Cooperant Learning Podcast
Cooperant Learning Podcast
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Welcome to the Cooperant Learning Podcast—a show where behavior science, ethics, and human dignity come together. Hosted by behavior analysts who work across adult services, research, and everyday life, this podcast explores how applied behavior analysis (ABA) can be both effective and compassionate.
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The podcast delves into behavior science, ethics, and human dignity, with episodes exploring topics such as crisis intervention, ethical practices in behavior analysis, and the integration of LGBTQ+ advocacy within ABA. For example, episodes highlight how applied behavior analysis can support both behavior intervention and academic success, as well as the implications of using big data to inform therapy service recommendations.
Interviews with behavior analysts, researchers, and practitioners exploring where the field of ABA is headed. From adult services and education to organizational behavior management, health, and basic research, Cooperant Learning Podcast dives into the science, ethics, and future of behavior analysis.
What separates competent clinical decision-making from simply following a checklist?
In this episode of Behavior Business Roundtable, Kyle Steury is joined by Kristen Byra, Steve Sparks, and Taylor Barker for a wide-ranging conversation about how behavior analysts learn to make good clinical decisions, and what may be getting lost as the field grows.
The panel discusses the role of literature reviews and mentorship when BCBAs encounter unfamiliar clinical problems, the difference between completing an assessment tool and actually analyzing behavior, and the risks of relying on social media for clinical recommendations. They also examine what should happen when an intervention isn’t working, including treatment fidelity, measurement, reinforcement, stimulus control, environmental variables, and whether the original clinical hypothesis was correct. The panel flips the conversation around at the end and discusses “What are newer BCBAs getting right?”
From greater comfort with technology to interdisciplinary collaboration and increased attention to compassionate care, the group considers what more experienced behavior analysts can learn from the next generation of practitioners.
Topics include:
• Literature reviews and evidence-based clinical decision-making
• Mentorship and practicing within your scope of competence
• Facebook and social media as sources of clinical advice
• Functional assessment vs. simply completing assessment tools
• Collecting useful data, not just more data
• Insurance requirements and medical necessity
• Treatment fidelity and troubleshooting ineffective interventions
• Reinforcement, stimulus control, and implementation errors
• AI in ABA and clinical decision support
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Compassionate care for clients and caregivers
• What newer and more experienced BCBAs can learn from each other
Behavior Business Roundtable brings experienced behavior analysts together to debate the clinical, ethical, and business issues shaping the field of applied behavior analysis.
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