Podcast Episodes

Episode 126: Intro and Overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Amy Cook, BCBA

Season 1 Episode 126

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to incre…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Episode 125: Big Picture Recommendations for Running Small Groups

Season 1 Episode 125

Small group instruction is essential for a classroom with students with a wide range of skill sets. We want students to get work that is “just right”…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Episode 124: Teaching and Promoting Body Autonomy with Dr. Rachel Schwartz

Season 1 Episode 124

Dr. Rachel Schwartz is a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) with a Ph.D. in Special Education. Dr. Schwartz discusses the impor…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 123: Teaching Protesting

Season 1 Episode 123

The skill of saying “no” is essential for becoming an independent adult. In order to self-advocate, we must all learn how to set boundaries and prote…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 122: How Precision Teaching Changed my Practice with Mandy Mason, BCBA & Dr. Aditi Mehra, OT

Season 1 Episode 122

Dr. Aditi Mehra, OT and Mandy Mason, BCBA share their love of Precision Teaching in this episode. They cover what Precision Teaching is, how if can b…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 121: Inclusion in the Virtual, In-Person, and Socially Distant Classroom with Paula Kluth

Season 1 Episode 121

Paula Kluth is an author, consultant, and advocate and is passionate about creating inclusive environments in all schools. In this episode, Paula sha…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 120: A Parent's Valuable Perspective with Alicia Trautwein from The Mom Kind

Season 1 Episode 120

Alicia Trautwine is the author behind The Mom Kind. Alicia is autistic, the parent to 4 children and 3 of Alicia’s kids are on the spectrum. In this …

5 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 119: Prompting 101

Season 1 Episode 119

This high request episode explores how to use prompts efficiently and effectively. Prompts are teaching tools we add to a situation to help a learner…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Episode 118: Dr. Mary Barbera on the Verbal Behavior Approach & Turn Autism Around [recording of a membership webinar]

Season 1 Episode 118

Dr. Mary Barbera, BCBA, is an author, parent, nurse, and BCBA. In this recording, Dr. Barbera did a special webinar for The Autism Helper Professiona…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Episode 117: Can't Do or Won't Do

Season 1 Episode 117

Every decision is shaped by your skills and abilities to perform the task and your motivation to act or not act based on options available. One of th…

5 years, 7 months ago

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