It Has To Be Said – Details, episodes & analysis

Previously known as Rants with Justin & Joe, It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe is a monthly podcast during which Justin, Joe, and their guests discuss topics that are pertinent to behavior analysis and intervention for autistics/individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Each episode involves an open and frank discussion about the topic.   It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe is available wherever you stream podcasts! Donations are appreciated (www.classy.org/give/237784). Your donation helps support research projects and free training products like our free 40 hour RBT training and 8 hour Supervisor training – every little bit helps! CEUs for It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe are available at www.autismpartnershipfoundation.org/podcast/. 

Previously known as Rants with Justin & Joe, It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe is a monthly podcast during which Justin, Joe, and their guests discuss topics that are pertinent to behavior analysis and intervention for autistics/individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Each episode involves an open and frank discussion about the topic.     It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe is available wherever you stream podcasts! Donations are appreciated (www.classy.org/give/237784). Your donation helps support research projects and free training products like our free 40 hour RBT training and 8 hour Supervisor training – every little bit helps! CEUs for It Has to be Said with Justin & Joe are available at www.autismpartnershipfoundation.org/podcast/.    Episode Title: A Lifelong Journey: ABA and Support for Autistic Adults    During this episode we chat with Shanna Bahry and Peter Gerhardt. Shanna currently serves as the Executive Director of Meaningful HOPE, an agency committed to helping practitioners and families best support individuals with disabilities in preparing for a meaningful life in adulthood. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the master's and doctoral programs at Endicott College’s Institute for Applied Behavioral Sciences. Peter is the founding chair of the Scientific Council for the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and currently sits on numerous professional advisory boards including Behavior Analysis in Practice, the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, and the Autism Society of America. He is currently serving as the Executive Director of EPIC School and an Affiliate Professor and Doctoral Advisor at Endicott College’s Institute for Applied Behavioral Sciences. We discuss meaningful curriculum and what it means to truly individualize goals with Peter and Shanna.    CEU OBJECTIVES:  Listeners will be able to define what makes a curriculum meaningful for an individual client.   Listeners will be able to determine what makes a goal or target individualized.  Listeners will be able to describe the process of “looking back” to help determine meaningful curriculum.      RESOURCES:  Brown, L., Nietupski, J., & Hamre-Nietupski, S. (1976). Criterion of ultimate functioning. In Thomas, M.A. (Ed.), Hey, don’t forget about me: Education’s investment in the severely, profoundly, and multiply handicapped (pp. 2-15). The Council for Exceptional Children. Retrieved from https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels2/pdf/70s/76/76-HDF-CEC.pdf  Make it meaningful book  Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 55(1), 3 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.55.1.3   Gerhardt, P. F., Bahry, S., Driscoll, N. M., Cauchi, J., Mason, B. K., & Deshpande, M. (2023). Adulthood begins in preschool: Meaningful curriculum in support of increased independence for individuals with autism. lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.294   https://shop.elsevier.com/books/clinician-s-guide-to-sexuality-and-autism/cauchi/978-0-323-95743-4#  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-98507-3  Leaf, J. B., Cihon, J. H., Ferguson, J. L., & Gerhardt, P. F. (2022). Recommendations for behavioral research in supporting adults diagnosed with ASD. In Handbook of quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (pp. 461-467). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98507-3_26  

Chapter 6 of Rants with Justin and Joe will feature special guest Melissa Saunders. During this Rants, Justin, Joe, and Melissa will discuss the complicated role of a behavior analyst providing supervision. Today’s supervision context for behavior analysts can be a complex endeavor creating many challenges for the supervising behavior analyst. The discussion will include challenges unique to behavior analysts providing supervision, tips to address these challenges and maximize the effectiveness of your supervision, and any questions from the live audience. CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one challenge unique to behavior analysts providing supervision. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one approach to address challenges to behavior analysts providing supervision. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one maximize the effectiveness of supervision. Gibson, J.A., Grey, I.M., & Hastings, R.P. (2009). Supervisor support as a predictor of burnout and therapeutic self-efficacy in therapists working in ABA schools. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39(7), 1024-1030. doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0709-4   Kazemi, E., Shapiro, M., & Kavner, A. (2015). Predictors of intention to turnover in behavior technicians working with individuals working with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 17, 106-115. doi:10.1016/j.rasd .2015.06.012   Parsons, M. B., Reid, D. H., & Crow, R. E. (2003). Best and worst ways to motivate staff in community agencies: A brief survey of supervisors. Mental Retardation, 41(2), 96-102.   Reid, D., Parsons, M., B., & Green. C. (2011). The developmental disabilities supervisor training curriculum: Evidence-based ways to promote work quality and enjoyment among support staff. Washington, CD: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAID).   Reid, D. H., Parsons, M. B., & Green, C. W., (2012). The supervisor’s guidebook: Evidence-based strategies for promoting work quality and enjoyment among human service staff.   Reid, D. H., Parsons, M. B., & Jensen, J. M. (2017). Maintaining Staff Performance Following a Training Intervention: Suggestions from a 30-Year Case Example. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10(1), 12–21. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0101-0

