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Episode 4: Learned Behavior during Extinction Dec 15, 2019

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This episode is the 2nd of three parts on addressing challenging behavior and using extinction. In this episode, Megan yet again muses for the listeners and Joe provides his insight as a newly minted BCBA and someone who practices in the school setting. Typically, we are trained to implement extinction with our clients to remove reinforcers for challenging behavior. Often, this results in a drastic reduction in challenging behavior. However, in this episode we discuss, at what cost does this happen and does it make more sense to continue to reinforce challenging behavior instead of using extinction.

The episode starts with a discussion around some of the lessons learned during Dr. Greg Hanley’s training on functional assessment that occurred in Virginia in March 2019. Dr. Miller then provides some examples of different types of learning that might occur during challenging behavior episodes. She pulls from examples of her own experiences as a practitioner and also as a parent. Joe gives his input on these examples based on his training too. The episode concludes by discussing the potential negative impacts of extinction bursts, including loss of time learning skills.

Resources from this episode:

#dobetter Webinar on Challenging Behavior - Look at the September 2018 Row

#dobetter Webinar on Demand Fading - Look at the June 2018 Row

#dobetter Webinar on Behavior Economics and Matching Law - Look at the October 2018 Row

#dobetter Webinar on Precision Teaching and Component/Composite Analysis - Look at the July 2018 Row

Dr. Hanley’s Website on PFA

Self-regulation in Young Children

PDF File on Self-regulation

Episode 3 The Great Debate: Practical Functional Assessment vs Traditional FA Nov 15, 2019

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Join us for another Megan’s Musings episode! This time we are discussing the Great Debate: PFA and Traditional FA. Behavior Analysts have incredible behavior change technology at their fingertips for drastically improving the quality of lives of numerous individuals who engage in challenging behavior that interferes with learning and may be harmful to themselves or others. Is the technology that was developed in the 80s and heavily researched since then sufficient for producing these changes or should we be advancing and progressive as a field and embrace the research from Dr. Hanley on Practical Functional Assessment? Dr. Miller and Joe discuss the two sides of this discussion and share their viewpoints.

Before any good debate on a topic can occur, listeners must understand where the debate stems from so this episode opens with a quick overview of the historical significance of Functional Analysis. Then we dive right in to the two sides of the debate: Traditional Functional Analysis vs Practical Functional Assessment. The episode concludes by discussing who ultimately “wins” the debate.

Resources to Learn More

Tables Analyzing Research Articles from Fisher and Greer

#dobetter Webinar on Challenging Behavior - Look at the September 2018 Row

Behavioral Observations Podcast with Dr. Hanley Session 1 Functional Assessment

BOP with Dr. Hanley Session 7 Function Based Treatment

BOP with Dr. Hanley Session 20 Q and A

BOP with Dr. Hanley Session 94 Practical Functional Assessment

BOP with Dr. Fisher Session 45 Best Practices Functional Analysis

Dr. Hanley’s Website on PFA

Episode 2 The Great Divide: Verbal Behavior and Relational Frame Theory Oct 15, 2019

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In this episode, Dr. Megan Miller muses about the divide in the field of behavior analysis relating to Verbal Behavior and Relational Frame Theory. Joe Smith provides insight as a relatively new BCBA and we explore the divide from this perspective too. What do you know about this divide in our field? Which “camp” do you think Dr. Miller and Joe fall into? Will they agree or disagree? Listen to the episode to find out more!

Episode 1: The Beginning Sep 15, 2019

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In this episode, Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith introduce listeners to how they got their start in the field of behavior analysis and lay the groundwork for future episodes in understanding the perspectives each will bring to the topics being covered!

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