ABA Inside Track

With summer vacation underway here at the ABA Inside Track studios, we've decided to take a vacation with ourselves in this month's episodes while still checking out 14 recent articles across three different topics. Possibly at the beach.

First, we'll be discussing the best way to min-max your school FBA before breaking out our fidget spinners with an updated review of research on ADHD treatments. Finally we look at multiple examples of articles discussing multiple exemplars. So, whether you're wearing a t-shirt, pajamas, or something in between, we've got a topic for you. At least, if we can pull Diana away from her Star Trek fanfic writing.

Articles for July 2022

Functional Behavior Assessments in Schools

Nesselrode, R., Falcomata, T.S., Hills, L., & Erhard, P. (2022). Functional analysis in public school settings: A systematic review of the literature. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00679-8

Oliver, A.C., Pratt, L.A., & Normand, M.P. (2015). A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 817-829. doi: 10.1002/jaba.256

Asmus, J.M., Vollmer, T.R., & Borrero, J.C. (2002). Functional behavior assessment: A school based model. Education and Treatment of Children, 25, 67-90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42900516

Anderson, C.M. & St. Peter, C.C. (2013). Functional analysis with typically developing children: Best practice or too early to tell?: In response to Hanley (2012). Behavior Analysis in Practice, 6, 62-76. doi: 10.1007/BF03391806

Kestner, K.M., Peterson, S.M., Eldridge, R.R., & Peterson, L.D. (2018). Considerations of baseline classroom conditions in conducting functional behavior assessments in school settings. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 452-465. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-0269-1

Lewis, T.J., Mitchell, B.S., Harvey, K., Green, A., & McKenzie, J. (2015). A comparison of functional behavioral assessment and functional analysis methodology among students with mild disabilities. Behavioral Disorders, 41, 5-20. doi: 10.17988/0198-7429-41.1.5

ADHD Treatment

Pfiffner, L.J. & Haack (2014). Behavior management for school aged children with ADHD. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 23, 731-746. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.014

Aspiranti, K.B. & Hulac, D.M. (2022). Using fidget spinners to improve on-task classroom behavior for students with ADHD. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15, 454-465. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00588-2

Danforth, J.S. (2016). A flow chart of behavior management strategies for families of children with co-occurring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct problem behavior. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9, 64-76. doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0103-6

Staff, A.I., van den Hoofdakker, B.J., van der Oord, S., Hornstra, R., Hoekstra, P.J., Twisk, J.W.R., Oosterlaan, J., & Luman, M. Effectiveness of specific techniques in behavioral teacher training for childhood ADHD: A randomized controlled microtrial. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 50, 763-779. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1846542

Multiple Exemplars

Sivaraman, M. (2017). Using multiple exemplar training to teach empathy skills to children with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10, 337-346. doi: 10.1007/s40617-017-0183-y

Marzullo-Kerth, D., Reeve, S.A., Reeve, K.F., & Townsend, D.B. (2011). Using multiple-exemplar training to teach a generalized repertoire of sharing to children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 279-294. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-279

LaFrance, D.L. & Tarbox, J. (2020). The importance of multiple exemplar instruction in the establishment of novel verbal behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 10-24. doi: 10.1002/jaba.611

Lechago, S.A., Carr, J.E., Kisamore, A.N., & Grow, L.L. (2015). The effects of multiple exemplar instruction on the relation between listener and intraverbal categorization repertoires. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 31, 76-95. doi: 10.1007/s40616-015-0027-1

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Somehow we managed to go 200+ episodes without ever directly discussing one of the oldest ABA procedures, incidental teaching. So, let's make up for lost time by reviewing almost 50 years of articles on incidental teaching. Well, more like one article in almost every decade since Hart and Risley's original findings. We'll discuss how the definition of incidental teaching has changed over time, when incidental teaching may not be your first treatment choice, and how to get your friends to share the best toys.

This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU.

