BehaviorSelf: BA without the BS

Welcome back! This week, we are diving into a chapter of Jackie's life: her experience battling and surviving Sydenham's Chorea. As she shares her story, we will see real life examples of the benefits of behavior analytic interventions like Functional Communication Training (FCT) or more specifically tools such as American Sign Language (ASL) and Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS). We will also highlight values from our field including interdisciplinary collaboration as well as the importance of maintaining our client's rights and dignity.

If interested in learning more about this rare disease, click here!

Welcome back! With the holiday season fast approaching, this week we discuss ways to schedule time for work in addition to time for your loved ones. We discuss how to set up breaks from three minutes to three days. Then we will dish on how to best determine when to work and what to work on during that time block. During the holidays, schedules and boundaries are imperative!

Information on Time Logging

Eisenhower Matrix

Task Enjoyment Motivation Protocol (TEMP) Scale:

Green, C. W., Reid, D. H., Passante, S., & Canipe, V. (2008). Changing less-preferred duties to more-preferred: A potential strategy for improving supervisor work enjoyment. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(2), 90-109.

Reed, D. D., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., Campisano, N., Lacourse, K., & Azulay, R. L. (2012). Assessing and increasing staff preference for job tasks using concurrent-chains schedules and probabilistic outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 32(3), 253-262.

Welcome back! This week we are busting myths that are seen in OBM. We discuss punishment, contingencies, scope of practice, behaviors vs outcomes, and efficacy. Join us as we take down everything from pizza parties to feedback sandwiches.

Increase Neural Pathways

OBM Supervision with Dr. Kristyn Peterson

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Task Enjoyment Motivation Protocol (TEMP) scale:

Green, C. W., Reid, D. H., Passante, S., & Canipe, V. (2008). Changing less-preferred duties to more-preferred: A potential strategy for improving supervisor work enjoyment. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(2), 90-109.

Reed, D. D., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., Campisano, N., Lacourse, K., & Azulay, R. L. (2012). Assessing and increasing staff preference for job tasks using concurrent-chains schedules and probabilistic outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 32(3), 253-262.

PIC/NIC Analysis (Daniels & Bailey, 2014)

Welcome back! Join us as we get into some ways to increase the quality of life for employees in the workplace. We dish on positive reinforcement vs negative reinforcement, punishment, job-crafting, behavioral based safety, and more! Tune in and give us YOUR recs for a better workplace!

Resources referenced this week:

Cunningham, T. R., & Austin, J. (2007). Using goal setting, task clarification, and feedback to increase the use of the hands‐free technique by hospital operating room staff. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40(4), 673-677.

Friedman, R. S., & Förster, J. (2001). The effects of promotion and prevention cues on creativity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81(6), 1001–1013. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.81.6.1001

Ludwig, T. D., & Laske, M. M. (2023). Behavioral Safety: An Efficacious Application of Applied Behavior Analysis to Reduce Human Suffering. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 43(3), 190–220. ⁠https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2022.2108536

Spigener, J., Lyon, G., & McSween, T. (2022). Behavior-based safety 2022: Today’s evidence. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 42(4), 336–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2022.2048943

Mwahahaha! Welcome back to our ghouls, gourds, and themons! We hope you've been boo-having yourself. Join us this week as we break down some ~spooky~ info through behavior! Gather around the cauldron as we speak of magic, witches, horror films, and Sr+!

Content Warning: We will be discussing the instances of murder in the section on horror films.

Welcome back! This week we are diving into some OBM hacks to improve your life! We will look at becoming more efficient, reducing the aversiveness of tasks, and individualizing your plans to what will work for you. By using OBM in our personal lives, we can lower cognitive load, decrease stress, increase free time, and increase the quality of our work time.

Corrections from our vocal verbal behavior: Mary said "response class" when talking about candy and she meant to say "stimulus class".

Welcome back! This week we debrief: what happened at FABA? Tune in to hear the behavior-analytic tea, networking success stories, presentation experiences, and potential areas for growth. We also sprinkle in some of our opinions and advice about conferences and, in general, life this spooky season!

To read about Hank Pennypacker, click here and if you are interested in his article on breast examination, click here!

If you are interested in reading about the absorption efficiency of hygiene products, click here!

You can also view President Biden's statement on the Office of Gun Violence Prevention here.

If you are interested in spooky shirts and cute behavior-analytic stickers by someone in the field for those in the field, check out ABA_ble on Instagram

Welcome back! This week we dive into the topic of ourselves in the field. Say-do correspondence, or doing what you say, is a crucial skill in building trust and rapport with those we work with. Unfortunately, we do not have stellar say-do correspondence within our practice. We know the values of behavior analysis on increasing the behaviors we would like to see, decreasing behaviors we do not want, and the ability to affect change in the systems we operate under. Still, when viewing our approaches in the workplace and the classroom, our practices and values are not displayed. In this episode, our cohosts will tact some examples of this disconnect across different settings. Further, we provide suggestions on how to model the behavior-analytic practice we preach.

Links!

If interested in the Podcast featuring Florence DiGennaro Reed, click here

The article on DEI is also attached here

Li, A., Hollins, N. A., Morris, C., & Grey, H. (2023). Essential Readings in diversity, equity, and inclusion in behavior analytic training programs. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1-10.

Welcome back! This week we talk about the benefits of accountabilibuddies! This is a friend or colleague that you can trust and communicate openly with. Join us as we discuss some of our own experiences utilizing accountabilibuddies. We will also discuss how to choose an accountabilibuddy, establish the function of your interactions, and ultimately how to increase the likelihood of success for all involved.

Welcome back! Join us this week as we learn from Maasa Nishimuta and Sean Will about a constructional approach to animal welfare and training! These two amazing individuals run their own non-profit for behavior support and training,

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As mentioned in the episode, if interested in adopting Jeff, or any other animal companions, check out Brevard Humane Society!