ABA Inside Track
Wish you could do a better job keeping up with peer-reviewed journals? Why not listen to a podcast where behavior analysts discuss a variety of fascinating topics and the research related to them? Now you can spend your extra time thinking of ways to save the world with ABA.
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Episode 313 - Ethicstime! (Summer 2025 Grab Bag)
06/18/2025
Episode 313 - Ethicstime! (Summer 2025 Grab Bag)
It’s Ethicstime, Ethicstime, Eth-eth-ethicstime Ethicstime, Ethicstime, Eth-eth-ethicstime Ethicstime, Ethicstime, Eth-eth-ethicstime ETHICSTIIIIIIIIIIME! This episode is available for 1.0 ETHICS CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00787-z doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00845-6 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00807-y If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 312 - IOA
06/11/2025
Episode 312 - IOA
Watching treatment implementation is one of the key determinants behind whether great treatments lead to great results. But, deep down in our hearts, we all struggle to hit that magic 33% of sessions with greater than 80% agreement we all learned about in graduate school. But, what if interobserver agreement didn’t have to be that. What if we were thinking about IOA all wrong? This week we brush up on some of the basics of IOA procedures like “How do I calculate IOA again?” before moving on to more interesting research in the field like training folks to take good IOA and questioning the standard wisdom of how much IOA is good enough. We’ll be watching you! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1002/jaba.811 doi: 10.1002/bin.258 doi: 10.1080/00168890.2020.1848404 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Our 2025/26 Book Club Poll is up!
06/05/2025
Our 2025/26 Book Club Poll is up!
What are you still doing listneing to this drop reminding you the book club ? Go Really! You get to pick 3 whole books you want us to read. before it's all over!!
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June 2025 Preview
06/04/2025
June 2025 Preview
Now that we’ve got some vacation time coming up in our near futures, we can sit back, relax…and make our listener’s choose our episodes for us! That’s right. We’ve got not one but TWO polls for listeners this month that will determine our summer as well as the next year’s worth of . Excited to vote? Well, only patrons (at ANY level) will have access to the and so, if you haven’t , better get on it before everyone else for you. Oh, and we have a full month of episodes all about IOA, working with an interpreter, and a whole grab bag of ethics! So, by vacation, we meant podcasting wearing sunglasses and shorts. Articles for June 2025 IOA doi: 10.1002/jaba.811 doi: 10.1002/bin.258 doi: 10.1080/00168890.2020.1848404 Ethicstime! (Summer 2025 Grab Bag) doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00787-z doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00845-6 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00807-y Tutorial: Working With an Interpreter doi: 10.1037/bar0000206 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00938-w doi: 10.1017/S1463423612000680
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Episode 311 - Practicing Within a School Context w/ John Staubitz
05/28/2025
Episode 311 - Practicing Within a School Context w/ John Staubitz
As we come to the end of another school year in the US, we take a moment to ponder the question: What is it that a BCBA is supposed to do when they work in a school context? And to help us answer that question, we’ve enlisted the help of the other half of one of our favorite behavior analyst duos, John Staubitz! John walks us through all the stuff about comprehending the school ecology that you didn’t learn in grad school—unless you went to teacher grad school—like the laws and regulations that mandate policies and the do’s and dont’s of providing services to students. If you haven’t set foot in a public school since you grabbed your old principal handed you a diploma, you’re about to take the first step into a larger world. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1177/1044207318799644 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00992-4 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01028-7 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 310 - PIctorial and Video Preference Assessments
05/21/2025
Episode 310 - PIctorial and Video Preference Assessments
Since time immemorial BCBAs have looked at their seven-item array of candies and asked, “Why can’t I do a preference assessment with huge items or unavailable activities?” Well, now you can with pictorial and/or video-based preference assessments! But don’t take my word for it. Or, do take my word for it, but my word paired with the word of all the research on the subject. And if you’re already using this technology in your preference assessments, shouldn’t you better double-check that you’re actually following the evidence-based guidelines. Or did you just assume that the picture of hanging out with friends playing on the iPad must be equivalent to the real thing? This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1002/jaba.342 doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0081-0 doi: 10.1177/0145445517731062 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 1013 - (UNLOCKED) Activity Schedules for Children with Autism Book Club
