I hope you're having a
great day. I'm sending this email out because I was remiss in not getting the Session 65 show notes out when the episode was originally published, and I apologize for the omission. If you haven't caught it already, it was my first live-audience podcast, which was really a ton of fun to do (shout out again to the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis and the Children's Autism
Center for making this happen!!!).
Also, I wanted to let you know that the Behavioral Observations Membership Group will be meeting on November 14th, and our guest is Session 64 guest, Dr. Jim Moore. We'll probably talk a lot about weight loss and fitness, but Jim is not just another pretty face. He also has extensive experience
in the functional analysis and
treatment of problem behaviors, and he's now on the PEAK training circuit, and will be doing a 2-day workshop up in my neck of the woods later on in the fall. So if you'd like the chance to talk with Jim directly, as well as other guests that will appear
down the road, consider joining the group.
OK, now onto the Session 65 show notes!
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Dr. Matt Normand graciously accepted my offer to be a test subject for the first live-audience taping of The Behavioral Observations Podcast. In this episode we discussed his entry into the field of Behavior Analysis, his line of research in helping children in schools
engage in vigorous physical activity, and his thoughts on the development of our profession.
Matt referenced a number of his studies and rather than duplicate them here, you can visit his website, where he has links to many of his publications. I also recommend following him on Twitter.
We taped this interview at the 10th Annual Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis conference. This was a fantastic conference, and I am very grateful to HABA board members, Danyl Epperheimer and Kyle Steury, for inviting me to participate in this event. It was my first time visiting Indianapolis, and I really loved the
city. If you're in the general area next year, I would strongly consider attending for sure!
Back to this episode... the conference committee set us up at the Skyline Club, which is on the 36th floor of a building that overlooks the city. The interview took place during the evening social, and to add to the overall mirth of the occasion, Stephen Foreman from Clinical Behavior Analysis brought a very special bottle of Kentucky Bourbon to share with us as well as the audience. Long story short, when compared to doing interviews from my basement, this was definitely a special event.
I also had the chance to talk with numerous listeners as well as former podcast guests, and to list them all would be to risk forgetting someone, so instead, I will say that it was really quite a treat to connect with
everyone at the conference.
Here are some pictures of the taping of the podcast, and I may have some more on my Instagram account:
This episode is sponsored by the following:
- The Precision ABA Workshop, by Dr. Rick Kubina of Chartlytics. This will be held on November 15th and 16th in Indianapolis, Indiana. This 2-day workshop will guide you through the steps of precision measurement and help you obtain
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