The How to ABA Podcast
Episodes
Question From Audience: Automatic Reinforcement
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A member of our audience brought a situation to us that involves a three-year-old non-speaking autistic child. He has a tendency to open and close sli...
Data Collection for Behavior Management
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As behavior analysts, we have to know what the function of a problematic behavior is and why the client is doing it. When you’re confronting challen...
Mentorship Meeting Sneak Peek - Replacement Skills and NET
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re giving you another sneak peek into our mentorship meetings where we share some questions from our members. One member is working on spontaneou...
Teaching Asking and Answering Questions with Shira and Shayna
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our community, we get a lot of questions from our members and the question for this episode is: “When would be a good time to teach a client to a...
Parent Stressors and Self-Reg with Dr. Laura Cesaroni
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laura Cesaroni is the Clinical Director of FERN in Toronto. FERN stands for Family Education Resource Network. They assist parents, grandparents, ...
Staff Hiring and Training with Shira and Shayna
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we cover all things related to staff hiring and training. When hiring, sometimes personality means more than what’s on a resume or how many y...
ACT and AIM with Shira and Shayna
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re answering another question from the community regarding our opinions on ACT and AIM. ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. It’s ...
Scrolling Responses and Echolalia with Shira and Shayna
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We received a question from a member on echolalia and scripting and wanted to share our thoughts in this episode. They were wondering if there were an...
Question From a Member with Shira and Shayna
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of our members came to us for advice on how to address separation anxiety with a client. The anxiety turns aggressive while the mother is leaving,...
Company Culture, Underserved Populations, and Natural Environment Teaching with Leticia Moreno
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leticia Moreno is the Clinical Director and CEO of Within Me Therapy in Maryland. Before becoming a BCBA, she was a special education teacher working ...
Contingent and Non-Contingent Reinforcement with Shira and Shayna
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re discussing contingent and non-contingent reinforcement, including the difference between the two and how to know which one to use. Rein...
Developing a Functional Behavior Plan (FBA) with Shira and Shayna
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re discussing behavior, more specifically, how to develop a functional behavior plan (FBA) and assessment. While behaviors often seem rand...
A Sneak Peek into Monthly Mentorship Meetings Part 3 with Shira and Shayna
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part three of our “sneak peek” series showcases more from our monthly mentorship meetings. In this session, we share our thoughts on using timers ...
A Sneak Peak into Monthly Mentorship Meetings Part 2 with Shira and Shayna
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of our “sneak peek” series where we give you a behind-the-scenes look into our monthly mentorship meetings. Every month, members...
A Sneak Peek into Monthly Mentorship Meetings Part 1 with Shira and Shayna
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In these next few podcasts, we wanted to give you a sneak peek into our monthly mentorship meetings. These meetings are dedicated to answering questio...
How The Field of ABA Has Changed in 25 Years with Shira and Shayna
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The field of ABA is constantly growing and evolving. After being in the field for several years, we wanted to share our perspectives on what has chang...
Rachel Torrance and The ABA Forum
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Torrance is a BCBA and the Assistant Regional Vice President at Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education. She’s also the co-owner of a compa...
7 ABA Strategies We Use (Or Don't Use!) in Our Homes with Shira and Shayna
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re going to be talking about ABA principles that we use in our homes. In addition to being professionals, we’re also moms. It’s so int...
A Conversation with an RBT - Tamar Finkelstein
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tamar Finkelstein is an RBT who recently finished school and is working in the field. What brought her to the field was her own diagnosis of autism wh...
Our Plans for 2022 With Shira & Shayna
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As December comes to a close, we’re spending a lot of time planning for 2022. We’re really excited about some new initiatives, and we wanted to sh...
Parenting with ABA with Leanne Page
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne Page is a BCBA and the founder of Parenting with ABA, an organization that provides parents with ways to utilize ABA in their everyday lives wi...
Supervision Reimagined with Nicole Stewart
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Stewart is a BCBA and the co-founder of Supervision Reimagined, an organization that’s committed to standardizing supervisory best practices ...
Top 5 Things I Wish I Knew as a New BCBA with Shira and Shayna
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 25th episode! To celebrate, we thought we’d talk about the top five things we wish we knew when we were just starting out as newly minted...