05/14/2025
Episode 1013 - (UNLOCKED) Activity Schedules for Children with Autism Book Club
UNLOCKED from our , it’s the “Activity Schedules for Children with Autism” Book Club! Interested in more Book Clubs? Want to vote on what we read next? Feeling FOMO at getting this a full year late? Wish your 2 CEs for listening to the episode were FREE??? to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other goodies. For our Spring 2024 Book Club we decided to read something a little lighter that could lead right into some new practice options. And, boy did we hit gold with McClannahan and Krantz’s “Activity Schedules for Children with Autism”! We gush profusely about the majority of the book’s content for a while then dive in with a review of the basics of teaching a child to independently use an activity schedule…with some modern quality-of-life suggestions where things get a little dated. Listen and learn nearly everything you need to know about creating and teaching activitiy schedules. Coming soon: Our Language Master-compatible recording on 144,000 flash cards! This episode is available for 2.0 LEARNING CEUs. Content discussed in this episode: If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance. Want these CEs for FREE? Just to our Patreon at the $10+ levels and go to the for a discount code.
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May 2025 Preview
05/07/2025
May 2025 Preview
While Jackie’s away (and stuck in an elevator) Rob and Diana will play…podcast hosting duties for the month. This month last spring’s Book Club choice, “Activity Schedules for Children with Autism” gets released to the free feed (with free CEs for ) with new episodes on preference assessments and practicing within a school context. And speaking of pairs of awesome behavior analysts, special guest, John Staubitz, gives us the rundown on special education laws and what BCBAs really need to know about the scope of schoolwork. Now’s the time on podcast when we dance! Articles for May 2025 (UNLOCKED) Activity Schedules for Children with Autism Book Club PIctorial and Video-Based Preference Assessments doi: 10.1002/jaba.342 doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0081-0 doi: 10.1177/0145445517731062 Practicing Within a School Context w/ John Staubitz doi: 10.1177/1044207318799644 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00992-4 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01028-7
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Episode 309 - (CULTURAL/ETHICS) Family Supports and Contextualized Treatment Planning
04/30/2025
Episode 309 - (CULTURAL/ETHICS) Family Supports and Contextualized Treatment Planning
Though the steps involved in developing a good, evidence-based treatment plan are well documented on our podcast, what good is any of that hard work if the families you purport to use it with kinda, sorta hate your plan. Well, this week, rather than complaining about how unappreciated your procedures are, why not take a step back and ask yourself, “How can I better learn from families I work with what will meet their needs?” We take a run down to explore the ever-confusing and complex world of family services, take a qualitative look at social validity in treatment planning, and review some key contexts that spell the difference between a good plan and a plan that works. This episode is available for 1.0 CULTURAL (ETHICS) CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1177/1098300714532134 doi: 10.1177/109830070000200 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00899-6 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 308 - You Forgot To Do Your Paperwork
04/23/2025
Episode 308 - You Forgot To Do Your Paperwork
“WAZOWSKI! YOU DIDN’T FILE YOUR PAPERWORK LAST NIGHT!” is a line that resonates with all of us (and we make about 50 times in this episode). But, despite a fear of our own personal Rozes at work, most of us still tend to let those pesky piles of papers slip our minds as we go about the important business of being a behavior analyst (the direct helping of others). But, as with most skills, there’s got to be a better way and, this week, we take that mantra all the way to the In Box with research on how you too can become a paperwork pushing master. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00315-4 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00869-y doi: 10.1080/01608061.2022.2063221 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 307 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Tutorial: Token Economy
04/16/2025
Episode 307 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Tutorial: Token Economy
We’re finishing up our two-part Listener Choice episodes highlighting tutorial articles that give you the “how to” when it comes to important BCBA skills. And if you enjoyed our episode on , you’re going to LOVE this tutorial all about using token economies. We dive into some token economy history, basic set up, application, and come to the conclusion that WE’VE BEEN DOING TOKEN ECONOMIES WRONG! Or, at least not as well as we could be. If you’ve ever laminated Sponge Bob stickers, you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1177/0040059919892022 doi: 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-431 doi: 10.1002/bin.2051 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 306 - Hoppin’ Down the Grab-Bag Trail (Spring 2025 Grab Bag)
