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 320 - Why Jackie Hates DRO
08/27/2025
Episode 320 - Why Jackie Hates DRO
One of our longest running mysteries is finally revealed in this week’s episode: Why does Jackie hate DROs so much? This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1901/jaba.1993.26-143 doi: 10.1002/jaba.736 doi: 10.1007/s40732-016-0214-z 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 319 - (Summer 2025 Listener Choice) Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acquisition
08/20/2025
Episode 319 - (Summer 2025 Listener Choice) Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acquisition
Teaching new skills is a lot of fun. But sometimes it seems to take forever. And since we all only have so much time to learn everything needed to maximize access to reinforcement in our lives, we don’t really have the luxury of time to mess about. So, in good behavior analyst fashion, we look for a better way to min-max our learning activities. Thanks to our awesome patrons, we’re talking about increasing the efficiency of skill acquisition through preference assessment, choice, , and reinforcement timing. So many options, but which ones actually matter when it comes to running the most efficient teaching sessions? Patrons receive a FREE CE for listening to this episode. Just go to the (you can even watch the raw video recording!) and enter the code at discount. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00715-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00356-3 doi: 10.1007/s10882-024-09971-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00903-z 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 1014 - (UNLOCKED) Good Night Sweet Dreams I Love You Book Club
08/13/2025
Episode 1014 - (UNLOCKED) Good Night Sweet Dreams I Love You Book Club
UNLOCKED from our , it’s the “Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You” 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. There’s nothing more amazing than spending time with kids, whether in your family or as clients. But, man, is putting them to bed when you’re exhausted after a long day and they just have to watch one more episode of “Bluey” before they promise they’ll jump right under the covers but first can you get them a drink of water and leave on all the lights just the freaking worst. Pat Friman, save us with your succinct and well-tailored wisdom in book form, please! And could you be sure to write your book the same way you do awesome conference lectures? Like hilarious and true and entertaining? Thanks! 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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August 2025 Preview
08/06/2025
August 2025 Preview
If you’re looking for a podcast that describes some vacation activities AND lays out the content of multiple future episodes with citations to research articles, we’re your #1 source! Between describing waterskiing mishaps and Pocono hikes, we’ve got a brand new Listener Choice episode all about speeding up skill acqusition (and a ) and our Book Club on Pat Friman’s “Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You” now UNLOCKED for all. Then to wrap up this hot month, the answer a the long-running podcast mystery: Why does Jackie hate DROs so much? And who REALLY got married to Rob? (SPOILER ALERT: Rob’s been a dream ghost this whole time!). Articles for August 2025 Factors Influencing Skill Acquisition (Summer 2025 Listener Choice) doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00715-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00356-3 doi: 10.1007/s10882-024-09971-7 doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00903-z (UNLOCKED) Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You Book Club Why Jackie Hates DRO doi: 10.1901/jaba.1993.26-143 doi: 10.1002/jaba.736 doi: 10.1007/s40732-016-0214-z
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Episode 318 - Predicting and Preventing Mass Shooting w/ Dr. James Meindl
07/30/2025
Episode 318 - Predicting and Preventing Mass Shooting w/ Dr. James Meindl
One of the most exciting parts of any conference (shout out to !) is getting to see something new. And this week, we’re bringing that something new to the podcast with a behavioral hypothesis as to how fame-seeking mass shooters develop behavioral repertoires that can lead to tragedy. We’re excited to bring Dr. James Meindl’s work in this area to our audience as an amazing example of how behavior analysis can be supportive in the treatment of socially relevant causes. We review what information exists in the prediction of mass shooting behavior, how many of the reported patterns may function behaviorally, and, most importantly, what this could mean in the prevention of mass shooter behaviors actually resulting in violence. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Meindl, J.N., Ivy, J.W, Delgado, D.M., & Swafford, L. (under review). Towards a functional account of mass-shooting: Prediction and influence of violent behavior. doi: 10.1177/0002764218756918 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 317 - Professional Collaboration (Special Education Teacher Edition) w/ Carolyn Beaumier
07/23/2025
Episode 317 - Professional Collaboration (Special Education Teacher Edition) w/ Carolyn Beaumier
This week we’re revisiting our long-running series on professional collaboration by discussing how behavior analysts can engage in practices to work well with special education teachers. And, as a special treat, we’re joined by long-time friend of the show and special education teacher/BCBA extrordinaire, Carolyn Beaumier. We dig into recent articles on some of the “faux pas” BCBAs often find themselves in when working with educators and hear some tried and true strategies from someone who’s been on both sides of the behavioral consulting role. Plus, first-hand stories of how well (or badly!) Rob actually is as a school consultant. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1177/07419325211063610 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-010009-w doi: 10.1007/s40617-025-01054-z 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 316 - Identifying Questionable Research Practices w/ Dr. Matthew Tincani
07/16/2025
Episode 316 - Identifying Questionable Research Practices w/ Dr. Matthew Tincani
