Maya Edwards is an 8-year-old girl who lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She lives with her fathers, Blake and Jeff, who have resided in Colorado Springs for 11 years. They moved to Colorado Springs to specifically live at the Congregation of the Sun, which is a unique place as it is an intentional community centered around providing wrap-around behavioral and mental health services for troubled youth. She was born in a lower-income family situation that devolved into neglect which ultimately led to the state obtaining custody of her for maltreatment. Her biological parents are not involved outside of stating they want to be around for major holidays and events. This is where you come in, you’re the resident BCBA who is in charge of intake and analysis at the Congregation of the Sun. You oversee approximately a dozen treatment teams, each with their own BCaBA leading their respective team… we start with you rolling up to the community, and you notice it has just about everything that you could imagine, a store, dining options, a school, and next thing you know, you roll up to Mr. and Mr. Edwards’ house where you knock on the door to be greeted by both Blake and Jeffrey. Get BACB CEUs for this episode at: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-010-bacb-ceus/
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Lilly Freda: Aggression Towards Peers
Lilly is a 7-year-old girl who lives in Cordova, Tennessee with her parents and brother. She’s been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Disorder and received services in school for the past couple years for each. You were contacted by her principal to do a classroom observation. It’s a Wednesday afternoon and you walk into Lemmon Lake Elementary school where you’re escorted back to the classroom of Miss Mandy Patsy. His classroom is a specialized classroom located in Cordova, Tennessee a suburb of Memphis. When you walk into the classroom you are greeted immediately… Get BACB CEUs for this episode at: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-009-bacb-ceus/
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Esme Aubree: Leaning on Mentors in Behavior Analysis
Esme Aubree is a 7-year-old girl who lives in Los Angeles County in California. She has an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis since she was 3 years old. She’s received behavior analytic therapy in the past via in-home therapy and is now located in a public school. Her BCBA Darcy oversees a self-contained room with an RBT who works with Esme every day. Darcy has been in the field for a couple of years and is someone you knew from graduate school. She reached out to you because she knew you were going to be in the Santa Clarita area delivering a lecture that evening and wanted you to review Esme’s case because she’s a little stumped. Earn BACB CEUs for this episode at: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-008-bacb-ceus/
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Marcie Dallas: Social Significance and Tricky Conversations
Marcie Dallas is a 5-year-old white female that lives with her parents in Portland, Oregon. She has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and engages in some repetitive vocal stereotypy. Her parents are very involved and have been doing everything they can to try and understand Autism Spectrum Disorder since their daughter was diagnosed. Marcie really enjoys time with her parents, carrying preferred items, marble runs, and… for this episode, we’re trying something a little different… You’re the clinical director of an ABA clinic where Walter is a BCBA that works under you and while chatting over lunch about some cases, things start to take a very quick turn… Earn BACB CEUs for this episode at: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-007-bacb-ceus/
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Tatianna Carter: Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS)
Tatianna Carter is a 5-year-old girl that lives with her parents in Belleville, Kansas. Belleville is a small town of about 2,000 people where her father and mother were both born and raised. Tatianna is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and has a medical diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder. Her parents hired a BCBA but due to their rural location, he is only there occasionally, so their RBT, Darren, works with Tatianna regularly. Darren is halfway through his online master’s program for applied behavior analysis and absolutely loves the field and working with Tatianna. Recently there was an incident where Tatianna engaged in some aggression in the form of throwing objects, leading to her parents seeking an alternative opinion. This is where you come in. You have been scheduled to do an in-home visit during one of her ABA sessions with Darren. So, Dimitri, welcome to Belleville, Kansas. As you step out of your car, you see a dog, the dog’s named Toto, who leads you to the door as you approach their lovely house. You knock on the door, look at Toto, and think… man, we really ARE in Kansas… Earn BACB CEUs for this episode at: https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-006-bacb-ceus/
The heart and soul of the Explanatory Fiction podcast is the behavior analytic worldview, combined with clinical decision-making processes. Each week a randomly generated case is structured into a unique narrative that keeps you thinking as you analyze behavior alongside our team. We engross you in a scenario while you sit back and listen, learn, and earn BCBA® CEUs.
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