What brings you joy?

It’s okay if you don’t immediately have an answer, but I’m going to challenge you to bring more joy into your life!

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst about what brings her joy, her journey with ABA (the positives and challenges), mentoring younger generations, and community service.

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About Salma Jaramillo, MA, BCBA, LBA

Salma received her Master’s Degree in Exceptional Student Education & Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of West Florida. Before becoming a behavior analyst, Salma was a Registered Behavior Technician® for 7 years and provided direct therapy to various children with different needs and strengths.

Ever since becoming an RBT®, Salma knew she wanted to one day have her own ethical agency to continue to help children and their families. The agency she is building from the ground up is It Takes A Village ABA and the organization's message is that together we can achieve more.

Salma is stepping into her 4th year as a BCBA® and is still learning and hanging in there! Salma was raised by two immigrant parents that came to the states when she was only 3 years old and is a strong believer in resilience, hard work, and dedication to doing what you love. In her free time she creates art such as digital art and drawings, and is also skipping the midlife crisis and going straight into bird feeders, plants, and cats.

Salma also loves to volunteer and has participated in organizations that help abused & unhoused women and their children get back on their feet as well as mentoring teens going into high school with the goal to help them graduate with their high school diploma.

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Instagram: ⁠@bcba_insight

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Have you ever been in a contentious IEP meeting?

Do you support families with their educational advocacy?

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst, IEP advocate, and mom of 3 about how she got into behavior analysis, the biggest barrier when helping families advocate at IEPs, and her favorite food experience while traveling.

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About Annie McLaughlin, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Dr. Annie McLaughlin is a board certified behavior analyst and IEP advocate who runs a thriving consulting practice supporting families as they navigate the special education process and leads a small but mighty team dedicated to making the IEP process clearer and more collaborative.

Dr. Annie is the creator of Pivot into IEP Advocacy®, a program that helps behavior analysts step confidently into advocacy work, whether as a new path or an addition to their current services.

She’s a mom of three, a former special education teacher, and passionate about helping special education and behavior analysis better each other.

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Instagram: @IEPadvocateAnnie

Websites: iepadvocacytraining.com

specialedguidance.com

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Do you find the BACB ethics process a little mysterious?

Have you ever wondered how behavior analysts move forward after a violation?

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst, CEO, and all around amazing individual about her advice if you want to pursue a PhD, being “unprofessional”, the BACB ethics department, and the rivalry between Red Vines and Twizzlers.

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*The Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) has not reviewed or approved the content of this podcast. The APBA does not endorse or sponsor this podcast and is not otherwise affiliated with this podcast.

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About Tyra Sellers, JD, PhD, BCBA-D

Tyra Sellers is the CEO of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts and owner of TP Sellers, LLC. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy and M.A. in Special Education from San Francisco State University, a J.D. from the University of San Francisco, a Ph.D. from Utah State University, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®.

Her professional and research interests focus on professional ethics, training and supervision, assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior, and variability. Dr. Sellers has over 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals with disabilities in a wide variety of settings.

She has held positions as an Assistant Professor at Utah State University and as the Director of Ethics at the Behavior Analyst Certification Board®. She has published several journal articles, four co-authored book chapters, co-authored books focused on supervision and mentorship and applied ethics for behavior analysis, and a workbook pair for consulting and new supervisors.

She's been a vegetarian for over 40 years, she loves flowers, she thinks Twizzlers should be uninvented, and she hopes you know how amazing you are!

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Instagram: @sellerstyra

LinkedIn: Tyra Sellers

Facebook: Tyra Sellers

Resource: Dr. Ronnie Detrich

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