June 2021 Preview

After a year cooped inside, are you unsure how to start your summer? What if I told you that there was a podcast all about promoting new leisure skills, identifying reinforcers for adults, collaborating with other professionals, and learning new information as if by magic? Well, at least thematically, that’s just what we’ll be talking about all June on the show. Plus special guests Drs. Bryan Blair, Lesley Shawler, and Erin Michaud start their summer vacations with us. Toss on your sunglasses and join in!

Articles for June 2021

Emergent Relations w/ Dr. Bryan Blair + Dr. Lesley Shawler

Blair, B.J. & Shawler, L.A. (2020). Developing and implementing emergent responding training systems with available and low-cost computer-based learning tools: Some best practices and a tutorial. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 509-520. doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00405-x

Blair, B.J., Shawler, L.A,, Albright, L.K., & Ferman, DM. (2021). An evaluation of the emergence of untrained academic and applied skills after instruction with video vignettes. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s40616-020-00140-3

Blair, B.J., Tarbox, J., Albright, L., MacDonald, J.M., Shawler, L.A., Russo, S.R., & Dorsey, M.F. (2019). Using equivalence-based instruction to teach the visual analysis of graphs. Behavioral Interventions, 34, 405-418. doi: 10.1002/bin.1669

Brodsky, J. & Fienup, D.M. (2018). Sidman goes to college: A meta-analysis of equivalence-based instruction in higher education. Perspectives in Behavioral Science, 41, 95-119. doi: 10.1007/s40614-018-0150-0

Identifying Staff Reinforcers

Cohen-Almeida, D., Graff, R.B., & Ahearn, W.H. (2000). A comparison of verbal and tangible stimulus preference assessments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33, 329-334. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-329

Wilder, D.A., Wilson, P., Ellsworth, C., & Heering, P.W. (2003). A comparison of verbal and tangible stimulus preference assessment methods in adults with schizophrenia. Behavioral Interventions, 18, 191-198. doi: 10.1002/bin.136

Wilder, D.A., Rost, K., & McMahon, M. (2007). The accuracy of managerial prediction of employee preference: A brief report. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27, 1-14. doi: 10.1300/J075v27n02_01

Waldvogel, J.M. & Dixon, M.R. (2008). Exploring the utility of preference assessments in organizational behavior management. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28, 76-87. doi: 10.1080/01608060802006831

Slowiak, J.M. (2014). “How may I help you?” Improving telephone customer service in a medical clinic setting. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 34, 39-51. doi: 10.1080/01608061.2013.873382

Collaboration with Other Professionals w/ Dr. Erin Michaud

Donaldson, A.L. & Stahmer, A.C. (2014). Team collaboration: The use of behavior principles for serving students with ASD. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 45, 261-276. doi: 10.1044/2014_LSHSS-14-0038

LaFrance, D.L., Weiss, M.J., Kazemi, E., Gerenser, J., & Dobres, J. (2019). Multidisciplinary teaming: Enhancing collaboration through increase understanding. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 709-726. doi: 10.1007s40617-019-00331-y

Brodhead, M.T. (2015). Maintaining professional relationships in an interdisciplinary setting: Strategies for navigating nonbehavioral treatment recommendations for individuals with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 8, 70-78. doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0042-7

Luiselli, J.K.  (2015).  In Response: Maintaining professional relationships in an interdisciplinary setting: Strategies for navigating non-behavioral treatment recommendations for individuals with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 8, 79. doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0043-6

Leisure Skills and Hobbies

Jerome, J., Frantino, E.P., & Sturmey, P. (2007). The effects of errorless learning and backward chaining on the acquisition of internet skills in adults with developmental disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 185-189. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2007.41-06

Blum-Dimaya, A., Reeve, S.A., Reeve, K.F., & Hoch, H. (2010). Teaching children with autism to play a video game using activity schedules and game-embedded simultaneous video modeling. Education and Treatment of Children, 33, 351-370. doi: 10.1177/1088357615583469

Edrisinha, C., O’Reilly, M.F., Choi, H.Y., Sigafoos, J., & Lancioni, G.E. (2011). “Say cheese”: Teaching photography skills to adults with developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 636-642. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.006

Tullis, C.A. & Seaman-Tullis, R.L. (2019). Incorporating preference assessment into transition planning for people with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 727-733. doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00353-6