Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman

Episode 117 features a conversation with Valerie Clack aka, The Lakota BCBA.  Valerie is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. The Oglala Lakota Nation is one of the seven bands of the Titowan (Lakota) division of the Great Sioux Nation.  Valerie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Hawai'i Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA). She is currently the Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance at the Winward Synergy Center in Kailua, Hawai'i. 

Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop)

BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

Valerie Clack

https://www.valeriejclackbcba.com/

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

Behaviour Speak Episodes Referenced:

Episode 111 Mark Standing Eagle Baez

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-111-the-sweetgrass-method-a-culturally-responsive-approach-among-american-indianalaska-native-peoples-with-dr-mark-standing-eagle-baez/

Episode 106 Mari Cerda

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-106-ancient-wisdom-meets-modern-insights-dr-mari-cerda-s-journey-as-an-indigenous-mestiza-autistic-behavior-analyst/

Episode 98 Evan Auguste

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

Episode 64 Naomi Tachera

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-64-culture-based-education-with-naomi-k-tachera-ma-bcba-lba/

Episode 37 Grant Bruno

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

Links:

Black Elk Speaks

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Elk-Speaks-Oglala-Premier/dp/1438425406

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

https://www.amazon.ca/Bury-My-Heart-Wounded-Knee/dp/0805086846

Steven Paul Judd

https://www.thentvs.com/steven-paul-judd

In Episode 116, Ben chats with Mel Trueblood-Stimpson of Ludar Animal Behavior.  We get into Mel's passion of decolonizing animal welfare while delving in their intersecting identities of being Roma, Indigenous, Jewish, Queer, Neurodivergent, Disabled, and Multilingual. 

Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop)

BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

Ludar Animal Behavior

https://ludaranimalbehavior.com/

Links:

Interview with Dog at Heart Podcast

#17 – Colonialism and Animal Welfare with Mel Trueblood-Stimpson

Episode 115 features a deep dive into microaggressions with Dr. Brea Banks, an Associate professor at Illinois State University who researches the consequences of microaggressions in K-12 schools and higher education settings.  Dr. Banks is also the co-director of the African American Studies Program at ISU. 

Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop)

BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

Dr. Brea Banks

[email protected]

https://twitter.com/DocBanks4

https://about.illinoisstate.edu/bmbanks/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brea-banks-47ab7728/

https://goredbirds.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/brea-banks/1424

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Tiara Bland Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-113-the-black-school-psychologists-network-with-tiara-bland-edd-ncsp/

Celeste Malone Episode 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-75-cultivating-black-excellence-and-intelligence-in-school-psychology-with-dr-celeste-malone/

Evan Auguste Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-37-the-realities-of-autism-in-first-nations-communities-in-canada-with-grant-bruno-phd-candidate/

Articles Referenced:

Banks, B.M., Callahan, M.A. The Role of Microaggressions on School Psychologists’ Satisfaction with the Field. Contemp School Psychol 27, 515–522 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-022-00415-7

Brea M. Banks, David F. Adams, Stephanie AuBuchon, Keeley Hynes & Nitza Torres Gonzalez (2023) Factors influencing satisfaction with a microaggression bystander intervention, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 33:2, 163-179, DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2022.2027316

Brea M. Banks, Nitza Torres González, Keeley Hynes & Megan Donnelly (2022) Factors Predicting Satisfaction With a Microaggression Workshop for School Personnel, School Psychology Review, DOI: 10.1080/2372966X.2022.2109059

Brea M. Banks & Steven Landau (2022) Take a Deep Breath: Coping and the Cognitive Consequences of Racial Microaggression among Black College Women, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2022.2100855

Banks, B.M., & Landau, S.E. (2021). Cognitive Effects of Racial Microaggressions Directed at Black College Women. Journal of Negro Education 90(1), 84-95. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/820521.

Banks, B.M., Cicciarelli, K.S. & Pavon, J. It Offends Us Too! An Exploratory Analysis of High School-Based Microaggressions. Contemp School Psychol 26, 182–194 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-020-00300-1

Banks, B.M. and Cicciarelli, K. (2019), "Microaggressive classroom language and diminished cognitive functioning", Journal for Multicultural Education, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 276-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-05-2019-0039

Links:

RAMS Lab

https://about.illinoisstate.edu/bmbanks/research/research-team/

Daniel G. Solórzano

Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims is a systems-level thinker with a love for consultation. As a school psychologist by training, she finds that transforming educational ecosystems can be some of the most rewarding experiences in servant leadership. Dr. Hollins-Sims' experiences in educational systems and as a leader prime her for supporting others seeking their place in leading for sustainable change.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

Contact:

Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims

https://www.hollinssimsconsult.com/

https://twitter.com/DrNikoleHSims

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nikole-h-15615b54

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Tiara Bland Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-113-the-black-school-psychologists-network-with-tiara-bland-edd-ncsp/

Celeste Malone Episode 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-75-cultivating-black-excellence-and-intelligence-in-school-psychology-with-dr-celeste-malone/

Grant Bruno Episode

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

Links:

NASP Exposure Project

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/cultural-responsiveness/multicultural-affairs-committee/nasp-exposure-project-(nasp-ep)