04/09/2025
Episode 306 - Hoppin’ Down the Grab-Bag Trail (Spring 2025 Grab Bag)
Here come Research Cottontail. Hoppin’ down the ABA trail. Hippity hoppity, Grab Bag’s on it’s waaaaaaaay! Bringing every behavior analyst Baskets full of discussion panelists Things to make your Grab Bag podcast greaaaaaat! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00979-1 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00830-z doi: 10.1002/bin.70002 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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PREVIEW - Divergent Mind Book Club
04/07/2025
PREVIEW - Divergent Mind Book Club
Enjoy a short preview of our latest full-length Book Club episode. Want to hear the whole thing and get 2.5 CEs for FREE? Subscribe to today at the premium $10+ levels for that plus other bonuses! Could this book actually save your marriage? Well, that's not really the point of it; however, we found a LOT to enjoy and reflect on in our discussion of "Divergent Minds" by Jenera Nerenberg, a broad look at adult female neurodiversity in the modern era. Just how much of our socialization process practically mandates masking behavior in autistic women? And what does it mean to an individual labeled "highly sensitive" when entering the workforce or family life? Join us as we take a look at five commonly identified neurodivergences and the experiences of the women learning to live in a world not designed for them. This full version of this episode is available for 2.0 LEARNING CEUs. Patrons at the $10 and up level, as part of your subscription, you’ll be able to earn these CEs for no charge! to our Patreon today! Content discussed in this episode:
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April 2025 Preview
04/02/2025
April 2025 Preview
Spring has sprung on us with a bunch of freezing rain. So what better time than now to get set for a cozy crop of new podcasts for April. First up, as visit from our favorite mythical bunny with a grab bag of goodies in the form of new articles to discuss. Then finally wrap up our (winter!) Listener Choice episode with a tutorial on token economies before coming up with new ways to finish our paperwork and create meaningful family supports. Then, for , our Spring Book Club looking at the female neurodivergent-supporting book, Divergent Mind. By the time you’ve listened to all of these episodes, the flowers will definitely be in bloom. Articles for April 2025 Hoppin’ Down the Grab Bag Trail (Spring 2025 Grab Bag) doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00979-1 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00830-z doi: 10.1002/bin.70002 Tutorial: Token Economies (Spring 2025 Listener Choice) doi: 10.1177/0040059919892022 doi: 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-431 doi: 10.1002/bin.2051 You Forgot to Do Your Paperwork doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00315-4 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00869-y doi: 10.1080/01608061.2022.2063221 Family Supports and Contextualized Treatment Planning doi: 10.1177/1098300714532134 doi: 10.1177/109830070000200 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00899-6 Divergent Mind Book Club (PATRONS ONLY)
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Episode 305 - Ableism and the Medical Model of Disability
03/26/2025
Episode 305 - Ableism and the Medical Model of Disability
While I doubt any of us would purposefully cheer on ableist behavior in our daily work, what if I told you that you may be secretly promoting ableism every single day? This week we do some tough reflection on the medical model that most of us work within and how it may inherently dismiss the environmental factors at play in determining the impact of disabilities on individuals’ lives. And while we’re boosters of the neurodiversity movement, is it possible that their critiques might be going too far in regards to ABA? Hot buttons will get pressed in this episode! This episode is available for 1.0 TRAUMA-INFORMED CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1037/a0028353 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00780-6 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 304 - (ETHICS) The Ethics of Meaningful Goals w/ Dr. Shanna Bahry
03/19/2025
Episode 304 - (ETHICS) The Ethics of Meaningful Goals w/ Dr. Shanna Bahry
While most of us engage with goal writing, have you ever stopped to think whether the goals you’ve proposed to your client are…pointless? If so, put down your bopy of “101 Great Trigonometry Objectives” and join us and special guest, Dr. Shanna Bahry, to explore resources for crafting goals with your clients that might actually lead them to a productive, happier adulthood. We review some useful tools from Dr. Bahry, some pointers for how to use (and NOT use) many popular assessments, and discuss where and when those trigonometry goals could meaningfully come into play. Yes, there’s a time and place for every goal. This episode is available for 1.0 ETHICS CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00757-x doi: 10.1007/s40489-024-00441-6 doi: 10.1002/bin.2006 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Qualitative Analysis of RBT Burnout w/ Dr. Nicole Gravina
03/12/2025
Qualitative Analysis of RBT Burnout w/ Dr. Nicole Gravina
