Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman

In Episode 167, Ben chats with Basim Hudeen, a Black Muslim Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst and doctoral student at the Chicago School for Professional Psychology.  After a brief stint as a linebacker with the NFL's New York Giants,  Basim combined his love for sports and his passion for supporting kids and adults with behavioral challenges back to his hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and opened Unlimited ABA Sports where he utilizes behavioral science in the context of athletics to improve lives.  This conversation explores the intersection of Black identity and Islam, highlighting the historical context of the Black church, the significance of name changes upon conversion to Islam, and the importance of Ramadan, the transformative experience of Hajj, and the lessons of patience and gratitude learned through these practices. and the unique experiences of being Black and Muslim in America.

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BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

https://www.unlimitedabasports.com/

Links:

Team ABA 

https://teamaballc.com/

Canucks Autism Network

https://canucksautism.ca/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Black Liberation Psychology 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/

Culturally Affirming Special Education in Panamanian and Muslim Culture

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-108-culturally-affirming-special-education-in-panamanian-and-muslim-culture-with-dr-naima-bhana-lopez/

Culturally Safe Harm Reduction 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-132-culturally-safe-harm-reduction-with-rachelle-gladue-pisimoyapiy-ka-nipawit/

In Episode 166,  Ben chats with Dr. Lauryn Toby,  Erica Ranade, and Dr Kristyn Peterson. 

Trigger Warning:

This episode discusses sensitive topics, including sexual harassment in conference, workplace, and academic settings. The content may be distressing to some listeners. If you find these topics triggering, please take care while listening or consider skipping this episode. Remember, if you or someone you know is affected by sexual harassment, support and resources are available.

In Canada you can call the Sexual Violence Helpline:

1 888-933 9007

https://sexualviolencehelpline.ca/getting-help/sexual-violence-helpline/

In the USA you can call The National Sexual Assualt Telephone Hotline

1 800 656 HOPE  (4674)

The original purpose of "Me Too" as used by Tarana Burke in 2006 was to empower women through empathy, especially young and vulnerable women. In October 2017, American actress, Alyssa Milano encouraged using the phrase as a hashtag to help reveal the extent of problems with sexual harassment and assault by showing how many people have experienced these events themselves. It therefore encourages women to speak up about their abuses, knowing that they are not alone. The movement spread beyond Hollywood calling out perpetrators in the music industry, sciences, academia, politics and even students in K-12 schools. So-called "whisper networks" have also formed where private lists of "people to avoid "are shared unofficially in nearly every major institution or industry where sexual harassment is common due to power imbalances, including government, media, news, and academia. These lists have the stated purpose of warning other workers in the industry and are shared from person to person, on forums, in private social media groups, and via spreadsheets. 

(From: Wikipedia contributors. (2024, June 27). MeToo movement. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:41, June 28, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MeToo_movement&oldid=1231354954)

One such list has been rumored to exist in the field of applied behavior analysis warning conference attendees and employees of people to avoid or risk exposure to predatory behavior. 

In this episode, we dig into the experiences of behavior analysts,  the availability and usefulness of reporting procedures, and behaviors we can engage in to protect others from perpetrators.   

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BACB: 1.0 Learning

Contact:

Dr. Lauryn Toby and Eric Ranade

https://www.thepsychobabblebcbas.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thepsychobabblebcbas/

Pre-order Erica and Lauryn’s Book

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1032844183?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_VRZNM7CAV3PTQE9QS8GX&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_VRZNM7CAV3PTQE9QS8GX&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_VRZNM7CAV3PTQE9QS8GX

Dr. Kristyn Peterson

https://linktr.ee/moralismachina

https://www.instagram.com/aba_in_the_wild/

Links: 

The #MeToo Movement

https://metoomvmt.org/

LGBTQIAS Special Interest Group

https://www.instagram.com/lgbtqabaisig/

The International Association for Behavior Analysis

• Position on Sexual Harassment

        https://www.abainternational.org/about-us/policies-and-positions/sexual-harassment,-2019.aspx

• Harassment Reporting Procedure

        https://www.abainternational.org/about-us/policies-and-positions/harassment-policy/report-harassment-incident.aspx

Behavior Analyst Demographics

https://www.bacb.com/bacb-certificant-data/

Articles Referenced

Costa, A. L., & Kallick, B. (1993). Through the Lens of a Critical Friend. Educational Leadership, 51, 49-51.