Though we’ve long been huge fans of single-case research designs—what behavior analyst isn’t?—and hold peer-reviewed research papers as one of our favorite genres of non-fiction, is it possible that not every research paper is…on the level? Sadly, for many coplex reasons, not every research paper you read is without risk for following questionable research practices. To help our field put a stop to this, Dr. Matthew Tincani has some ideas on how we can do better by looking at a number of open science practices. This week, Dr. Tincani called out the best and brightest to has out what needs to be fixed (and how we can do it) and is ready to share what might be next for identifying (and stopping) questionable research practices. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1002/jaba.2909 doi: 10.1007/s40614-025-00441-9 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 315 - Social Validity of Parent Training w/ Dr. Roseanne Lesack + Dr. Jillian Wilson
07/09/2025
Episode 315 - Social Validity of Parent Training w/ Dr. Roseanne Lesack + Dr. Jillian Wilson
While we’ve been discussing how to move away from just getting parents to buy in to proposed behavioral treatments, there’s still a huge gap between what works, what parents are told could work, and what parents like (when everything works). So we decided to kick off our Special Guest Month by having two experts at parent training, Drs. Roseanne Lesack and Jillian Wilson, help us figure out how to effectively promote better social validity practices when collaborating with parents. We revisit the classic Allen and Warzak article on parental nonadherence and delve deeply into what treatment ideas parents prefer at almost any child’s age. Plus: the secret history of validating statements! This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-373 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01010-3 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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July 2025 Preview
07/02/2025
July 2025 Preview
Nothing says “summertime” like visiting friends. And what’s the podcast equivalent of a summer get together? Why a whole month devoted to guest episodes! This July we’re doing a world tour of topics from all over the ABA map. We kick things off with Dr. Roseanne Lesack and Dr. Jillian Wilson updating us on some of the best practices in improving social validity of parent training planning before crossing the country to discuss many of the questionable practices lurking in single-case experimental design with Dr. Matthew Tincani. Next we take a quick trip back home in our ongoing series on professional collaboration with special education teacher/BCBA, Carolyn Beaumier. Finally, , we travel to the other side of the topic world to listen to Dr. James Meindl on his work regarding a hypothetical functional account of mass shooting behavior. It’s a podcast vacation for the ages, and you’re invited to join us for free! The only thing missing is the little bag of pretzels. Articles for July 2025 Social Validity of Parent Training w/ Dr. Roseanne Lesack + Dr. Jillian Wilson doi: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-373 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-01010-3 Identifying Questionable Research Practices w/ Dr. Matthew Tincani doi: 10.1002/jaba.2909 doi: 10.1007/s40614-025-00441-9 Professional Collaboration (Special Education Teachers) w/ Carolyn Beaumier doi: 10.1177/07419325211063610 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-010009-w doi: 10.1007/s40617-025-01054-z Predicting and Preventing Mass Shootings w/ Dr. James Meindl Meindl, J.N., Ivy, J.W, Delgado, D.M., & Swafford, L. (under review). Towards a functional account of mass-shooting: Prediction and influence of violent behavior. doi: 10.1177/0002764218756918
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(PREVIEW) The Body Keeps the Score Book Club
06/30/2025
(PREVIEW) The Body Keeps the Score Book Club
Enjoy a short preview of our latest full-length Book Club episode. Want to hear the whole thing and get 2.0 CEs for FREE? Subscribe to today at the premium $10+ levels for that plus other bonuses! It's the ginormous book that got Book Club Guy, Alan Haberman, to travel to Massachusetts to talk about. But did we have a good time reading the tome that is synonomous with "trauma care"? Our Summer 2025 Book Club choice is the best-selling "The Body Keeps the Score", a go-to reference for anyone interested in learning more about trauma and its treatment. But, because it's us, if you think we're just going to do a happy-little review of what's between the hippy-dippy cover art and fawning back cover references, you really don't know our style. In between describing our favorite examples of "that's really a therapy?" we discuss the controversy over Dr. van der Kolk's work, how much trauma-informed practice has come since the book's publication, and answer the question, "Is this book really appropriate for behavior analysts?" Whether you're looking for other BCBAs to discuss this book with you or because you just don't have time for another 400-page doorstop right now, get your ear buds in and enjoy the discussion! The full episode is available for 2.0 LEARNING BACB / 2.0 TRAUMA-INFORMED QABA 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: Nietfeld, E. (2025, January/February). What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong. Mother Jones.
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Episode 314 - Tutorial: Working With an Interpreter
06/25/2025
Episode 314 - Tutorial: Working With an Interpreter
As part of the work of a behavior analyst, our ethical code requires us to explain our services in language that can be understood by clients and stakeholders. That holds doubly true when our clients speak a primary language other than English. And just busting out Google Translate isn’t going to cut it! In the next entry in our Tutorial series, we break out the “how to” basics behind following best practices when working with an interpreter in delivering ABA services. From meaningful feedback and collaboration with an interpreter to ensuring a respectful flow of communication between all parties, we’ll get your practice up to speed in no time. Well, at least in the time it takes to listen to this episode. This episode is available for 1.0 CULTURAL (ETHICS) CEU. Articles discussed this episode: doi: 10.1037/bar0000206 doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00938-w doi: 10.1017/S1463423612000680 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 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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