Since you can only get so far with surveys of how frequetly registered behavior technicians want to quit their jobs due to burnout, we wondered, is it possible to gather more relevant, actionable research questions? Enter who, with her colleagues, used qualitative analysis research design to dig deeper into more of the “whys” behind how burnout develops for RBTs in Florida, and what supervisors can do to help. Put down your calculators and get out your dictionaries for this episode: We’re looking at words in research! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01033-w doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00973-7 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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March 2025 Preview
03/05/2025
March 2025 Preview
Maybe it’s the lousy Smarch weather, but we’re in a bit of a mood to start of this month. Not because our special guests aren’t awesome. We had so much fun learning about qualitative analyses in exploring RBT burnout with Dr. Nicole Gravina and how to be more ethically responsible in creating meaningful goals for autistic adolescents and adults with Dr. Shanna Bahry. And not because we’re not reviewing tough issues like turnover in human services, deconstructing ableist practices in the medical model, and respectfully disagreeing with the abolitionist neurodiversity critique. Now that I’m writing about all the awesome episodes coming out this month, I can’t even remember why we sound so crabby. Oh, right…the . And rude emails. Articles for March 2025 Qualitative Analysis of RBT Burnout w/ Dr. Nicole Gravina doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01033-w doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00973-7 The Ethics of Meaningful Goals w/ Dr. Shanna Bahry (ETHICS) doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00757-x doi: 10.1007/s40489-024-00441-6 doi: 10.1002/bin.2006 Ableism and the Medical Model of Diversity (TRAUMA-INFORMED) doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-54.5.366 doi: 10.1037/a0028353 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00780-6
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Episode 302 - (ETHICS) The Ethics of Collaboration
02/26/2025
Episode 302 - (ETHICS) The Ethics of Collaboration
We’re pretty social people, and we love working with other professionals to support client outcomes. But we’ve also learned that collaboration goes way beyond five-minute consult sessions and a few friendly emails. This week we’re bringing the research and our professional practice together to make a delicious cake of transdisciplinary goodness focusing on the ethics of great collaboration. Because what’s a BCBA without friends? Bonus: See the whole episode with our slide deck as a video on our . It’s like our podcast but with lots of pictures! This episode is available for 1.0 ETHICS CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00560-0 doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00619-y doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00454-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0042-7 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 301 - Tutorial - Procedural Integrity
02/19/2025
Episode 301 - Tutorial - Procedural Integrity
As voted on by our patrons, a new (hopefully) long-running mini-series turning research directly into updated practice: Tutorial! This month, we’re looking at research to up your procedural integrity process. Just what should go into your PI checklists? How do you turn your observations into meaningful fidelity data instead of a series of “yeses” and “nos”? And just what good are training manuals, anyway? So, listen in! Your supervisees and clients will thank you. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Remember, Patrons get access to the of this episode AND a for this episode. Not a patron? Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00995-1 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00910-8 doi: 10.1007/s40617/018-00282-w If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 1012 - (UNLOCKED) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts Book Club
02/12/2025
Episode 1012 - (UNLOCKED) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts Book Club
UNLOCKED from our , it’s the “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts” Book Club! Interested in more Book Clubs? Want to vote on what we read next? Feeling FOMO at getting this a full year late? Wish your 2 CEs for listening to the episode were FREE??? to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other goodies. While we've covered acceptance and commitment therapy a few times before, we'd never really dug too deeply into exactly HOW ACT is behavior analytic. As in the exact mechanisms by which the fabulous steps of the hexaflex "work" as described in 100% behavioral terms. Now, thanks to our listeners (and book authors Dixon, Hayes, and Belisle), we can! Join us as we learn about ACT from theory to practice in our two-hour discusion of "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts". Plus, you'll finally get to discover which branch of the hexaflex is our all-time favorite! Is it acceptance? Committed action? Self-as context? No, no one likes self-as context. This episode is available for 2.0 LEARNING CEUs. Content discussed in this episode: If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance. Want these CEs for FREE? Just to our Patreon at the $10+ levels and go to the for a discount code.
