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I had the great opportunity to talk to Todd Ward, Ph.D., former BCBA-D, to discuss his recent decision to let his BCBA expire and what that means for the future direction of his career. Todd received his doctoral degree in behavior analysis from the University of Nevada, Reno and was the president and found of bSci21 Media, LLC, running one of the most successful blogs for behavior analysts, bSci21.org. Dr. Ward has also served on editorial boards and has worked in a wide variety of settings in ABA from centers, residential programs, homes, schools, and was the Director of the Behavior Analysis Online program for the University of North Texas.

Objectives:

• Identify ways that ABA can be utilized outside the field of autism
• Understand the differences between the science of behaviorism in general and utilizing ABA in therapy
• Discuss how education paths towards becoming a BCBA may play a role in the breadth of our scope of practice.

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CEU'S FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE!

In our first episode of The Behavior Crew podcast, we'll go over some of the things you can expect from this and future episodes! In this month's topic "ABA Outside the Box", we'll be exploring other career options and fields that we can explore as BCBA's outside of the world of Autism, while still utilizing our knowledge of the science of behavior analysis.

In this episode, we will be talking about several unique career options based on literature from the BACB and research articles in our field.

Objectives:

• Identify at least two new fields that a BCBA can transition to outside of working with children with Autism.
• Understand the previous and current ABA-related research in those fields.
• Discuss transition planning into new fields as a BCBA

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CEU'S FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE!

References

Maragakis, A., Drossel, C., & Waltz, T. J., (Eds.). (2021). Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond. Springer. 

Available at https://www.amazon.com/Applications-Behavior-Analysis-Healthcare-Beyond/dp/3030579689 

BACB. ABA Subspecialty Resources. https://www.bacb.com/about-behavior-analysis/ 

Druskis, M. (2017). On Using ABA to Coach Baseball. ABC Behavior Training. https://www.abcbehaviortx.com/single-post/2017/05/02/on-using-aba-to-coach-baseball 

Other resources presented

Masterclass: Assessment and Report Writing 

Report Writing Package 

Pick One's with Derek.  The Three Guys interview Erik Voigt Autism Blogger, Head of Dual Spectrum Dad, Operations Manager, and Special Education Advocate Melanie Nazarian.

Melanie Nazarian is a Special Education Advocate specializing in special education and assists parents and their children with accessing their educational rights.  She also supports students in Southern New Hampshire up through the age of 21.

Autism:  What is Autism? - Autism Society (autism-society.org)

Erik Voigt is a dad of two autistic children, heads Dual Spectrum Dad on Facebook, and has his own personal Autism Blog. 

Erik discusses how he educated himself and became more knowledgeable of Autism, his children's diagnosis, difficulty to get information on autism years ago, ways that he is sharing information and advocating for Autism, difficulties of parenting and navigating the many agencies, States with the best resources, and his plans for furthering his education of Autism. 

Melanie dives into the many agencies/programs available to parents and ways to navigate the application process including enrollment and timing.  She discusses the diagnosis process and having to be seen by highly specialized doctors.   She breaks down a special needs trust and how it differs from a traditional trust.  Melanie and Erik talk accessing services, costs of schooling for autistic children, how diagnosis of autism has evolved over time, options for parents once their child turns 22 years of age and services available to them. 

Erik & Melanie breakdown the many agencies available to parents including:
- ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) | Autism Speaks
- BCBA (is a company that provides ABA therapy) BCBA Services for Autism | Autism Speaks
- DDS (Department of Developmental Services) Department of Developmental Services | Mass.gov
- IEP (Individualized Education Program)  Individualized Education Plan (IEP) - Autism Society (autism-society.org)
- Mass Health


Erik Voigt
Blog:  dualspectrumdad | Stories From The Autism World (wordpress.com)
Facebook: (6) Dual Spectrum Dad | Facebook
LinkedIn: (3) Erik Voigt | LinkedIn

Melanie Nazarian
Facebook:  (6) Melanie Nazarian | Facebook
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