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  • Subject Matter Experts in Behavior Analysis | TCE #009
    In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri ask some questions about the process for identifying Subject Matter Experts in Behavior Analysis. 
    Links for Today
    0:02:14 Topic: Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
    0:17:14 Check Out: The BACB's process on SME
    2:17:14 Topic Change: The Gap between Academics and Practitioners
    5:02:14 Topic Change: Subspecializations and the Certification Process
    5:52:14 Check Out: The BACB's videos on Subspecialty Areas in Behavior Analysis
    14:47:14 Topic Change: Gaining Subject Matter Expertise and being Deemed an SME
    22:17:14 Call to Action: Learn, Discuss, and Share the info you have on SME!
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    26 min
  • Reflections from ABAI and The Lack of Operational Definitions | TCE #008

    In this episode, Dimitri and Ryan discuss their personal experiences at ABAI and dive into a conversation about privilege and the culture in behavior analysis. Key Timestamps:

    • 0:02:35 Topic Change: Dimitri's ABAI Reflections
    • 0:03:20 Topic Change: Should BCBA's Avoid Controversial Discussions?
    • 0:08:36 Check Out: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
    • 0:14:55 Topic Change: Ryan's ABAI Reflections
    • 0:17:35 Check Out: The Daily BA's Hank Schlinger Video 
    • 0:19:55 Topic Change: Operationally Defining Privilege and Privilege in Behavior Analysis
    • 0:22:15 For more information on Dimitri's examples Check Out: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari
    • 0:31:35 Call to Listeners to Join this Discussion on Culture and Privilege

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      34 min
    • Raw & Uncut | The Controversial Exchange | TCE #007

        In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri go raw and uncensored with a Facebook Live audience to talk about honesty in science, their favorite toilet paper, conference in behavior analysis, neurodiversity and more! Make sure to call in using the anchor app ->  https://anchor.fm/thecontroversialexchange 

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      1 hr 34 min
    • Accomplishment Based Performance w/ Carl Binder | The Controversial Exchange | TCE #006

       In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri welcome on Carl Binder to talk about accomplishment based performance and the field of behavior analysis. 

      0:00:00 - Introduction to the Episode!

      0:01:37 Topic Change: Carl Binder's Introduction

      0:01:58 Check Out Walden Two by B. F. Skinner

      0:08:17 Check Out the Six Boxes Model

      0:09:25 Topic Change: Accomplishment Based Learning Explained

      0:10:10 Check Out The Eden Conspiracy: Educating for Accomplished Citizenship by Joe Harless

      0:22:40 Topic Change: The Performance Chain and Outcomes/Outputs Explained

      0:30:25 Topic Change: Variables Involved in Improving and Maintaining Human Performance

      0:49:20 Topic Change: Money and Values in the field of ABA, Education, and Organizations

      0:53:45 Check Out Integrating Organizational-Cultural Values With Performance Management by Carl Binder

      0:57:50 Check Out Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis by Baer, Wolf, and Risley

      0:59:20 Check Out The Right to Effective Education by Barett et al.

      1:00:50 Check Out Behaviorism and Ethics by Vargas and Krapfl

      1:15:15 Check Out the CHATTCon Conference coming up in July 2019

      1:17:10 Check Out the Standard Celeration Society

      1:18:40 Check Out Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari

      1:21:10 Topic Change: Listener Questions about Fluency

      1:31:15 Topic Change: Binder's Advice to Aspiring Entrepeneurs

      1:34:17 Check Out Fit Learning

      1:38:25 Check Out the Next Gen Revolution Summit coming up in 2019

      1:40:35 Check Out The Blue Ocean Strategy by Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

      1:42:20 Check Out The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber

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      1 hr 48 min
    • Mental Health & Behavior Analysis w/ Tina Patterson | TCE #005

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      In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri welcome on Tina Patterson to talk about mental health and the field of behavior analysis.

      Timestamps Today (FULL LINKS FOR ALL HERE)

