Focus on the Treatment Team: Occupational Therapy

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA and Kristina Gasiewski, MEd, MOTR/L, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment History Occupational therapy (OT) was established in 1917 by six founders of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT). This Society was later renamed in 1923 and is currently known as the American Occupational…

An Interview with Xueyi Deng, BCBA (China)

Interview conducted by Ximing Huang (Extern) Association for Science in Autism Treatment I had the honor of interviewing Xueyi Deng, BCBA, the Deputy Secretary-General of Central China Applied Behavior Analysis (CCABA). CCABA is an associate chapter of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and a sub-organization under the China Association of Persons with Psychiatric Disability…

Interview with Peggy Halliday, MEd, BCBA

An Interview with Peggy Halliday, MEd, BCBA, Professional Advisory Board Member Conducted by Yash Gupta (Extern) and Adriane Miliotis, MA, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment We were thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Peggy Halliday, M.Ed., BCBA, long time supporter of ASAT, current Professional Advisory Board member, and former member of…

A review of ABAI’s Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Between Behavior Analysts and Speech-Language Pathologists

Mi Trinh, BA, Carolina Arguello, BA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment In November 2020, The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) shared a resource titled “Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Between Behavior Analysts and Speech-Language Pathologists.” This document was developed by Trina D. Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D, Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP,…

Interview with Dr. Michelle Kelly: Part 2 of 2

An Interview with Michelle Kelly, PhD, BCBA-D, C. Psychol., Ps. S. I., Associate Professor, Counseling, Special Education and Neuroscience Division, at the Emirates College of Advanced Education (ECAE) Part 1 of this interview can be found here. Conducted by Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP Lina: The first part of this interview was well received, and…

Interview with Dr. Michelle Kelly: Part 1 of 2

An Interview with Michelle Kelly, PhD, BCBA-D, C. Psychol., Ps. S. I., Associate Professor, Counseling, Special Education and Neuroscience Division, at the Emirates College of Advanced Education (ECAE) Part 2 of this interview can be found here. Conducted by Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP I had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Michelle Kelly and learn…