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February 2025 Preview
02/05/2025
February 2025 Preview
If podcasts are a box of chocolates and behavior analysis is flowers, I guess that makes you our Valentine. We kick off the shortest of months with a check-in with the crew and a review of what’s coming out in time for President’s Day. First, after a year in the vault, our last year’s book club on ACT is unlocked and on the loose. Then the listener’s take the stage with their vote for an episode on procedural integrity. Finally, we try something different with a brand new recording of one of our previous conference talks on the ethics of collaboration. It’s like you were at the conference…but now it’s a podcast episode! Articles for February 2025 (UNLOCKED) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Book Club (LISTENER CHOICE) Tutorial - Procedural Integrity doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00995-1 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00910-8 doi: 10.1007/s40617/018-00282-w The Ethics of Collaboration doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00560-0 doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00619-y doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00454-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0042-7
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Episode 300 - Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
01/29/2025
Episode 300 - Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
Can you believe we made it all the way to episode 300? Well, we decided to cap off the event by revisiting a topic that was in the headlines way back when the three of us started in the field of behavior analysis…and sadly is : Vaccines and autism. And while the findings are in the title (they don’t), we review the research as to why there is still any discussion on the matter and reflect on whether approaching the anti-vaccine debate from a purely scientific findings lens might be playing into an ableist narrative that paradoxically feeds the misinformation discourse. Thanks to everyone for supporting our show for all these years (and special thanks to everyone who joined us at our live recording!). This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/BF03391757 doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5347 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085 doi: 10.1136/medhum-2021-012342 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 299 - Collaborative Problem Solving
01/22/2025
Episode 299 - Collaborative Problem Solving
Despite living more solidly in the psychology domain, Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) as a treatment for oppositional behaviors is increasingly moving into the mainstream. But does its attempts to change behavior patterns make it behavior analytic or something else? In this episode we look at a few of the earliest studies to evaluate the efficacy of CPS as well as some of the more recent publications on CPS as a treatment for challenging behavior and to discuss just what it is and whether you should be paying attention. But will we answer the key question: Is studying CPS an avenue of collaboration between behavior analysis and psychology or a watered-down version of older behavioral treatments? This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00585-8 doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.6.1157 doi: 10.1177/13591045221094387 doi: 10.1080/0886571X.2023.2233408 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 298 - Auld Bag Syne (Winter 2025 Grab Bag)
01/15/2025
Episode 298 - Auld Bag Syne (Winter 2025 Grab Bag)
VERSE Should old research articles be forgot, and never brought to ABA podcasts? Should old research articles be forgot, and auld bag syne? CHORUS For auld bag syne, my BCBAs, for auld bag syne, we’ll take a cup of dissemination yet, for auld bag syne. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1002/bin.2048 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00977-3 doi: 10.1002/bin.2019 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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Episode 297 - Matching Law
01/08/2025
Episode 297 - Matching Law
Despite being a cornerstone of the science of behavior, we’ve gone nearly 300 episodes without ever really delving into the details of the matching law. Maybe it’s because it involves too many equations. Maybe it’s because a lot of the research seems to focus exclusively on choice in basketball shots. In any case we’re getting every up to speed on the basics of the matching law and its importance in studying choice. Plus, Rob has spicy hot takes. Sweet sassy mo-lassy! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/BF03391780 doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-595 doi: 10.1002/jaba.934 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click 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 for further assistance.
