The ABA field's burnout and turnover problem is not primarily a staffing or compensation problem — though those variables matter. It is a psychological flexibility problem.
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Dr. Adam D. Hahs is the Chief Clinical Officer at Caravel Autism Health. He is the former Director of the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and former Chief Science Officer at Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers. He earned his doctoral degree from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where his where his research foci were language generativity, complex human behavior, high-risk behavior assessment/reduction, and clinical behavior analysis with individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and addiction. Most recently, he received a certificate from Harvard University in Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Hahs was a Missouri Association for Behavior Analysis Board member for 3 years prior to moving to Arizona, and he was President for the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis. He is on the Editorial Board of Behavior Analysis in Practice and serves as a guest reviewer for the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science and Behavioral Interventions. He sits on the CASP AI/ML workgroup to author guidelines for thoughtful AI integration into ABA. Dr. Hahs has dedicated over 20 years to supporting and training others in a variety of settings via behavior analytic methods, and he views behavior analysis as science capable of facilitating widespread, societal change.
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