Rethinking Non-Compliance as a Skill and Promoting Self-Advocacy

• By: Alex Kishbaugh, MS, BCBA, LABA Haley M. K. Steinhauser, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Frank L. Bird, MEd, BCBA, LABA Melmark
• September 29th, 2022
• ABA, adaptive communication, assent, behavior analysts, Fall 2022 Issue, non-compliance, self-advocacy
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Nearly all behavior analysts have come across “non-compliance” within the behavior repertoire of our consumers. Many of us have operationally defined it and targeted it for deceleration. However, how often do we stop to consider the significance of non-compliance? Can non-compliance be...

Practicing with Compassionate Care: A Missing Piece in Behavior Analytic Training

• By: Ashley Kemmerer, MS, BCBA Graham Behavior Services
• March 26th, 2021
• ABA, behavior analysis, behavior analysts, compassion, empathy, feelings, parents, Spring 2021 Issue, stress, sympathy, training
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Becoming and practicing behavior analysis is often synonymous with a strong understanding of the technical components of behavior change procedures. Our training often emphasizes skills such as the memorization of terminology until it becomes second nature, evaluating and conducting research, and...