Humble Behaviorism: Cultivating Cultural Competence and Prosocial Behavior in Applied Behavior Analysis is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Humble Behaviorism: Cultivating Cultural Competence and Prosocial Behavior in Applied Behavior Analysis, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Florida Association of Behavior Analysis
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Join Free →Developing a professional identity through self-awareness drives behavior change and helps recognize behaviors within our shared culture as behavior analysts. This process is essential for the growth and advancement of our field. Behavior analysts must reflect on their behaviors and values to serve consumers effectively and with humility. This presentation will examine prosocial social and emotional competence (SEC) for behavior analysts and the influence of our collective awareness on forming a professional identity and ethical practice in ABA. Ultimately, we will discuss how behavior analysts can embody these values to provide quality service, implement best practices, and shape the field's reputation.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
Introduced to Applied Behavior Analysis in 2000 while working as a speech therapist, Anika quickly discovered her passion. Anika Costa is a board-certified behavior analyst with over two decades of experience as a classroom teacher, adjunct faculty member, trainer, coach, supervisor, mentor, and consultant in education and behavioral science. She became board-certified in 2010 after earning a post-graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Stony Brook University, a M.S. in Education from C.W. Post University in 2002, and a B.S. in Communicative Sciences at the University of Central Florida in 1997. She is pursuing a doctorate in Instructional Design and Learning Performance at Florida State University. Anika is the founder and president of The Operant Teacher, LLC, a behavior analytic consulting firm offering training, coaching, and instructional design services to individuals, groups, and organizations across educational, private, and community-based agencies. She has co-authored two best-selling books, QUICK Responses for Reducing Misbehavior and Suspensions: A Behavioral Toolbox for Classroom and School Leaders, and QUICK Wins! Using Behavior Science to Accelerate and Sustain School Improvement. Anika is passionate about disseminating behavior science; she is the United States Ambassador for the World Behavior Analysis Day Alliance (WBADA) and is a member of the Development Committee for the B.F. Skinner Foundation.
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