Behavioral Health Collective

Indigenous behavioral health practitioners, Jen Ashlee (BCBA) and Taryn Corrie (OT) join Erika to discuss their perspectives and share wisdom from their experiences. They go over ethical considerations in serving Indigenous clientele and provide some do’s and don’ts both in what they do in their own work but also practical advice for settler practitioners (i.e., non-Indigenous). 

This episode was produced on the traditional and unceded territory of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet) Nation.

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• Raven Winged Consulting
• San'Yas training
• Len Pierre -- language and territorial acknowledgements
• Four Seasons of Indigenous Learning
• Braiding Sweetgrass

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

District BCBA Tina Gunn and one of the district helping teachers, Julie Grundy have returned with a teacher, Alexis Wone, to chat about their implementation of the PFA and SBT process in a public education setting.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Can behavior science help solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy recovery programs?

In this engaging conversation, behavior analysts Brennan Armshaw and Manish Vaidya join orthopedic surgeon and owner of Comprehensive Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Sacheen Mehta to discuss their collaborative work using the science of behavior to solve problems surrounding preparation for and recovery from joint replacements.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Annie McLaughlin, BCBA—and education lawyer, Alexandra Rosenblatt—join Erika to discuss this tricky area in which they specialize and provide some insight on how professionals can help collaborate with school teams and families throughout the IEP process.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Shalini & Sumanta Das—both BCBA and OT, and Founders/Directors of Symbiosis Pediatric Therapy—join Erika to discuss the multidisciplinary nature of their clinic and plenty of insights for both OTs and behavior analysts who are working together. They also impart some wisdom about collaboration that they have honed over the years.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Tina Gunn (M.Ed., BCBA, DATA Team) and Julie Grundy (M.Ed., Teacher, DATA Team) join Erika to discuss working together to support students with complex needs in school settings. They both serve students and school teams in district support roles and have worked together on teams to design and implement the Practical Functional Assessment and Skill Based Treatment process (PFA-SBT) for some of their learners. Julie and Tina discuss their work with students, how they have collaborated both as a teacher and BCBA but also with large school teams, and finally impart some wisdom that they’ve learned over the years of working in their district-level support roles. This is a conversation not to be missed by teachers, educators, school district staff and behavior analysts working in schools!

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Featuring Jandy Flores, a BCBA and Lorena Castillo, pre-K classroom teacher, this conversation talks about getting young kids excited to learn to read. Jandy is known as The Reading Behaviorist and describes her business and charity in this conversation. Jandy and Lorena discuss their professional collaborative relationship and the behavioral-based strategies they use to increase motivation in young children to want to learn to read. Jandy is in a very niche area using behavior analysis to set kids up for reading success by setting up the MO to do so. This conversation is great for preschool or pre-k teachers as well as BCBAs working with young children.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Erika chats with Georgiy about how he uses behavior analysis to teach his students to invest and understand basic financial concepts. He also shares some insights on being a BCBA with a side hustle and a dose of work-life balance. Funancialism has so much enthusiasm for the work he does and just hearing his passion for it is inspiring!

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

Nick Green chats with Erika about starting up his business, BehaviorFit and how he offers a unique behavior analytic approach to fitness coaching services. Nick shares some insights from his experience building his business and some resources for other solopreneurs or BCBAs aspiring to strike out on their own.

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.

This conversation highlights not only the research this team is doing but the collaborative relationship between psychologist Dr. Krista Johnston and BCBA Monica Millar. Whether you’re working across disciplines as a BCBA and a psychologist, or serving clients with IDD, ASD and anxiety, this conversation will be of interest to you!

Disclaimer: The comments and views expressed in this podcast do not constitute or replace contractual behaviour analytic consultation or professional advice. Views expressed are solely the perspective of the speaker and do not represent the views or position of their colleagues, employer or other associates. Please seek out a professional through the BHC's FindXpert directory or a behavior analyst through the BACB website if you would like to receive behavioral health services.