An Interview with Melmark’s Executive Leadership Team

Interview conducted by Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment I recently had the opportunity to speak with the Leadership Team at Melmark and ask them some questions about how Melmark delivers services, trains staff, and fulfills its mission.     Questions for Rita Gardner, MPH, LABA, BCBA; President and Chief…

Book review : The Training Curriculum for Supervisors of ABA Technicians in Autism Programs

The Training Curriculum for Supervisors of ABA Technicians in Autism Programs (2017) William T. Courtney, Breanne K. Hartley, Vince J. LaMarca, Mary Rosswurm, and Dennis H. Reid Distributed by LittleStar ABA Therapy Reviewed by David Celiberti and Sarah Treadaway The Training Curriculum for Supervisors of ABA Technicians in Autism Programs Effective training and supervision is…

What about maintenance programs?

I am a relatively new provider, working towards my Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)™. I am a bit confused about the different portions of programming. We have something called a “maintenance section,” but I am not really sure what that means? Bobby Newman, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Proud Moments ABA When I was first learning about implementing Applied…

A Review of Training Practitioners to Evaluate Evidence About Interventions

  Green, G. (2010). Training practitioners to evaluate evidence about interventions. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 10, 223-228. Reviewed by Elisabeth M. Kinney, MS, BCBA, Behavioral Learning and Leadership and Zachary Houston, MS, BCBA, Quality Behavioral Solutions, Inc Since 1998, the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) has provided guidance to consumers of applied behavior analytic services in…