Articles discussed this episode:

Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (1975). Incidental teaching of language in the preschool. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 411-420. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1975.8-411

McGee, G.G., Almeida, M.C., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Feldman, R.S. (1992). Promoting reciprocal interactions via peer incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 117-126. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-117

Heal, N.A., Hanley, G.P., & Layer, S.A. (2009). An evaluation of the relative efficacy of and children's preferences for teaching strategies that differ in amount of teacher directedness. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 123-143. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-123

Hsieh, H., Wilder, D.A., & Abellon, O.E. (2011). The effects of training on caregiver implementation of incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 199-203. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-199

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Sure, most ABA services are getting back in person, but what will you do the next time some horrible worldwide event happens? This week, we comb through a metric ton of literature on how behavior analysis managed the COVID-19 pandemic and summarize what lessons we should take into the future. Whether zombies, earthquakes, or bears made out of bees, get your ABA company prepared for every possible crisis.

Articles discussed this episode:

Baumes, A., Colic, M., & Araiba, S. (2020). Comparison of telehealth-related ethics and guidelines and a chiecklist for ethical decision making in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 736-747. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00475-2

Nicolson, A.C., Lazo-Pearson, J.F., & Shandy, J. (2020). ABA finding its heart during a pandemic: An exploration in social validity. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 757-766. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00517-9

Colombo, R.A., Wallace, M., & Taylor, R. (2020). An essential service decision model for ABA providers during crisis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 306-311. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00432-z

Rodriguez, K.A. (2020). Maintaining treatment integrity in the face of crisis: A treatment selection model for transitioning direct ABA services to telehealth. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 291-298. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00429-8

Frederick, J.K., Raabe, G.R., Rogers, V.R., & Pizzica, J. (2020). Advocacy, collaboration, and intervention: A model of distance special education support services amid COVID-19. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 748-756. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00476-1

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UNLOCKED from our Patreon page, it's "The Other End of the Leash 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??? Join us on Patreon to get all of our episodes a week early, access to these bonus episodes, plus other goodies.

As voted on by our patrons, we read and discussed Dr. Patricia McConnell's "The Other End of the Leash". Jackie was thrilled to suggest that our summer book club choice feature one of her favorite writers/speakers about dog behavior. But, this book wasn't just another training manual: It delved a lot deeper into both dog and human patterns of behavior. We learned that humans love to talk, dogs don't love being patted on the head, and just why these two Peter Pan species get along so darn well.

This episode is worth 2.0 LEARNING CEUs

References for this episode

McConnell, P.B. (2002). The other end of the leash: Why we do what we do around dogs. Ballantine Books.

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Despite the fact that behavioral science has a boatload of research on the treatment of problem behavior, there are times when you have to wonder why we don't use all of this info to prevent the development of problem behavior. This week, Dr. Shahla Ala'i-Rosales discusses just that possibility as well as how we can combine a prevention approach with the joy that should be a part of early caregiver interactions. If you've been feeling a tad robotic and prescriptive in your client interactions, this is the episode for you!

This episode is worth 1.0 LEARNING CEs.

Articles discussed this episode:

Ala'i-Rosales, S., Cihon, J.H., Currier, T.D.R., Ferguson, JL., Leaf, J.B., Lear, R., McEachin, J., & Weinkauf, S.M. (2019). The big four: Functional assessment research informs preventative behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 222-234. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00291-9

Ala'i-Rosales, S. (2021, February 19-20). Nurturing contingencies of joy [Conference presentation]. Oklahoma Autism Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.

Board games are so hot right now, but that doesn't mean their only purpose is to entertain us. I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Jon Freeman, neuroscientist turned store owner, about how his passion for learning and games created fascinating avenues for skill development through his store's after-school programs. Dr. Freeman explains how using neuroscience and patterns of play in common games has led to some interesting gains, and how programs like these might benefit our learning. Plus, Rob just chats about favorite board games for a bit!

Interested in seeing some programs in action? Check out Dr. Freeman's store The Brooklyn Strategist in Brooklyn, New York.

Works discussed this episode:

Donovan, T. (2017). It's all a game: The history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan. Thomas Dunne Books.

After 10 minutes describing our lack of web design experience, we kick off the summer proper with a preview of what's coming out this month. We kick things off with a bonus episode where Dr. Jon Freeman from The Brooklyn Strategist game store explains how board games and learning can combine. Then, for our full-length episodes, we talk with Dr. Shala Ala'i-Rosales about bringing joy through early childhood instruction, start preparing for the next apocalypse, and visit a foundational topic in behavior analysis for the first time ever. Minus our two-hour Book Club episode about it.

