Episodes
A popular introductory psychology textbooks defines psychology as “the systematic study of behavior and experience. The word experience lets us discuss your perceptions without implying that a mind exists independently of your body.” Psychology came before behavior analysis but both seek to understand human behavior but through different lens of causality. Behavior analysis is part of psychology and can be used to interpret psychological phenomena throughout the domain. Understanding the...
Published 01/21/22
Skepticism is an attitude of science that includes doubt and questioning behavior towards knowledge claims that lack evidence or have questionable facts. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3F3YXrg, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 12/16/21
Technology is changing the world at a breathtaking pace. From wearable tech such as smartwatches, health tracking rings and bands, and smart glasses, ABA has incredible opportunities to advance behavior analysis prescriptively and reactively. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3C1eDcm, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 11/08/21
Instructional design (ID) is the practice of systematically designing instruction to create productive, and positive learning outcomes. The present shows discusses how the ID components are important to behavior analysts. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3nYznyd, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 09/23/21
Creativity has a long history in psychology and definitions and explanations for the occurrence of creative behavior has great variability. Behavior analysis has approached creativity like any other behavior. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3Avhwlt, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 08/11/21
Behavioral fluency is a concept that has appeared with increasing frequency across the behavioral literature. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3xW3AjH, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 07/15/21
Behavior analysis has used within groups design as the means for establishing functional relations and communicating scientific findings in the lab and journals. Another popular method for analyzing behavior is between groups design. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/2SkhD2J, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 06/22/21
This current presentation shows how private events, also called inner behavior, can be studied and fits within the radical behaviorism framework. To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/3hiIBlt, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 05/11/21
A fundamental underpinning of behavior analysis is that behavior is determined. In this episode, we discuss free will and determinism and how each is regarded within behavior analysis – along with environment-behavior relations and the subsequent implications! To earn CEUs for listening, click https://bit.ly/32TMuF0, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review!
Published 04/28/21
What did Skinner think of education in America? He was not impressed! In fact, he saw many problems that could be solved by the science of behavior. Join us for a deep dive into one of Skinner’s important publications. For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!
Published 02/25/21
You may have heard, “If teaching were talking, everyone could do it!” The “stages of learning” offer an organizing scheme to show learning is complex - not just the presentation of information. Join our hosts for an in-depth discussion about how learning stages help behavior analysts conceptualize, plan, and implement instructional techniques. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow CR on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) + LinkedIn. Leave a rating + review to support o
Published 02/01/21
2020: A Year in Review. Every year has its memories, but 2020 will go down as a year of infamy. Our hosts review three significant impacts on the field of behavior analysis, the pandemic being one of them. Our hosts also discuss the passing of three great contributors to ABA, the episode ending with some big moves at the BACB! For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!
Published 12/28/20
ABA and Visual Analysis. We all do it, but do we do it right? ABA on Call dives into visual analysis and explores the chapter that started it all. What is visual analysis? How exactly should we do it? And what does it entail? Join us for all of these answers and more! For more “ABA on Call” don’t forget to subscribe and follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn. Leave us a rating and review to support our show!
Published 11/22/20
On this episode, ABA on Call brings awareness to an important issue: ableism. Special guest Cassi Breaux, M.A., M.S., BCBA, LBA helps us understand what ableism is and how to identify it. The ABA on Call crew also discusses why we should care about ableism -- and what behavior analysts can do to start addressing it. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to...
Published 10/29/20
In "ABA On Call" episode #14, there are three segments. First, a review of task analysis and the many different professionals who use it. Second, a discussion of how behavior analysis has discovered different methods for teaching task analysis. And third, how to supercharge task analysis and avoid pitfalls. For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Published 08/20/20
In "ABA On Call" episode #13, we learn about Direct Instruction! How does it help Behavior Analysts? How does it help clients? Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Published 07/20/20
In "ABA On Call" episode #12, our hosts introduce you to a very special guest! Precision teaching and behavior analysis are both devoted to creating superior outcomes for people. What happens when you put both together? Listen to our guest, pediatrician Dr. Stephan Merahn, and the ABA on Call crew answer the question with data. For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Published 06/23/20
In "ABA On Call" episode #11, specialist guests Dr. Lisa Britton, BCBA-D and Matt Cicoria (Behavioral Observations Podcast) chat with our co-hosts about supervision in the digital age, what qualities make an effective supervisor, and how technology plays a role in helping behavior analysts solve problems, track tasks, and stick to their responsibilities in the field.
Published 04/06/20
In episode #10 of “ABA On Call,” Dr. Rick Kubina, BCBA-D and Dr. Doug Kostewicz, BCBA-D revisit an article written in 1992 – a special issue in American Psychologist that commemorated B.F. Skinner after his death. For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and subscribe to the podcast above!
Published 03/16/20
There is a lot of competing information in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), but how can you separate fact from fiction when new key findings and research are constantly emerging and shifting? In the latest episode of “ABA On Call,” Rick and Doug tackle some more of the biggest myths in the field of behavior science. For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and subscribe to the podcast above!
Published 02/24/20
Today, technology touches many aspects of our lives – including the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA). In episode #8 of “ABA On Call,” the dynamic duo Dr. Rick Kubina, BCBA-D and Doug Kostewicz review how technology is being used in the world of ABA to facilitate communications, share important information and findings, collect data, and how technology is facilitating the supervision process.
Published 01/06/20
In “ABA On Call” episode #7, CentralReach Director of Research, Dr. Rick Kubina and his colleague Dr. Doug Kostewicz are talking about the applications of Applied Behavior Analysis to adult learning. Listen to the full episode above! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Published 11/05/19
What if you could use Applied Behavior Analysis to make a real, positive difference in your own house and with your family? Listen to the full episode! For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and subscribe to the podcast!
Published 10/04/19
Discussing the Impact of the Component-Composite Relationship & CentralReach's Upcoming User Conference: CR Unite 19 In this month’s episode, hosts Rick Kubina and Doug Kostewicz sit down with Kerri Milyko, BCBA-D, LBA of The Learning Consultants to discuss the impact of the element compound relationship (or component-composite relationship) and how it can be used to build the foundation for behaviors.
Published 08/16/19
In episode #4 of “ABA On Call,” Rick and Doug highlight the upside of using dimensional quantities of measurement versus dimensionless quantities of measurement. They also seek to help you uncover the most accurate information possible when implementing your behavior analytical techniques and procedures. For more “ABA on Call,” follow CentralReach on Facebook, Twitter (@CentralReach), Instagram (@centralreach_) and LinkedIn, and subscribe to the podcast above!
Published 07/23/19