      • 0:00:00 Topic: Mental Health and Autism 
      • 0:03:04 Check out: SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration)
      • 0:05:09 Topic Change: The History and Current Status of ABA and Mental Health
      • 0:05:52 Check out: The CDC report and statistics on Children and Mental Health
      • 0:08:49 Check out: Why Behavior Analysts Should Study Emotion: The Example of Anxiety by Pat Friman, Steven Hayes, and Kelly Wilson
      • 0:12:24 Check out: The research from the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University
      • 0:13:09 Check out: Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study by Felitti et al.
      • 0:13:54 Check out: Neuroanatomy for Students of Behavioral Disorders by Ronald Green and Robyn Ostrander
      • 0:14:09 Check out: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
      • 0:14:24 Topic Change: Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, and the Competence required to Treat
      • 0:14:39 Check out: A sample quiz to get your ACEs score
      • 0:14:44 Check out: A List of published study's related to ACE, chronic illness, and more
      • 0:28:06 Check out: the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale (ACEs)
      • 0:29:02 Mentioned again: Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study by Felitti et al.
      • 0:30:19 Check out: Information on the IISCA0:31:59
      • Mentioned again: The research from the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University
      • 0:32:14 Check out: NIH Child and Adolescent Mental Health
      • 0:32:49 Check out: Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating by Zucker et al.
      • 0:32:54 Topic Change: Medication and Treatment 
      • 0:35:39 Check out: Johns Hopkins Pharmacogenomic Testing
      • 0:35:39 Check out: Mayo Clinic Drug-Gene Pharmacogenomics
      • 0:42:19 Topic Change: Open-Ended Education, Resources, and Dissemination
      • 0:44:44 Check out: https://practicalfunctionalassessment.com/
      • 0:48:44 Check out: "Clinician with a Mission" on Facebook
      • 0:50:24 Topic Change: Training and Educating Practitioners and the BACB Task List
      • 0:50:29 "Check out the following bullets on the BACB Task List: G-02: Consider biological/medical variables that may be affecting the client.
      • G-05: Describe and explain behavior, including private events, in behavior-analytic (non- mentalistic) terms.
      • G-07: Practice within one’s limits of professional competence in applied behavior analysis, and obtain consultation, supervision, and training, or make referrals as necessary."
      • 0:54:12 Check out: Icing on the Cake: The Role of Research in Practitioner Training by Joshua Pritchard and Byron Wine
      • 1:04:04 Matthew P. Normand and Carolynn S. Kohn Article
      • 1:05:39 Topic Change: OBM, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Freedom
      • 1:08:09 Check out: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
      • 1:23:34 Check out: Walden Two by B. F. Skinner
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        1 hr 30 min
      • BONUS - Episode Highlights & Mini-Rants

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         Key Timestamps:

        • 0:00:00 Introduction & How to Support
        • 0:03:21 Topic Change - Coming up: The current state of EAB
        • 0:07:14 Check out Episode 004 with Merrill Winston
        • 0:14:10 "The Blue Books" by Israel Goldiamond
        • 0:17:53 Topic Change - The market of Behavior Analysis and OBM
        • 0:21:25 Check out these works by William Abernathy (one) and (two)
        • 0:23:55 Check out the FIT OBM Certificate Program
        • 0:24:00 Check out Carl Binder's Six Boxes Model
        • 0:28:23 Topic Change - Dimitri and Ryan's advice on gaining experience in the field 
        • 0:42:10 Topic Change - Back to OBM, ABA, and Behavior Analysis
        • 0:49:25 Topic Change - Coming up: Panel at ABAI about scientific communication
        • 0:57:40 Topic Change - Coming up: The Behavior Analyst's Guide to Junk Science
        • 0:59:00 "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" by Carl Sagan - Chapter: "The Balogna Detection Kit"
        • 0:59:40 "Controversial Therapies in Autism and Intellectual Disabilities" by Richard Foxx and James Mulick 
        • 0:59:50 Check out Why We Do What We Do Episode 100
        • 1:00:15 Topic Change - Self-Management, Mindfulness, and Meditation
        • 1:05:00 "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert Sapolski 
        • 1:05:05 "Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom" by Rick Hanson, Alan Jones, and Richard Mendius
        • 1:11:05 "Making Sense of Spirituality" by Steven Hayes 
        • 1:13:10 Topic Change - Coming Up: ABAI Practical Functional Analysis Symposium
        • 1:15:25 Check out "IISCA Hanley Fisher Debate" 
        • 1:15:35 Check out Iwata's "Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior"
        • 1:16:35 Topic Change - The importance of controversial conversations
        • 1:21:25 Check out - Self-Care & Behavior Analysis (w/ Shane Spiker)
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          1 hr 31 min
        • Unethical & Unprofessional Behavior Analysts w/ Merrill Winston | TCE #004
          • 0:02:08 Topic - Merrill and his background
          • 0:03:35 Topic Change - "Professionalism" and "Ethical Bullying"
          • 0:09:49 Check Out:  The disabled children locked up in cages By Chloe Hadjimatheou BBC World Service
          • 0:10:33 Topic Change - Punishment Contingencies and "Pisser-Offer" Contingencies
          • 0:14:20 Topic Change - Ethics and Levels of Right and Wrong
          • 0:17:25 Check Out: Our Episode on Narrative
          • 0:21:20 Topic Change - Rule-Governed Behavior and Automatic Thinking in Professionalism
          • 0:25:50 Topic Change - Doctoral Programs
          • 0:26:36 Topic Change - Addressing Listener's Questions
          • 0:27:20 Listener Topic - "A Good Look for the Field" 
          • 0:30:05 Listener Topic - The Skinner Box Video
          • 0:32:40 Listener Topic - Personal Aversion and Organizational and Cultural Factors
          • 0:43:00 Topic Change - Ethical Guidelines for BCBAs and Other Fields
          • 0:56:30 Check Out: Signs of Damage by Jack Michael 
          • 0:59:20 Check Out: Adventures In Special Education: A Practitioner's Guidebook to Understanding and Treating Problem Behaviors in Schools By Merrill Winston
          • 1:02:15 Topic Change - Joining the Conversation (on Social Media) and Advice on Speaking Up
          • 1:02:25 Check Out: Confessions of a Behavior Analyst Group on Facebook
          • 1:15:35  Coming Soon! Live Q&A with Ryan, Dimitri, and Merril (GET NOTIFICATIONS!)
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            1 hr 22 min
          • Narrative in Science & Self-Management | TCE #003
            What to Expect
            In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri talk about some of their perspectives on how narratives and science mesh, with an ending on some self-management practices. 
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            Key Timestamps
            0:45 Ryan's welcome message begins
            2:07 Dimitri chimes in for first time
            8:42 Introduce Book "Houston We Have a Narrative" by Randy Olsen 
            13:48 Introduce Logic Book "Beginning Logic" by E. J. Lemon 
            15:18 Ryan begins to point out examples of narrative to listeners
            17:08 Dimitri explains what he thinks Narrative is about 
            21:48 Ryan explains grad school perception 
            24:53     Golddiamond Blue Books brief spin-off 
            34:28 Talk about experience of going to conferences, cost, and networking
            39:13 Started talking about research, academia, and entrepeneurship 
            45:55 Discuss David Goggins (Check out his Book)
            52:58     Quantifiedself.com mentioned
            57:40    Discussion around Self-Management Routines is Introduced
            1:05:10 Mentioned book "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon 
            1:08:39 Ryan mentions feeling inspired to make a video about self-management 
            1:15:28 Gary Vee's "5 Minute Plea to Do" Video Mentioned
            1:17:45 Book by Viktor Frankl "Man's Search for Meaning" introduced 
            1:24:44 Introduce "Let Me Hear Your Voice" by Catherine Maurice
            1:25:30 Brief pause then summary of feelings of the episode
            1:25:56 Discussion about plans, Ryan going to see Randy Olsen, workshops
            1:26:35 Introduce "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell 
            1:26:59 Ryan chimes in with Wrap Up (comment, like, review, etc.)
            1:27:43 Fun Fact and Patreon
            1:29:35 Disclaimer Read
            1:30:15 Sign-Off
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            1 hr 34 min
          • Do Behavior Analysts DESERVE to Branch Outside Autism? w/ Miranda Marie Drake | TCE #002

