In this episode we catch up with Marlesha Bell. She talks to us about treatment disparity, research implications, and pyramidal training with Latin-X families. We hope that you enjoy the conversation, as much as we enjoyed recording it. Please follow us on FB @BeautifulHumansCast or IG @BeautifulHumansChange Resources shared during this conversation: Malagodi, E. (1986). On radicalizing behaviorism: A call for cultural analysis. The Behavior Analyst, 9, 1-17. doi:10.1007/BF03391925 Magaña, S., Parish, S. L., Rose, R. A., Timberlake, M., & Swaine, J. G. (2012). Racial and ethnic disparities in quality of health care among children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 50, 287-299. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-50.4.287 Mandell, D. S., Ittenbach, R. F., Levy, S. E., & Pinto-Martin, J. A. (2007). Disparities in diagnoses received prior to a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(9), 1795-1802. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0314-8 Whetten, K., Leserman, J., Whetten, R., Ostermann, J., Thielman, N., Swartz, M., & Stangl, D. (2006). Exploring lack of trust in care providers and the government as a barrier to health service use. American Journal of Public Health, 96, 716–720. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.06325 5 Scott, H. M., & Havercamp, S. M. (2014). Race and health disparities in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in the United States. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 52, 409. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-52.6.409 CE information below: The diversity of the U.S. population is rapidly growing. Currently, treatment disparities exist between people of color who are seeking ABA services in comparison to their White counterparts. Recently, issues related to reducing these treatment disparities have been highlighted in the behavior analytic community. The following podcast show will review treatment disparities that currently exist for diverse individuals and highlight research on considering cultural variables while providing behavior analytic services. Objectives The participants will be able to identify some barriers for families of color to access services. Participants will be able to identify treatment disparities between people of color and White counterparts Participants will be able to identify ways of training when working with families from different cultural backgrounds Participants will be able to identify if considering culture affects the effectiveness of assessment and treatment problem behavior --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/support