In our first ever guest episode, Michelle and Dana Marie chat with Karyn Roy, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at a K-8 school who supports students with a variety of disabilities in both the inclusion and the substantially separate setting.
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a BCBA?
- How do BCBAs help students in schools access their education?
- When might a BCBA be a part of a student's IEP team?
- Why a team approach to behavior change is so important.
- The importance of consistency.
- ABA: the shift to a more compassionate and trauma informed methodology.
- The four functions of behavior: sensory, escape, attention, and tangible.
- The importance of assessment, data collection and adaptations to plans based on that data.
- The value of student and family involvement in designing interventions.
- The importance of considering cultural values and belief systems when designing interventions.
And more!