Articles for June 2022

(BONUS) Board Game Educational Programs w/ Dr. Jon Freeman

Donovan, T. (2017). It's all a game: The history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan. Thomas Dunne Books.

Joy and the Big Four w/ Dr. Shala Ala'i-Rosales

Ala'i-Rosales, S., Cihon, J.H., Currier, T.D.R., Ferguson, JL., Leaf, J.B., Lear, R., McEachin, J., & Weinkauf, S.M. (2019). The big four: Functional assessment research informs preventative behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 222-234. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00291-9

Ala'i-Rosales, S. (2021, February 19-20). Nurturing contingencies of joy [Conference presentation]. Oklahoma Autism Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.

Post-Apocalypse ABA

Baumes, A., Colic, M., & Araiba, S. (2020). Comparison of telehealth-related ethics and guidelines and a chiecklist for ethical decision making in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 736-747. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00475-2

Nicolson, A.C., Lazo-Pearson, J.F., & Shandy, J. (2020). ABA finding its heart during a pandemic: An exploration in social validity. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 757-766. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00517-9

Colombo, R.A., Wallace, M., & Taylor, R. (2020). An essential service decision model for ABA providers during crisis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 306-311. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00432-z

Rodriguez, K.A. (2020). Maintaining treatment integrity in the face of crisis: A treatment selection model for transitioning direct ABA services to telehealth. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 291-298. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00429-8

Frederick, J.K., Raabe, G.R., Rogers, V.R., & Pizzica, J. (2020). Advocacy, collaboration, and intervention: A model of distance special education support services amid COVID-19. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 748-756. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00476-1

Incidental Teaching

Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (1975). Incidental teaching of language in the preschool. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 411-420. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1975.8-411

McGee, G.G., Almeida, M.C., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Feldman, R.S. (1992). Promoting reciprocal interactions via peer incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 117-126. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-117

Heal, N.A., Hanley, G.P., & Layer, S.A. (2009). An evaluation of the relative efficacy of and children's preferences for teaching strategies that differ in amount of teacher directedness. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 123-143. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-123

Hsieh, H., Wilder, D.A., & Abellon, O.E. (2011). The effects of training on caregiver implementation of incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 199-203. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-199

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Who's ready to save the world with behavior analysis? While our original goal of reading books about ACT may have only been partially accomplished, what we got instead is Dr. Anthony Biglan's overview of what 40+ years of prevention science, behavioral science, and policy making say about improving our lives at the family, school, community, and global stages. Tune in to our mega-long discussion to see where we agree, where we disagree, and what's still left to do.

Content discussed in this episode

Biglan, A. (2015). The nurture effect: How the science of human behavior can improve our lives and our world. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

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The days of assuming traumatic events are terrible situations that couldn't happen to us are past. But how can we work to minimize the risk of traumatic events, especially when working with children? Dr. Adithyan Rajaraman returns to the show with collaborator Dr. Jennifer Austin to discuss the state of research on trauma-informed applications in ABA. We review the goal of compassionate care, the impacts of trauma, and steps that you can take tomorrow to work within a trauma-informed framework of practice.

This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU.

Articles discussed this episode:

Rajaraman, A., Austin, J.L., Gover, H.C., Cammilleri, A.P., Donnelly, D.R., & Hanley, G.P. (2022). Toward trauma-informed applications of behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55, 40-61. doi: 10.1002/jaba.881

Taylor, B.A., LeBlanc, L.A., & Nosik, M.R. (2019). Compassionate care in behavior analytic treatment: Can outcomes be enhanced by attending to relationships with caregivers? Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 654-666. doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00289-3

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New code, new ethics problems, new episode! Friend of the show, Dr. Darren Sush, joins us just in time for all of these changes with a second edition of one of our favorite publications, "A Workbook of Ethical Case Scenarios in Applied Behavior Analysis." We tackle six big cases from the book covering whole new areas of ethical behavior, as well as a classic or two. Plus, we discuss how we've been using ethical case scenarios in our own groups to keep sharp. Come along and see if you get the same answers as us!

This episode is available for 1.5 ETHICS CEU.

Articles discussed this episode:

Sush, D.G. & Najdowski, A.C. (2022). A workbook of ethical case scenarios in applied behavior analysis (2nd Ed). Academic Press.

Behavior Analyst Certification Board. (2020). Ethics code for behavior analysts.