ABA Ultimate Showdown!

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Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown! - a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. We use a structured debate format to achieve several goals: ~ Encourage respectful conversations among professionals in all settings ~ Advance a deeper knowledge about critical topics in our field through research presented from multiple perspectives ~ Promote civility and an understanding of perspectives that differ from your own ~Model a user friendly format for the education of future behavior analysts and those who organize conferences

  1. 04/20/2023

    Round 14: What is the goal of a functional assessment? Debaters: Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami and Dr. Jeffrey Tiger

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 14 of the Showdown debates the motion: The goal of a functional assessment is to identify a function that will inform treatment. Our debaters, Dr. Jeffrey Tiger and Dr. Mahshid Ghaemmaghami, are influential contributors to the field of behavior analysis. You can find their work in behavior analysis’s leading journals and they have helped shape and guide countless professionals throughout their careers. Our field owes each of them a great debt and we couldn’t be more excited with the insight they shared through this debate.  This round is worth 1.5 general CE credits for BCBAs - just listen to the entire episode to find the two code words and enter them at our website. To access CEs from other rounds, asynchronous CEs, and for a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown Your support helps us continue to produce this podcast so thank you! If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown to sign up for our mailing list, and like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us.  Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    1h 24m

  2. 10/20/2022

    Round 13: Is ABA inherently trauma informed?

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 13 of the Showdown debates the motion: ABA is inherently trauma informed. Our debaters, Rosalie Prendergast and Saundra Bishop, are actively disseminating their passion on a wide scale to professionals around the world. During this debate, we construct defenses of both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, editing, and citing the resources used in this episode. This round is worth 1 ethics CE for BCBAs - just listen to the entire episode to find the two code words and enter them at our website. To access CEs from other rounds, asynchronous CEs, and for a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown Your support helps us continue to produce this podcast so thank you!  If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments ** There may be a delay between publishing the podcast and when the CE's and show notes are available. Check back mid week 10/26ish and everything should be up! Thank you for your support! **

    1h 5m

  3. 03/30/2022

    Round 12: Online Education or Traditional Learning? An Inside Look at the Future of Higher Education

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 12 of the Showdown debates the motion: Higher education is ideally delivered in a traditional format. Our debaters, Dr. Katie Croce and Dr. Joe Novak, are passionate and well versed, both having experience teaching in both traditional learning and online education formats in higher education. During this debate, we construct defenses of both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, editing, and citing the resources used in this episode. To access CEs from other rounds, asynchronous CEs, and for a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown Your support will help us continue to produce this podcast so thank you! If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    2h 11m

  4. 07/29/2021

    Round 11: Praise Be! A Critical Look into a Common Practice

    Round 11: Praise Be! A Critical Look into a Common Practice Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 11 of the Showdown debates the motion: Using behavior specific praise to reinforce learners’ behavior is best practice. Our debaters Ashley Kemmerer and Jacqueline Koppa bring up a lot of valid points that you can use to better inform your practice. During this debate, we construct defenses of both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of women hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, editing, and citing the resources used in this episode. This round is worth 1.25 CE credits for BACB certificants. Your support will help us continue to produce this podcast so thank you! To access CEs and for a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    1h 16m

  5. 04/16/2021 · BONUS

    Chat with Round 10 Debaters: Stereotypy Follow Up

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. During this candid conversation, we chat with the debaters of Round 10 and our executive director, Cara Graham. Special thanks to Amy Gravino,  Angela DiPoce, and Ashley Callahan for the months they spent preparing for this debate. Thanks also to our clinical and administrative team for their ongoing review and feedback as well as Catina Garrido for compiling the massive amount of resources into a discernible, APA 7 format found at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard and found your Aha moment, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    28 min

  6. 04/14/2021

    Round 10: The Ethical Implications of Treating Stereotypy

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 10 of the Showdown debates the motion: Stereotypy as a symptom of autism does not need to be treated. We welcome our first guest debater, Amy Gravino, who joins Angela DiPoce in debating Ashley Callahan. During this debate, we construct defenses of both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of women hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, editing, and citing the resources used in this episode. This round is worth 2 ethics CE credits for BACB certificants.   For a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard and found your Aha moment, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    1h 46m

  7. 11/05/2020

    Round 9: Are BCBA Owned Businesses at an Ethical Disadvantage?

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 9 of the Showdown debates the motion: It is possible to ethically and effectively market ABA businesses within the guidelines. We got a lot of great feedback from social media regarding the challenges facing both BCBA owned and privately owned ABA companies. Bonus is that it includes a lot of great tips for ethically marketing your business! During this debate, we construct arguments for both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of women hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, and editing this episode. Special thanks to Connections Behavior Planning & Intervention for your thoughtful review of our podcast. We heard your feedback so we recorded this one all together. Hope you enjoy the interactive banter! You will also be able to watch this round on our YouTube channel! For a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard and found your Aha moment, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    1h 16m

  8. 07/22/2020

    Round 8: Crash and Burnout

    Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 8 of the Showdown debates the motion: BCBAs have enough resources to ethically and effectively manage their caseload. This debate dives into several important topics that support behavior analysts’ mental health and job performance, including ACT, burnout, OBM, and ethics. We also provide a TON of resources in a variety of mediums! During this debate, we construct arguments for both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of women hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, and editing this episode. For a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email showdown@grahambehavior.com If you have enjoyed what you heard and found your Aha moment, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

    1h 6m
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Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown! - a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. We use a structured debate format to achieve several goals: ~ Encourage respectful conversations among professionals in all settings ~ Advance a deeper knowledge about critical topics in our field through research presented from multiple perspectives ~ Promote civility and an understanding of perspectives that differ from your own ~Model a user friendly format for the education of future behavior analysts and those who organize conferences

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    Showdown
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    2019 - 2023
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