The Behavioral View Episode 5.2: Supporting Parents - A Conversation with Shahla Alai-Rosales
Release Date: 02/27/2025
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This episode features a panel of behavior analysts and a current fieldwork trainee discussing how a multidisciplinary ABA agency structures its fieldwork candidate program. The conversation covers the distinction between restricted and unrestricted supervised hours, strategies for documenting and verifying fieldwork hours, use of self-assessment tools to identify knowledge gaps, and the difference between compliance-based supervision and relationship-based mentorship. Panelists share practical systems for tracking hours, managing monthly verification form submission, and building supervisee...
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.7: AI, Compliance, and the Future of Session Documentation
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.6: School Psychology and Multidisciplinary Collaboration
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.5: Motherhood, Mental Health, and Behavior Analysis
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.4: Career Pathing in Behavior Analysis
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This episode features a discussion among experienced behavior analysts exploring career pathways within and beyond traditional applied behavior analysis settings. Presenters share personal career trajectories, including transitions from direct clinical work to roles in training, research, and software development. The discussion highlights the importance of mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional development in shaping career outcomes. Additionally, the course examines opportunities for behavior analysts to expand into non-traditional areas such as organizational behavior...
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.3: Assessment to Behavior Plan Implementation with Allison Frazier
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This episode reviews the process of moving from assessment to behavior intervention planning within applied behavior analysis. The discussion highlights best practices for conducting assessments, including the use of informant reports, direct observation, and multiple assessment types to inform clinical decision-making. Presenters emphasize the importance of individualized assessment selection, compassionate care, and collaboration with caregivers and interdisciplinary teams. The panel also explores common challenges in synthesizing assessment data, developing meaningful hypotheses, and...
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The Behavioral View Episode 6.2: Outcomes-Based Care in ABA with Yagnesh Vadgama
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The Behavioral View 6.1: Season Premiere with Thomas Frazier, Ph.D.
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In this podcast episode, Shannon Hill, Nissa Van Etten, and Jordan Fries interview Thomas Frazier about outcome measurement in behavioral intervention services. Using Frazier and colleagues’ work on adaptive social communication measurement as a foundation, the discussion explores why many legacy assessments were not designed for the ABA context or for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. The presenters distinguish between moment-to-moment ABA data collection and periodic outcome assessment, highlighting how periodic measures support long-term progress tracking, clinical...
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Join us for a deep discussion on the ins and outs of developing meaningful content for aspiring RBTs - incorporating all required technical elements while maintaining a focus on compassionate, culturally relevant, assent-based professional services through an online asynchronous training format. While there is no CEU associated with this episode at this time if you wish to watch the episode and earn 60 minutes Staff Training certificate. Please click . Show Notes:
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The Behavioral View 5.9: In person from CR Unite 2025: The Future of Assessments, Outcomes, and AI in ABA
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In this special in person episode of The Behavioral View, hosts Dr. Shannon Hill and Dr. Nissa Van Etten broadcast from the CR Unite 2025 Conference in Chicago to discuss the latest innovations shaping behavior analysis. They’re joined by Amber Ledesma, BCBA and Customer Success Lead III at CentralReach, and Dr. Alana Fallucca, Director of Quality Assurance at Above and Beyond Therapy, for an unscripted, in-person conversation about the evolution of assessments, outcomes tracking, and AI in clinical practice. While there is no CEU associated with this episode at this time if you wish...
info_outlineIn this episode of The Behavioral View podcast, Shannon Hill and Nissa Van Etten talk with Shahla Ala'i Rosales, co-author of "Between Now and Dreams: Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism," and Jamie Mish Smith, a parent of a child with autism. The conversation explores the evolving relationship between behavior analysts and parents, emphasizing the importance of perspective-taking, lifelong learning, building connections, and acknowledging the role of love in the work of behavior analysis. The discussion addresses how behavior analysts can better support parents through understanding their experiences, respecting their expertise, and building genuine partnerships that recognize the complexity of family systems. Insights are shared about challenges in contemporary service delivery models and how practitioners can enhance their ability to connect with and support families.
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Show Notes
References:
- Ala'i-Rosales, S., & Heinkel-Wolfe, P. (2023). Between now and dreams: Responsible and responsive parenting in autism. Self-published.
- Pritchett, M., Ala'i-Rosales, S., Cruz, A. G., & Cihon, T. M. (2022). Social justice and the role of behavior analysts: Historical, current, and future directions. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(1), 81-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00591-7
- Rosales-Ruiz, J., & Baer, D. M. (1997). Behavioral cusps: A developmental and pragmatic concept for behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30(3), 533-544. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1997.30-533
- Skinner, B. F. (1948). Walden Two. Macmillan.
- Wolf, M. M. (1978). Social validity: The case for subjective measurement or how applied behavior analysis is finding its heart. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11(2), 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1978.11-203
Resources:
- Amazon link to "Between Now and Dreams": https://www.amazon.com/Responsible-Responsive-Parenting-Autism-Between/dp/0991040384
- Association for Contextual Behavioral Science: https://contextualscience.org/
- CentralReach: https://centralreach.com/
- Parent to Parent: https://www.p2pusa.org/
- The Behavioral View Podcast: https://institute.centralreach.com/behavioral-view/