ABA – Not Just for Autism with Latocia Robins
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Latocia Robins is the owner of Auspice ABA Services in Louisiana. Her company provides services for individuals aged two to adult. Latocia’s vision ...
Biggest Failures and Successes as a BCBA with Shira and Shayna
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the How To ABA community, we’re always looking for ways to support each other. We decided to take some time to share some of our biggest failures...
Staff Training with Shira and Shayna
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Staff training is an important part of our jobs. Whether you’re with supervisees, RBTs, or teachers, knowing your audience and having realistic expe...
Making Improvement to ABA Supervision with Angie Pickering
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Angie Pickering lives in Portland, OR, and has a lot of interesting things going on. She started her career as a typical 9-to-5 clinic-based ABA in 20...
Non-profit Organization for ABA and Other Services with Chris Collins
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Collins is an RBT and the founder of ABAid Suncoast, a non-profit organization in Florida that helps remove barriers to entry into treatment for...
5 Daily Habits with Shira and Shayna
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We received such amazing feedback on our burnout episode that we decided to do a follow-up based on our top five daily habits. Simple things like waki...
Cultural Sensitivity with Rosa Casali
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BCBA Rosa Casali has been practicing ABA for 13 years and is the founder of Behavior Solutions Inc. Her firm provides in-home care for families in the...
Values-Based ABA with Tammy Kaiser
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Kaiser is an RBT with a master’s degree in Jewish education. She’s planning on taking the BCBA exam in the spring and is also working on her...
BCBA Turned Life Coach with Sonya MacCrimmon
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sonya MacCrimmon is a life coach with a background in ABA. She made her way into ABA after her university program in psychology. Part of her curriculu...
Book Recommendations with Shira and Shayna
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve read so many books throughout our careers that we’d love to share with our audience. Below is a shortlist of recommended reading within this...
BCaBA in an International School in Jamaica with Patricia Williams
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Williams is a BCaBA from Jamaica and a longtime member of How to ABA. She works in an international school on the island and began her career...
Serving Rural Communities with Jeremy Brown and Jacqueline Thweatt-Burton
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Brown (Executive Director) and Jacqueline Thweatt-Burton (Assistant Director) of Certified Behavior Health Services serve rural areas across th...
How to Prevent Burnout
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The BCBA field can be very demanding, especially when you’re first starting out. If you’re not managing your time properly or creating healthy bou...
Bridging the Gap with Summer Mingo
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Summer Mingo is the cofounder of South Georgia Behavior Associates. She started her career in marketing and PR and realized she was uninspired by it. ...
Early Intervention and Parental Support with Lisa Cvetnich
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Early childhood intervention specialist and BCBA Lisa Cvetnich work with children from birth to age 3. After finishing her undergraduate education, sh...
A Parent’s Perspective with Vidya Banerjee
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vidya Banerjee is the mother of an autistic teenager. At 18 months, she noticed her son was no longer hitting his milestones and experiencing some beh...
Cultural Competency (Portuguese) with Ashley Cabral
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the challenges we can face as BCBAs is a difference in culture between us and the families we work with. We can also sometimes encounter langua...
Her Personal Journey with Dayna Parker
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dayna Parker is the Director of ABA at Peak Behavioral Health, a multidisciplinary clinic in Oklahoma. Her journey is inspiring and relatable to those...
Supporting Adults with ASD with Jaime Santana
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of How To ABA, we’re talking to Jaime Santana, owner of Santana Behavioural Services. We were so excited to chat with him becau...
Using ABA in a Preschool Classroom with Farrah Benson
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking with Farrah Benson, a BCBA and preschool teacher, from her classroom in South Carolina. Farrah has a lot to share about the impor...
Working with a Multidisciplinary Team with Katerina Savino
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are talking with a guest, Katerina “Kat” Savino. As a BCBA working in a multidisciplinary clinic and as a mentor to future BCBA’s with...
About Us: Shira Karpel
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back, and we are highlighting How to ABA’s other half, Shira. Shira is sharing what brought her to the field of ABA and the journey of creat...
About Us: Shayna Gaunt
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of How to ABA! Today, we start off with a spotlight on Shayna, and we hear a little bit about her background and start i...
Intro to How to ABA Podcast
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome! We are Shira and Shayna and we are so excited to bring you our first podcast episode of How to ABA! We are both BCBAs with over twe...