Book: Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity

https://books.google.ca/books/about/Belonging_Through_a_Culture_of_Dignity.html?id=ZmQ9ygEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Book: Street Data 

https://shanesafir.com/street-data/

Equitable Practices Hub

https://www.education.pa.gov/EIB/Pages/default.aspx

Black School Psychologists Network

https://www.bspninc.com/

Interview with Byron McClure on Healing Conversations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3PWKbLoIU

In Episode 113, Ben chats with Dr. Tiara Bland, the chief of staff for the Black School Psychologists Network (BSPN).   Dr. Bland is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Graduate and Professional Studies in Education in the  College of Education at California State University, Sacramento.  Dr. Bland shares the history of the BSPN, and its primary initiatives and celebrates the first Black School Psychologists Summit held this past spring.

Contact:

Dr. Tiara Bland

[email protected]

[email protected]

Black School Psychologists Network

https://www.bspninc.com/

BSPN YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBlackSPs

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Celeste Malone  Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-75-cultivating-black-excellence-and-intelligence-in-school-psychology-with-dr-celeste-malone/

Jeron Trotman Episode

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

Links:

National Association for School Psychologists

https://www.nasponline.org/https://www.nnctc.org/

NASP Exposure Project

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/cultural-responsiveness/multicultural-affairs-committee/nasp-exposure-project-(nasp-ep)

Black Applied Behavior Analysts

https://babainfo.org/

Black Men in Behavior Analysis

https://bmbanetwork.org/

Content Warning: In this episode we dive deep into trauma in Indigenous communities including the atrocities that occurred at residential boarding schools.  If you are in crisis or struggling at any level please call or text 988 in the USA: 

Your mental health and wellness is a priority. Native American,  Indian, Indigenous, and Alaska Native communities are placed at a higher risk due to historical trauma, and compounding discrimination and oppression, in conjunction with a lack of investment into supportive resources. Below, you will find tips and resources to support yourself, a loved one, and other members of Native American, Indian, Indigenous, and Alaska Native communities.

If you need support, you can call, text, or chat with 988. We are available 24/7. 988 works to ensure that all people have access to the support and resources reflective of their own needs. We are always here for you.

Those in Canada can call the Indian Residential School Survivors crisis line 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066 

Show notes

An enrolled member of the Assiniboine-Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation and a descendant of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door, LCPC has served as the National Native Children’s Trauma Center Director since 2015. Maegan utilizes her knowledge in culturally trauma responsive care to provide training and technical assistance with a wide variety of systems of care including but not limited to schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, and healthcare. She has been central to the design and implementation of trauma-responsive systems of care with tribal, private, federal, and state partners; the implementation of cross-system youth suicide prevention programming; and the expansion of child advocacy centers’ capacity to meet the needs of tribal communities.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

Contact:

Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door

[email protected] 

https://www.nnctc.org/who-we-are

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Mark Standing Eagle Baez  Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-111-the-sweetgrass-method-a-culturally-responsive-approach-among-american-indianalaska-native-peoples-with-dr-mark-standing-eagle-baez/

Grant Bruno Episode

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

Evan Auguste Episode

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

Links:

National Native Children’s Trauma Center at the University of Montana

https://www.nnctc.org/

Film with Grant Bruno

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

One in Ten Podcast: What’s Culture Got to Do With It? Everything, with Maegan Rides At The Door, Ph.D., LCPC

Season 3 Episode 14 October 8, 2021

https://oneintenpodcast.org/episodes/whats-culture-got-to-do-with-it-everything/

First Nations Health Authority

https://www.fnha.ca/

First Nations Emergency Services Society

https://www.fness.bc.ca/

Articles Referenced:

Maegan Rides At The Door & Ashley Trautman (2019) Considerations for implementing culturally grounded trauma-informed child welfare services: recommendations for working with American Indian/Alaska Native populations, Journal of Public Child Welfare, 13:3, 368-378, https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1605014

Rides At The Door, Maegan, and Sidney Shaw. 2023. "The Other Side of the ACEs Pyramid: A Healing Framework for Indigenous Communities" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054108

In Episode 110, Ben chats with Dr. Bethany Raiff, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Rowan University about everything contingency management from using video games to help people quit smoking,  increasing adherence to medication, increasing physical activity in sedentary adults, managing diabetes and so much more! 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

• BACB: 1.5 Learning 

Contact:

Dr. Bethany Raiff

[email protected]

https://csm.rowan.edu/departments/psychology/facultystaff/psychology_full_part/raiff.html

Habit Lab

https://habitunit.com/

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Episode 33  Dr. Shrinidhi Subramanium

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-33-addressing-substance-use-disorders-poverty-and-aids-prevention-using-behavioural-science-with-dr-shrinidhi-subramaniam-phd-bcba-d/

Episode 105 Lauren Firth and Susan Tirella

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-105-suicide-prevention-with-autistic-individuals/

Links:

Serious Games Journal

https://games.jmir.org/

Games for Health 

https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/games-for-health-journal/588/overview

Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57969-2

Articles Referenced:

Halpern, S. D., French, B., Small, D. S., Saulsgiver, K., Harhay, M. O., Audrain‑McGovern, J., Loewenstein, G., Brennan, T. A., Asch, D. A., & Volpp, K. G. (2015). Randomized trial of four financial-incentive programs for smoking cessation. The New England Journal of Medicine, 372(22), 2108–2117. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1414293

Raiff, B.R., Burrows, C. & Dwyer, M. Behavior-Analytic Approaches to the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Current Status and Future Directions. Behav Analysis Practice 14, 240–252 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00488-x

Raiff, B.R., Jarvis, B.P. and Dallery, J. (2016), Text-message reminders plus incentives increase adherence to antidiabetic medication in adults with type 2 diabetes. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis, 49: 947-953. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.337

White JS, Salem MK, Toussaert S, Westmaas JL, Raiff BR, Crane D, Warrender E, Lyles C, Abroms L, Thrul J., Developing a Game (Inner Dragon) Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Design and Feasibility Evaluation Study

JMIR Serious Games 2023;11:e46602

doi: 10.2196/46602

In Episode 109 Ben chats with Valeria Parejo, a board-certified behavior analyst, Qualified Behaviour Analyst, and a doctoral candidate in the Behavioral Health Program at Cummins University.  Valeria discusses applications of behaviour analysis in Brasil and pathways to certification following the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's decision to end certification in the majority of countries outside of the US.  Valeria then shares her doctoral education journey and her hopes for integrated care in behavioral health. 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

Contact:

Valeria Parejo

https://www.instagram.com/valeria_s_parejo/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeria-parejo-bcba-qba-dbh-c-4944a528/

Links: 

The Behavior Web

https://thebehaviorweb.com/

QABA

https://qababoard.com/

Cummins Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies

https://cgi.edu/

Dr. Zoe Lucock

https://www.positiveageingconsultancy.co.uk/Clinical%20Team

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Táhcita Mizael Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-68-racism-feminism-in-brazil-with-drs-tahcita-medrado-mizael/

In Episode 108 Ben chats with Dr. Naima Bhana Lopez, an assistant professor of special education and board-certified behavior analyst doctoral (BCBA-D) at Niagara University in Lewiston, NY.  Dr. Lopez's intersecting identities as a Panamanian, Indian, and Muslim provide the foundation for her passion for promoting equity and diversity in special education and applied behavior analysis.

Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop)

BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

Naima Bhana

https://nbphd.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.naimabl/

Articles Referenced:

Bhana, N., Rangel, G., & Raulston, T.J. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to services for individuals with disabilities in the Republic of Panama. Journal of International Special Needs Education.

Links: 

SMILE Canada 

https://www.smilecan.org/

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Evan Auguste Episode

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

Malika Pritchett Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-83-the-ethics-of-research-applying-a-human-rights-and-social-justice-lens-with-dr-malika-pritchett/

Naomi Tachera Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-64-culture-based-education-with-naomi-k-tachera-ma-bcba-lba/

Behaviour Analysis in Ghana and Nigeria

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

Episode 107 is a deep dive into school psychology, education, and academia through an Indigenous lens with the only Indigenous school psychology professor on Turtle Island,  Dr. Lisa Aguilar Ph.D, NCSP,  and two Indigenous doctoral students in school psychology, Bryanna Kinlicheene and Wamnuga Win (Kiva Sam).  

Dr. Aguilar is an Indigenous (Enrolled member of MHA Nation, Oglala & Hunkpapa Lakota, Chicanx) woman, relative and Assistant Professor in the Department Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota

Bryanna is a Diné (Navajo) woman, and was born to the land of the Diné Nation. She is of the Water’s Edge People Clan, born for the Honey Combed Rock People Clan. Her maternal grandfather is of the Coyote Pass Clan, and her paternal grandfather’s clan is the Bitter Water People.

Wamnuga Win  (Kiva Sam) is a citizen of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian  Reservation in South Dakota. 

Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop)

BACB: 1.5 Ethics

Contact:

Lisa Aguilar

https://www.cehd.umn.edu/edpsych/people/aguilarl/

Links:

Carol Robinson-Zanartu

https://education.sdsu.edu/directory/carol-robinson-zanartu

Concerned Student 1590

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/administrators-students-and-activists-take-stock-three-years-after-2015-missouri

NASP Podcast with Lisa and Bryanna

https://apps.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/podcasts/player.aspx?id=351

Indigenous Youth in Schools Article

Aguilar, LN, Shearin, J, Wamnuga-Win (Sam, K), & Mojica, K. Indigenous youth in schools: Consequences of colonialism and advocating for a better future (2021). National Association of School Psychologists Communique 50 (1) pp. 1, 26-30

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354612052_Indigenous_Youth_in_Schools_Consequences_of_Colonialism_and_Advocating_for_a_Better_Future

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Mari Cerda

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-106-ancient-wisdom-meets-modern-insights-dr-mari-cerda-s-journey-as-an-indigenous-mestiza-autistic-behavior-analyst/

Naomi Tachera

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-64-culture-based-education-with-naomi-k-tachera-ma-bcba-lba/