Baires, N.A., Koch, D.S. The Future Is Female (and Behavior Analysis): A Behavioral Account of Sexism and How Behavior Analysis Is Simultaneously Part of the Problem and Solution. Behav Analysis Practice 13, 253–262 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00394-x

Stenhouse, L. (1975). An introduction to curriculum research and development. London: Heinemann.

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-26-smashing-the-patriarchy-a-conversation-about-sexism-and-privilege-in-behaviour-analysis-with-dr-natalia-baires-phd-bcba-d/

We're excited to share Episode 7 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's Black Applied Behavior Analysts conference!  Episode 7 features conversations with Breanna Kelly, Erykah McClendon, LaKeshia Wells, Akricia Joseph, and Kemy Williams!

IN PERSON TICKET SALES FOR BLACK CON 2024 END ON JUNE 28TH!

To register for Black Con go to https://babainfo.org/conference/

In Episode 164, Ben chats with Gitxsan-born Indigenous developmental disabilities advocate Frankie (Sii Lu Yee) Abel.  Frankie works as an Indigenous Practice Advisor for Community Living BC in rural remote British Columbia while attending Simon Fraser’s Beedie School of Business in the Indigenous Executive MBA program.  She is passionate about advocating for Indigenous people and vulnerable adults and children who don't have their voices yet. Frankie hopes to focus her career on bridging the gap between Indigenous people and the rest of the world.

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BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

https://www.gitanmaax.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankie-abel-8bab06234/

https://www.communitylivingbc.ca/about-us/indigenous-relations/

Links:

Residential schools 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/first-person-facing-genocide-mohawk-institute-la-tuque-residential-school-1.6527631

The Indian Residential Schools Surivivors Society

https://www.irsss.ca/

The 60s scoop

https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/sixties_scoop/

Indigenous Day school

https://irshdc.ubc.ca/learn/indian-day-schools/

Indigenous Foster Care

https://themedium.ca/disproportionate-suffering-indigenous-children-and-ongoing-discrimination/

The Gift Of Being Different 

https://aidecanada.ca/resources/learn/asd-id-core-knowledge/the-gift-of-being-different

Shikabe Makwa

https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/shkaabe-makwa

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced

Rachelle Gladue

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-132-culturally-safe-harm-reduction-with-rachelle-gladue-pisimoyapiy-ka-nipawit/

Grant Bruno

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-37-the-realities-of-autism-in-first-nations-communities-in-canada-with-grant-bruno-phd-candidate/

Louis Busch Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-11-the-treatment-of-life-threatening-pica-with-louis-busch-bst-abs-hc-med-bcba/

Links:

DMV Association of Black Behavior Analysts (DMV ABBA)

https://www.dmvabba.org/

Black Men in Behavior Analysis

https://bmbanetwork.org/

Black Applied Behavior Analysts 

https://babainfo.org/

Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community (MOBBAC)

https://www.mobbac.org/

TAP: The ABA Pathfinders

https://www.mobbac.org/tap-the-aba-pathfinders

Black Women in Behavior Analysis (BWIBAAD)

https://bwibaad.org/

ABA Verzus Block Party

https://www.linkedin.com/company/abaverzus-block-party/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Black Men in Behavior Analysis with Jeron Trotman

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode79-black-men-in-behavior-analysis-with-jeron-trotman/

The Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community with Kelly Baird

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-86-the-missouri-black-behavior-analysis-community-mobbac-with-kelly-baird-ma-bcba-cctsi/

