Leadership as behavior
Perspective-taking, systems thinking, and what leaders reinforce, drawing on the Relational Frame Theory of Leadership and my ABLA 2.0 research.
Speaking and training
I have delivered more than four dozen presentations and trainings to school teams, direct support professionals, behavior technicians, behavior analysts, residential treatment staff, and boards. My goal is always the same: people should leave able to analyze a situation they have never seen, not just repeat one they have.
Upcoming
Teaching drivers on the spectrum
New Hampshire Driver Education Teachers’ Association Fall Conference, Concord, New Hampshire. .
Topics
De-escalation without restraint
MOTAB, which teaches the person intervening to manage their own behavior and techniques first.
Forensic and high-risk support
Supporting adults with IDD and justice involvement in the community, risk management, and professional boundaries.
Behavior support with dignity
Trauma-informed, function-based support planning that staff can carry out every day.
Training and supervision systems
Preparing and supervising technicians and clinicians, including school-based Registered Behavior Technician programs.
Teaching drivers on the spectrum
Practical strategies for driver education instructors working with ASD learners, in the car and in the classroom.
Formats include conference sessions, staff trainings, continuing education for behavior analysts, and board trainings.
Selected presentations
Leadership and research
- Relational Frame Theory of Leadership (continuing education for behavior analysts)
- Relational Frame Theory and Leadership Styles in Applied Behavior Analysis Organizations (dissertation defense, Aspen University)
- Registered Behavior Technicians: Empirical Analysis of Clinical Implementation and Organizational Impact
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees (charter school board training)
Forensic and high-risk support
- Forensics 101 and High-Risk Forensics 101
- Supporting High-Risk Individuals in the Community
- Introduction to Forensic Support Services and Risk Management
- Applied Behavior Analysis, Forensics, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (continuing education for behavior analysts)
Trauma, schools, and student behavior
- Trauma: Building Rapport and Instructional Control
- Supporting Students with Trauma: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach
- Understanding and Responding to Student Mental Health and Trauma-Related Behaviors
- Social Skills Training and Behavioral Tips and Tricks
Behavior analysis and staff development
- The ABCs: Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence
- A forty-hour Registered Behavior Technician curriculum, from an introduction to applied behavior analysis through ethics and certification
- An RBT pilot program introducing high school students to careers in behavioral science
- Aggression Replacement Training: skillstreaming, anger control, and moral reasoning
- DSP 101, Incident Report Writing, Professional Boundaries, and Self-Care in Human Services
- Understanding Visual Impairments, and supporting adults with dementia and Parkinson’s disease
Invite me to speak
Tell me about your audience, the date, and what you want people to be able to do afterward. I am glad to shape a session around it.