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            #002 - Do Behavior Analysts Deserve to Branch Outisde Autism? This week we welcome on Miranda Marie Drake to talk about our history of autism treatment and whether our profession "deserves" to branch outside autism. 

            Links for Today:

            • TCE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecontroversialexchange/
            • TCE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/controversialex
            • He Will Not Divide Us Capture the Flag: https://youtu.be/W6uGP8hHwrQ
            • He Will Not Divide Us Capture the Flag: https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/5ykwc3/shia_labeouf_hides_a_hewillnotdivideus_flag_in/
            • Foxx R. M. (1996). Translating the covenant: The behavior analyst as ambassador and translator. The Behavior analyst, 19(2), 147-61.: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2733621/
            • Morris Email on Teaching Behavior Analysis Listserv re Principles of Behavior: https://listserv.uhd.edu/scripts/wa-uhdedu.exe?A2=ind1801&L=TBA-L&P=R169094
            • Critchfield, Thomas & J. Doepke, Karla & Epting, L & Becirevic, Amel & Reed, Derek & Fienup, Daniel & L. Kremsreiter, Jamie & L. Ecott, Cheryl. (2017). Normative Emotional Responses to Behavior Analysis Jargon or How Not to Use Words to Win Friends and Influence People. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 10. 97-106. 10.1007/s40617-016-0161-9.: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630814
            • Becirevic, Amel & Critchfield, Thomas & Reed, Derek. (2016). On the Social Acceptability of Behavior-Analytic Terms: Crowdsourced Comparisons of Lay and Technical Language. The Behavior Analyst. 39. 10.1007/s40614-016-0067-4.: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303712104_On_the_Social_Acceptability_of_Behavior-Analytic_Terms_Crowdsourced_Comparisons_of_Lay_and_Technical_Language

              • Special Thanks: Miranda Marie Drake for submitting the idea and hopping on the show!

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              1 hr 31 min
            • Standardization & Private Equity in Behavior Analysis w/ Rick Kubina | TCE #001
              #001- Standardization & Private Equity in Behavior Analysis. In this episode, RYANO and Dimitri welcome on Rick Kubina, Precision Teaching and ABA master to talk about Standardization in Science and Private Equity in ABA. 
              Catch us on Twitter @controversialex or Instagram @thecontroversialexchange and make sure to call in with your thoughts along the way! We're replying to everyone that calls in the first week after release!
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              1 hr 23 min

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            The heart and soul of the Explanatory Fiction podcast is the behavior analytic worldview, combined with clinical decision-making processes. Each week a randomly generated case is structured into a…