Behaviour Analysis in Ghana and Nigeria with Josephine Akure and Joy Oviojie

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-91-behaviour-analysis-in-ghana-and-nigeria-with-josephine-akure-and-joy-oviojie/

Culturally Responsive Screening Tools for Autism and/or Intellectual Disabilities in Nigeria with Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-120-culturally-responsive-screening-tools-for-autism-andor-intellectual-disabilities-in-nigeria-with-dr-eziafakaku-nwokolo/

Artificial Intelligence and Behaviour Analysis with Dr. Marc Lanovaz

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-8-artificial-intelligence-and-behaviour-analysis-with-marc-lanovaz-phd-bcba-d/

Black Liberation Psychology with Dr. Evan Auguste

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/

On this Juneteenth 2024 we're excited to share Episode 6 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's Black Applied Behavior Analysts conference!  Episode 6 features four separate conversations with BABA 2023 attendees:  Dr. Jesca Apamo-Gannon, Ashley Carrigan, Danni Reid, and Jadine Wilson! 

To register for Black Con go to https://babainfo.org/conference/

Episode 162 is a humbling, wonderful conversation with Dr. Michael Yellow Bird.  Dr. Yellow Bird works with Tribal and Indigenous Peoples to bring mindfulness and neurodecolonization approaches to these communities for the purposes of healing and improving wellness. He uses neuroscience research to examine how mindfulness approaches and traditional Indigenous contemplative practices can train the mind and positively change the structure and function of the brain. He also studies how experiences and perceptions change the brain (neuroplasticity); shape our DNA and affect the expression of our genes; activate different brain regions, change our brain waves, shape specialized brain cells such as mirror neurons; and alter our neurotransmitters and modulators. Dr. Yellow Bird uses his work as a means of translating the neuroscience of mindfulness and neurodecolonization to Tribal and Indigenous communities so they can understand why and how mindfulness and Indigenous contemplative practices work.

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BACB: 1.0 Ethics

Contact:

https://www.indigenousmindfulness.com/

Links:

2 Crees in a Pod Interview with Dr. Yellow Bird

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceremony-and-the-brain-with-dr-michael-yellow-bird/id1517083728?i=1000477932025

Jessica Barudin

https://www.jessicabarudin.com/

We're excited to share Episode 5 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's Black Applied Behavior Analysts conference!  Episode 5 features a chat with the pioneers of behavior analysis podcasting:  Diana Parry-Cruwyz and Robert Parry-Cruwyz from the incredible ABA Inside Track Podcast!  

To register for Black Con go to https://babainfo.org/conference/

Episode 160 features a conversation with Kim Trottier, founder of Culturally Committed.  The purpose of Culturally Committed is threefold: first, it creates a pathway for client feedback, so providers can learn what Indigenous Peoples want and need to create trusting relationships. Second, it provides a list of providers who are demonstrating a desire to offer culturally safe services, so clients can choose offices where they know cultural safety is a priority. Finally, they offer ongoing learning opportunities, facilitated by mentors, Elders, and experts in the field of cultural safety and humility, with the intention of supporting providers in expanding their knowledge around cultural practices, barriers to care, and to educate on what safe care looks and feels like to Indigenous Peoples

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BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

https://www.culturallycommitted.com/

Links:

First Nations Health Authority

https://www.fnha.ca/

Len Pierre Consulting

https://www.lenpierreconsulting.com/

Jessica Barudin

https://www.jessicabarudin.com/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-130-the-tonowanda-seneca-behavior-technician-with-jordyn-burleson-rbt/

Links:

DMV Association of Black Behavior Analysts (DMV ABBA)

https://www.dmvabba.org/

Black Men in Behavior Analysis

https://bmbanetwork.org/

Black Applied Behavior Analysts 

https://babainfo.org/

Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community (MOBBAC)

https://www.mobbac.org/

TAP: The ABA Pathfinders

https://www.mobbac.org/tap-the-aba-pathfinders

Black Women in Behavior Analysis (BWIBAAD)

https://bwibaad.org/

ABA Verzus Block Party

https://www.linkedin.com/company/abaverzus-block-party/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Black Men in Behavior Analysis with Jeron Trotman

