In this episode, Ben chats with Maria Sample, a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst in Vancouver, BC.  Maria and Ben talk about the Early Start Denver Model and Parent Coaching.  They go down a few rabbit holes in their conversation including ABA Reform, The Balance Program, Naturalistic Developmental Behaviour Interventions, and even talk about life in the circus arts!

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

• BACB: 1.0 Learning
• IBAO: 1.0 Learning
• QABA: 1.0 General

Show Notes:

• Association for Science in Autism Treatment:
  • https://asatonline.org
  • https://asatonline.org/for-parents/becoming-a-savvy-consumer/is-there-science-behind-that-early-denver-model
• RUBI Parent Training Curriculum: https://www.rubinetwork.org
• Simon Fraser University/Douglas College ABA Program: https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/ugrad/programs/ABAConcentration.html
• Laura Grow, Ph.D., BCBA-D: https://www.gardenacademy.org/grow
• Maria’s Master’s Thesis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.797
• Pivotal Response Training in Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/dhw/mental-health/documents/Nova-Scotias-Early-Intensive-Behavioural-Intervention-Program.pdf
• Naturalistic Developmental Behavior Interventions Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513196
• Laurie Vismara: https://10to8.com/book/esdmonline
• Balance Parent Coaching Program: https://ftfbc.com/courses/dr-ruppel-presents-the-balance-program
• Podcast episodes that discuss ABA reform:
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-25-aba-reform-movement-jo-ramirez-messina-jeff-newman/id1476337731?i=1000489139828
  • https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/episodes/Ep-26-ABA-Reform-Movement-with-Jo-Ramirez-Messina-and-Jeff-Newmanpart-2-ei4foh
• ESDM Randomized Control Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951085