Clinical Interviewing: Active Listening belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Active Listening, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Jade Health
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Join Free →As Freedman stated in Improving Public Perception of Behavior Analysis, behavior analysis could benefit from refining its image... "techniques of the field, and indeed its entire culture, can (perhaps unfairly) seem somewhat unfeeling, dry, and unpleasantly technical" (2016, p. 94). One way to disseminate our incredible science into mainstream sectors is to "reframe behaviorism in a more resonant format" and "find ways to play up [our] warm and fuzzy side." But how do we do that in a way that stays "true" to our science? How do we define empathy behaviorally? What are the overt signs that trust has been established in a therapeutic relationship? How can we leverage our interview skills to create long-lasting behavior change? Drawing on the work of Ivey, Ivey, and Zalaquett (2010) and their multicultural approach to interviewing, we will analyze what are traditionally thought of as soft skills from a behavior analytic lens in service of strengthening the social validity of our practice and the effectiveness of our dissemination to the broader community. The goal of this webinar is to enhance providers' ability to connect with clients and families so as to enhance the social validity and effectiveness of treatment.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 0.5 | General |
| QABA | 0 | — |
| IBAO | 0.5 | — |
| BICC | 0 | — |
Ali is a passionate wife, partner, voracious reader, karaoke junkie, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, with two tiny humans who call her mom. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Chicago to pursue her love of theatre and serendipitously discovered the world of behavior analysis. Ali earned a Master of Arts degree in 2011 in Clinical Psychology with specializations in both Applied Behavior Analysis and Counseling. Since then, she has developed extensive experience working with adolescents and adults within the neurodiverse community. With a foundation in Contextual Behavior Science, Ali began Behavioral Learning in 2020, a clinical behavior analytic organization focused on helping individuals, families, and supervisees develop psychological flexibility and ultimately live a life they value. Professionally, Ali’s experience over the past 15+ years is expansive, as a graduate level instructor, community mental health provider, school therapist, behavior health clinician, supervisor, and counselor. She is a dynamic speaker with a resume of professional speaking engagements at various organizations such as Black Applied Behavior Analysts, Illinois Counseling Association, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and others. Ali currently serves as a Board Member of the Illinois Association for Behavior Analysis as Communications Coordinator and a reviewer for the professional journal, Behavior Analysis in Practice. Ali is an empathic provider who seeks to bridge the gap between mental and behavioral health through compassionate care.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.