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PREVIEW - The Science of Consequences Book Club
01/03/2025
PREVIEW - The Science of Consequences Book Club
Enjoy a short preview of our latest full-length Book Club episode. Want to hear the whole thing and get 2.5 CEs for FREE? Subscribe to today at the premium $10+ levels for that plus other bonuses! As a follow-up from our episode on , we our Winter 2024 Book Club explored 2012 opus, The Science of Consequences, as an example of taking the hugely important concept of learning through consequences and making it understandable to the wider public. But hey, while she was at it, why not explain how consequences impact evolution, or gene expression, or social improvement strategies. And add multiple examples of how consequences work in labs and the natural environment across a wide range of human and non-human species. And make it fun to read! But before our crack Book Club squad dives into the nitty gritty of the content, we had the opportunity to sit down with herself to ask how she managed to take millions of years of the effects of consequences and pack it into a 300+ page book as well as how her study of consequences informs her current work as a climate change policy advocate. This full version of this episode is available for 2.5 LEARNING CEUs. Content discussed in this episode:
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January 2025 Preview
01/01/2025
January 2025 Preview
As our resolution for the new year, we decided to record 300 podcast episodes. And wouldn’t you know it: We’re almost there! Kick off 2025 by learning about the, surprisingly, never-before discussed on the show matching law! Then we blast off into a more recent development by reviewing research on before settling down for a wintry Grab Bag jamboree. And speaking of jamborees, we release our 300th episode on the always relevant topic, vaccines not causing autism. Want to see ABA Inside Track celebrate the 300th episode milestone in person? Join us on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 from 5-7pm EST at Regis College for a full-length live recording, food, our typical brand of shenanigans, and a free CE. Articles for January 2025 Matching Law doi: 10.1007/BF03391780 doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-595 doi: 10.1002/jaba.934 Auld Bag Syne (Winter 2025 Grab Bag) doi: 10.1002/bin.2048 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00977-3 doi: 10.1002/bin.2019 Collaborative Problem Solving doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00585-8 doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.6.1157 doi: 10.1177/13591045221094387 doi: 10.1080/0886571X.2023.2233408 Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism doi: 10.1007/BF03391757 doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5347 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085 doi: 10.1136/medhum-2021-012342
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Bonus Episode 36 - The Year in ABA (2024) w/ Matt Cicoria
12/25/2024
Bonus Episode 36 - The Year in ABA (2024) w/ Matt Cicoria
As one of our favorite holiday traditions, Matt Cicoria from the podcast, joins us for an annual review of what’s up in behavior analysis. And this year we’re shaking up the format to look at our own years in dissemination. We’ll discuss what topics were the most interesting (i.e., downloaded) to BCBAs and hypothesize as to what this might mean to the field. Don’t worry: In between sipping egg nog and looking at data, we also take the time to celebrate how old our shows (and therefore us hosts) are. Here’s to 2025!
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Bonus Episode 35 - Compassionate Care Conference at UCP 2024
12/23/2024
Bonus Episode 35 - Compassionate Care Conference at UCP 2024
We were so thrilled to be invited to Utica, NY to experiences Upstate Caring Partners 2024 conference: Contemporary and Compassionate Approaches to Support Individuals with IDD. Aside from sampling the local cuisine, hosting a live trivia event, and chairing a panel with some amazing folks (including previous guests and , we had a few minutes to break out the ol’ digital recorder and check in with folks at the poster session. Here are just a few of the great presentations from the floor that we think you’ll enjoy. Hope to see folks back upstate in 2026!
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