around practices of sustainability. I mean, if an elementary school student can increase neighborhood recycling, shouldn’t we behavior analysts be able to effect meaningful change too? This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Schneider, S.M. & Sanguinetti, A. (2021). Positive reinforcement is just the beginning: Associative learning principles for energy efficiency and climate sustainability. Energy Research & Social Science, 74. doi: 10.1016/jrss.2021/101958 Keller, J.J. (1991). The recycling solution: How I increased recycling on Dilworth Road. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 617-619. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1991.24-617 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

After recording our latest patron book club on the dog behavior book, “The Other End of the Leash”, we were ecstatic to have the opportunity to learn even more about applied animal behavior from the author herself, Dr. Patricia McConnell. We discussed how “The Other End of the Leash” isn’t a typical dog training book, how human behavior is intertwined with animal behavior, and what Dr. McConnell would add in a second edition. McConnell, P.B. (2002). The other end of the leash: Why we do what we do around dogs. Ballantine Books.

We were so excited to be a part of the inaugural BABA conference this June as sponsors and attendees. But we still wanted to learn more once the talks wound down. Fortunately, we were able to catch Adrienne Bradley and Dr. Danyelle Beal on a break from preparing next year’s conference to hear about the successes and the last minute stressors of pandemic conference planning. Plus, what makes Detroit the perfect site to visit (hopefully in person!) for the 2nd Annual BABA conference.

While token economies may be one of the earliest well-known examples of applied behavior analysis in practice, this may have led to two larger issues: overreliance and misunderstanding. This week, we review some older articles leveraging token economy technology in applied areas both old (classroom behavior!) and new (mining!) to see whether everything is as rose-colored as we might have remembered it. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: McLaughlin, T.F. & Malaby, J. (1972). Intrinsic reinforcement in a classroom token economy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 5, 263-270. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1972.5-263 Bassett, J.E. & Blanchard, E.B. (1977). The effect of the absence of close supervision on the use of response cost in a prison token economy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 375-379. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-375 Fox, D.K., Hopkins, B.L., & Anger, W.K. (1987). The long-term effects of a token economy on safety performance in open-pit mining. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 20, 215-224. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1987.20-215 Zlomke, K. & Zlomke, L. (2003). Token economy plus self-monitoring to reduce disruptive classroom behaviors. The Behavior Analyst Today, 4, 177-182. doi: 10.1037/h0100117 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.