Chapter 5 of Rants with Justin and Joe will feature special guests Anna Dotson, Asim Javed, Danielle LaFrance, & Wes Lowery. Each of the guests will provide their unique experiences as being current and past graduate students of behavior analysis. Justin and Joe will ask the guests to provide any insight and advice for anyone interested in seeking a graduate degree in behavior analysis. Our special guests will also field any questions from the audience related to the graduate school experience. FREE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR A STUDENT!  During this episode we will be selecting one student attendee at random to win a free conference registration for APF’s 6th Annual Conference on April 16th!

Chapter 4 of Rants with Justin and Joe will feature special guests, Mary Jane Weiss and Thomas Zane!! Justin, Joe, Mary Jane, and Tom will discuss the recent update to the BACB ethics code. Differences between the current code and the 2022 code will be highlighted as well as the BACB’s rationale for the changes. The panelists will also discuss ways in which the new code should influence ethical behavior of behavior analysts CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will list the major components of the 2022 ethics code. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will explain at least 5 differences between the current ethics code and the 2022 model. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will give the BACB rationale for some of the changes made. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will explain how the new code will influence ethical behavior of behavior analysts in at least 3 ways.

Season 3, Chapter 3 of Rants with Justin and Joe will feature special guests, Daniel Mendoza, Steve Foreman, and Sharon Trew! Justin, Joe, Daniel, Steve, and Sharon will discuss all things mentorship including tips for finding a mentor, maximizing the effectiveness of your mentorship, the development mentorship as a leadership skill, the role of mentorship in developing behavior analysts with cultural humility, and any questions the live audience asks of the panelists. CEU OBJECTIVES 1. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one approach to maximizing the effectiveness of mentorship. 2. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify the importance of the development mentorship as a leadership skill. 3. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify the role of mentorship in developing behavior analysts with cultural humility.

The second chapter of our third season will feature a special guest appearance by Nicholas Liu, a former client at Autism Partnership Hong Kong. Justin and Joe will talk with Nicholas about his experience with autism and receiving behavior analytic intervention. Members of the audience will also be invited to ask Nicholas questions about his unique experience from diagnosis, to treatment, to adulthood. CEU OBJECTIVES 1. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify one barrier for which Nicholas attributes autism 2. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify one benefit for which Nicholas attributes autism. https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/podcast/ Disclosure: Nicholas Liu was invited to present his perspective as an educational opportunity on Rants with Justin and Joe. He is not a current or past client of Autism Partnership Foundation.

The first chapter of our third season will feature special guests Drs. John McEachin and Ron Leaf! During this chapter Justin and Joe will talk with John and Ron about their responses to recent (and past) critiques of ABA attendees are likely to come across on social media. The discussion will highlight concerns expressed from various sources, consider the importance of consumers judgements of goals and intervention selection, discuss balancing concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment, and consider areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse. CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one commonly expressed concern expressed from various sources on social media platforms. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one strategy to balance consumer judges’ concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse with respect to consumers’ judgments of the acceptability of a program’s goals and procedures. Research Discussed: https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/rants3-1-research/

The first chapter of our third season will feature special guests Drs. John McEachin and Ron Leaf! During this chapter Justin and Joe will talk with John and Ron about their responses to recent (and past) critiques of ABA attendees are likely to come across on social media. The discussion will highlight concerns expressed from various sources, consider the importance of consumers judgements of goals and intervention selection, discuss balancing concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment, and consider areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse. CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one commonly expressed concern expressed from various sources on social media platforms. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one strategy to balance consumer judges’ concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse with respect to consumers’ judgments of the acceptability of a program’s goals and procedures. Research Discussed: https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/rants3-1-research/

The first chapter of our third season will feature special guests Drs. John McEachin and Ron Leaf! During this chapter Justin and Joe will talk with John and Ron about their responses to recent (and past) critiques of ABA attendees are likely to come across on social media. The discussion will highlight concerns expressed from various sources, consider the importance of consumers judgements of goals and intervention selection, discuss balancing concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment, and consider areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse. CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one commonly expressed concern expressed from various sources on social media platforms. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one strategy to balance consumer judges’ concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse with respect to consumers’ judgments of the acceptability of a program’s goals and procedures. Research Discussed: https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/rants3-1-research/