Lessons from Implementing PFA/SBT: Session 276 with Tony Cammilleri
The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria
Release Date: 09/28/2024
The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria
Dr. Anthony Cammilleri - better known as Tony to friends and colleagues - joins me in Session 276. In this episode, we talked about his early experiences in Behavior Analyst, his experiences working in Greg Hanley's lab as a grad student, of course his work collaborating with Greg and other colleagues in the founding and development of the FTF consultancy, the recent news of his migration over to Action Behavior Centers, and what opportunities lie ahead in this partnership. We then talk more generally about what's new in the world of the IISCA or Practical Functional Assessment, along with...
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info_outlineDr. Anthony Cammilleri - better known as Tony to friends and colleagues - joins me in Session 276. In this episode, we talked about his early experiences in Behavior Analyst, his experiences working in Greg Hanley's lab as a grad student, of course his work collaborating with Greg and other colleagues in the founding and development of the FTF consultancy, the recent news of his migration over to Action Behavior Centers, and what opportunities lie ahead in this partnership.
We then talk more generally about what's new in the world of the IISCA or Practical Functional Assessment, along with Skills-Based Treatment, and how those processes have evolved over the years, common mistakes people make when implementing these procedures, and more.
We also talked about my semi-misgivings about terms like Compassionate-ABA, Trauma-Informed-ABA, Trauma-Assumed-ABA, and the like, as well as Tony's upcoming talk at the 2024 Stone Soup Conference.
Here are links to some of the resources we mentioned:
- Free State Brewing (Lawrence, KS).
- All thing FTF.
- FTF's credentialing options.
- Action Behavior Center's big announcement!
- Action Behavior Center's homepage.
- The 2024 Stone Soup Conference (use PODCAST24 to save at checkout!).
- Hanley (2012). Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior: Dispelling Myths, Overcoming Implementation Obstacles, and Developing New Lore.
- Anderson and St. Peter (2013). Functional Analysis With Typically Developing Children: Best Practice or Too Early to Tell?: In Response to Hanley (2012).
- Hanley et al. (2014). Producing meaningful improvements in problem behavior of children with autism via synthesized analyses and treatments.
- Rajaraman and Hanley (2020). Mand compliance as a contingency controlling problem behavior: A systematic review.
- Fisher et al. (1996). On the reinforcing effects of the content of verbal attention.
- Dr. Tim Vollmer's appearance on the podcast in Session 257.
- Session 176: Towards Trauma-Informed Applications of Behavior Analysis.
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