ABA in Practice - Session 5: Beginning and Implementing a New Program
ABA in Practice Session 5 records Maria’s discussion of beginning a program, with supervision of behavior technicians as its central thread. It includes pairing scenarios, teaching demonstrations, parent communication, home-workspace preparation and end-of-session routines.
Presenter credits: Maria Nicolaou.
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Maria, identified as Maria Nicolaou in the catalogue, introduces herself in the recording as a senior behavior analyst and ACE coordinator at Special Learning. Her examples focus on supervisors supporting technicians in the first weeks of a home program.
One scenario considers a learner who chooses cars instead of the usual blocks. Later sections discuss behavioral momentum, prompting and instruction pace, discrete-trial and natural-environment teaching, and rehearsing conversations with parents. The closing supervision checklist addresses modeling, practice and specific feedback.
What does this recording cover?
- Pairing scenarios and changing preferences
- Behavioral momentum, prompting and instruction pace
- Discrete-trial and natural-environment teaching demonstrations
- Parent communication and home-workspace preparation
- Supervision feedback, role play and session handover
Recording context: Technician credentialing remarks reflect the requirements discussed at recording time.
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