Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman

In Episode 96, Ben chats with three board members of the Organización Mexicana de Practicantes del Análisis Conductual Aplicado (OMPAC), the Mexican Organization of Practitioners of Applied Behavior Analysis. They dive into the history of behavior analysis in Mexico and the purpose of OMPAC including their first international conference which was held August 17 and 18 2023 in Oaxaca.  

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Contact:

https://ompac.mx/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085909180248

https://www.instagram.com/ompac_mexico/

Important message from the OMPAC Board

Friends, family, and supporters of OMPAC!

We hope this message finds you well! I am writing on behalf of the Organización Mexicana de Practicantes del Análisis Conductual Aplicado(OMPAC).

OMPAC is a nonprofit organization founded in 2021 by passionate professionals dedicated to the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. We are committed to disseminating the science and supporting professional education, preparation, and training across our Mexican communities.

Today, we’re reaching out to our incredible community with a simple but crucial request: OMPAC needs your help.

Please take a moment to listen to the video below, and please feel free to share it with friends and colleagues!

https://youtu.be/t15EFuJF6x8

About OMPAC:

https://www.ompac.mx/

PayPal Donation Link:

https://www.paypal.me/ompacmx

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced

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/

Behaviour Analysis in Senegal

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-9-behaviour-analysis-in-senegal-with-adair-cardon-ms-bcba/

Behaviour Analysis in Brazil

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

Episode 95 features a conversation with Claire Zuch, a graduate student in Dr. Jordan Bellisle's HUB lab whose work has been focused on the analysis of ableism and stigma against Autistic folks.  Relational Density Theory is a complex and fascinating concept and Claire does a wonderful job of explaining RDT to a novice like myself.  Claire notes that RDT is often easier to explain with a visual of something known as a geospace (see below).  Claire discusses her plans to continue this research in her doctoral program with Dr. Mark Dixon and the importance of compensating Autistic participants for their labour.  

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Contact Information:

Claire Zuch

https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-zuch-bb95521b9

https://www.facebook.com/MOStateHUBLab

Definitions:

Relational Density – The strength of the relationship between relational class members

Links:

Dr. Jordan Belisle on RFT/RDT

Dr. Jordan Belisle on Moving Toward Model Thinking | TCE #036

Relational Frame Theory: A Basic Rundown by Jordan Belisle, PhD, BCBA, LBA

Other Links:

Autistic Researchers Researching Autism 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/236272016838118

Behaviour Speak Episodes Referenced:

Victoria Suarez

Marija Čolić

Rocco Catrone 

In Episode 94, Ben chats with Rola El-Annan, a Lebanese behaviour analyst currently working in Qatar. They dig into the history of behavior analysis in these Arab League nations including a deep dive into working in Lebanon after a series of incredible tragic events including the October Revolution in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beruit Explosion of 2020.

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Contact Information:

Rola El-Annan, M.Ed., BCBA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rola-annan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rolaannan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rola.elannan

ABA in Lebanon

https://www.facebook.com/abalebanon

[email protected]

Behaviour Speak Episodes Referenced:

Abdullah Bernier

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-78-the-lived-experiences-of-syrian-refugee-parents-of-autistic-children-with-abdullah-bernier

Radwa El Tanab

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-15-bringing-behaviour-analysis-to-a-nation-with-radwa-eltanab-msc-bcba

In Episode 93 Ben chats with Kim Woolery, Gabi Torres, and Sloane Pharr-Strang, behaviour analysts from Jamaica, Curacao, and the Cayman Islands respectively. They discuss the history of behavior analysis in the Caribbean, funding, barriers, cultural responsiveness, and more!

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Links:

Territorial Acknowledgements with Len Pierre

https://youtu.be/j1MDhIUxIbo

Caribbean Association for Behavior Analysis

https://www.caribbeanba.org

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/caribbeanba_org

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/caribbeanba.org

International Behavior Analyst Organization

https://www.theibao.com

In Episode 91, Ben chats with Josephine Akure and Joy Oviojie, certified International Behavior Analysts in Nigeria and Ghana.  This conversation takes a deep dive into the state of behavior analysis in these West African nations, the perceptions of autism, and the support they've received from the Black Applied Behavior Analysts organization.

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Contact:

Josephine Akure

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-akure-iba-a7367511a

Joy Oviojie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-oviojie-adeniyi-a3ba2822b

Autism Compassion Africa

https://www.autismcompassionafrica.org

Behaviour Speak Episodes Referenced:

Adrienne Bradley

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-76-the-next-generation-of-black-leaders-in-behavior-analysis-empowering-success-with-adrienne-bradley-med-bcba-lb

Maleshwane Mauco

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-5-bringing-behaviour-analysis-to-africa-a-culturally-diverse-journey-around-the-world-with-maleshwane-mauco-msc-bcba

Adair Cardon

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-9-behaviour-analysis-in-senegal-with-adair-cardon-ms-bcba

Radwa El Tanab

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-15-bringing-behaviour-analysis-to-a-nation-with-radwa-eltanab-msc-bcba

In Episode 90, Ben chats with Dr. Bruce Tinor, a behaviour analyst and school administrator. Bruce shares how he and his amazing staff team started a school for kids with severe behaviour disorders literally from the ground up. At the end of the episode, Bruce talks about how he discovered the Black Applied Behavior Analysts (BABA), the upcoming BABA conference, and his work as vice president of Black Men in Behavior Analysis (BMBA).