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode79-black-men-in-behavior-analysis-with-jeron-trotman/

The Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community with Kelly Baird

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-86-the-missouri-black-behavior-analysis-community-mobbac-with-kelly-baird-ma-bcba-cctsi/

Behaviour Analysis in Ghana and Nigeria with Josephine Akure and Joy Oviojie

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-91-behaviour-analysis-in-ghana-and-nigeria-with-josephine-akure-and-joy-oviojie/

Culturally Responsive Screening Tools for Autism and/or Intellectual Disabilities in Nigeria with Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-120-culturally-responsive-screening-tools-for-autism-andor-intellectual-disabilities-in-nigeria-with-dr-eziafakaku-nwokolo/

Artificial Intelligence and Behaviour Analysis with Dr. Marc Lanovaz

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-8-artificial-intelligence-and-behaviour-analysis-with-marc-lanovaz-phd-bcba-d/

Black Liberation Psychology with Dr. Evan Auguste

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/

We're excited to share Episode 4 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's conference!  Episode 4 features two conversations. The first is with Mia, a registered behavior technician with The Indiana Institute for Behavior Analysis whom I interviewed on the deck of the paddle boat during the 90s Boat Cruise.  The second is a conversation with Darnell and Mohammed, registered behavior technicians from Beltway ABA inside the main conference hall.  

Check out Episode 153 for a conversation with BABA President, Denisha Gingles and Vice President, Cammie Williams!

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-153-black-con-2024-baba-s-triumphant-return/

To register for Black Con go to https://babainfo.org/conference/

In Episode 158,  Ben chats with Gerron Cooper, a business analyst at IREX.ai, a company that develops predictive AI analytics from surveillance cameras in the human trafficking space.  

Gerron has a diverse academic background and a passion for exploring the intersection of human behavior, artificial intelligence, and management. Gerron holds a master's degree in applied behavior analysis from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Averett University. Gerron is currently pursuing an MBA from Hult International Business School, further enriching their skill set with a comprehensive understanding of strategic management, data-driven decision-making, and organizational leadership. Gerron's goal is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and human-centric management practices, creating transformative solutions in the business world.

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BACB: 1.5 Learning

Contact:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerroncooperbcba/

https://irex.ai/

Links:

DMV Association of Black Behavior Analysts (DMV ABBA)

https://www.dmvabba.org/

Black Men in Behavior Analysis

https://bmbanetwork.org/

Black Applied Behavior Analysts 

https://babainfo.org/

Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community (MOBBAC)

https://www.mobbac.org/

TAP: The ABA Pathfinders

https://www.mobbac.org/tap-the-aba-pathfinders

Black Women in Behavior Analysis (BWIBAAD)

https://bwibaad.org/

ABA Verzus Block Party

https://www.linkedin.com/company/abaverzus-block-party/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Black Men in Behavior Analysis with Jeron Trotman

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode79-black-men-in-behavior-analysis-with-jeron-trotman/

The Missouri Black Behavior Analysis Community with Kelly Baird

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-86-the-missouri-black-behavior-analysis-community-mobbac-with-kelly-baird-ma-bcba-cctsi/

Behaviour Analysis in Ghana and Nigeria with Josephine Akure and Joy Oviojie

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-91-behaviour-analysis-in-ghana-and-nigeria-with-josephine-akure-and-joy-oviojie/

Culturally Responsive Screening Tools for Autism and/or Intellectual Disabilities in Nigeria with Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-120-culturally-responsive-screening-tools-for-autism-andor-intellectual-disabilities-in-nigeria-with-dr-eziafakaku-nwokolo/

Artificial Intelligence and Behaviour Analysis with Dr. Marc Lanovaz

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-8-artificial-intelligence-and-behaviour-analysis-with-marc-lanovaz-phd-bcba-d/

Black Liberation Psychology with Dr. Evan Auguste

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/