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Check out these other awesome podcast interviews with Dr. Tinor:

Behavioral Observations Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roles-of-bias-formation-and/id1086413253?i=1000576609085

The Crisis in Education Podcast

https://thecrisisineducationpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1931996/11467017-school-leadership-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-with-principal-and-behavior-analyst-dr-bruce-tinor

Behaviour Speak Episodes Referenced:

Jeron Trotman/Black Men in Behavior Analysis (BMBA)

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

Adrienne Bradley

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-76-the-next-generation-of-black-leaders-in-behavior-analysis-empowering-success-with-adrienne-bradley-med-bcba-lba

Episode 89 is special for me as I get to discuss my favourite thesis of all time written by Bukky Akinwale, a grad student at the University of North Texas. Bukky presented this work to a standing ovation at the 2022 Black Applied Behavior Analysts conference. In her thesis, she teaches two wonderful girls, Maliyha and Chevelle, to request, listen and recount stories from Ms. Alma Clark, a 94-year-old Elder and one of the last surviving residents of Quakertown. Quakertown was a thriving community that formerly enslaved people established in Denton, Texas after Juneteenth until 1921 when the White community voted to turn Quakertown into a municipal park. 

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Links to Maliya and Chevelle Interviews:

Maliyha: https://youtu.be/XtzDTCIbhNQ

Contact Bukky:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukkyakinwale11

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Adrienne Bradley Episode

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-76-the-next-generation-of-black-leaders-in-behavior-analysis-empowering-success-with-adrienne-bradley-med-bcba-lba/

Malika Pritchet Episode

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

Links:

All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes - Maya Angelou

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3909/all-gods-children-need-traveling-shoes-by-maya-angelou/

Stamped From The Beginning

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ibram-x-kendi/stamped-from-the-beginning/9781568584645/?lens=bold-type-books

Tkemlups Residential School 

https://tkemlups.ca/kirs/

White Lilacs Book

https://books.google.ca/books/about/White_Lilacs.html?id=uwH8cWK7GQIC&redir_esc=y

Research Referenced:

Leaf, J. B., Townley-Cochran, D., Taubman, M., Cihon, J. H., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., Kassardjian, A., . . . Pentz, T. G. (2015). The teaching interaction procedure and behavioral skills training for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A review and commentary. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2, 402–413. 10.1007/s40489-015-0060-y

Leaf, J. A., Leaf, J. B., Milne, C., Townley-Cochran, D., Oppenheim-Leaf, M. L., Cihon, J. H., Taubman, M., McEachin, J., & Leaf, R. (2016). The Effects of the Cool Versus Not Cool Procedure to Teach Social Game Play to Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(1), 34–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0112-5

In Episode 88, Ben chats with the incredible dr. danyelle s. goitia beal. Dr. beal has been an inspiration and mentor to many guests on the Behaviour Speak Podcast and so we are honored and humbled to have dr. beal shares her life journey here.  From her very beginnings born in prison, abused growing up in the foster care system to being homeless, dr. beal knows trauma better than most. Now a bestselling writer, behavior analyst, clinical psychologist, wife, and mother to two amazing daughters she uses her experiences to help Black women and girls on their own road from trauma to triumph.  

Content warning: This episode discusses difficult topics of abuse, murder, and trauma.  

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Contact dr. beal:

https://www.danyellebeal.com

https://lovinghandsfamilysupportservices.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danyelle-s-goitia-beal-psy-d-bcba-53504256

https://www.instagram.com/danyelle.beal

Links:

StrongHearts Native Helpline - 1-844-7NATIVE

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women: www.csvanw.org

Sovereign Bodies Institute: www.sovereign-bodies.org

Residential School Survivors Hotline: 1-866-925-4419

Missing and Murder Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ People National Action Plan: https://mmiwg2splus-nationalactionplan.ca/eng/1670511213459/1670511226843

 This conversation delves into the complexities of intimate partner violence (IPV), emphasizing the cyclical nature of abuse and the critical need for safety planning. The discussion highlights the unique challenges faced by victims, particularly those with immigration issues, and the importance of social support in navigating these situations. The role of functional communication in therapy for both victims and perpetrators is explored, along with the systemic gaps in resources for those seeking help. The conversation concludes with a focus on future initiatives aimed at improving support for survivors and addressing the needs of perpetrators to reduce recidivism.

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Contact Enasha

https://www.linkedin.com/in/enasha-anglade-ms-bcba-88931133/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/laughlovelive-again-miramar-fl/370038

Links:

Amie Zarling 

https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/azarling/people/amie-zarling

ACT Now ABA

https://www.actnowaba.com/who-we-are/

Related Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes

Episode 135 Addressing Human Trafficking With Behavior Analysis with Arturo Garcia

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-135-addressing-human-trafficking-with-behavior-analysis 

Episode 140 Applications of Behavior Science to Foster Care, Runaways, The Homless, and Bullying with Kimberly Crosland 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-40-applications-of-behaviour-science-to-foster-care-runaways-the-homeless-and-bullying-with-kimberly-crosland-phd-bcba-d/