“Life” by a Thousand Cuts: Surviving and Pushing Forward in your Professional Career
We are excited to welcome you to the ABA Online Keynote at The Chicago School.
What: ABA Online Keynote: “‘Life’ by a Thousand Cuts: Surviving and Pushing Forward in your Professional Career”
When: April 13, 2023 – 4:30pm-6:10pm PDT/ 6:30pm-8:10pm CDT/ 7:30pm-9:10pm EDT
Where: Online through Zoom
“Life” by a Thousand Cuts: Surviving and Pushing Forward in Your Professional Career
Presented by Jose Rios, BCBA, CalABA President
Thursday, April 13, 2023
4:30pm-6:10pm PDT/ 6:30pm- 8:10pm CDT/ 7:30pm-9:10pm EDT
When attended in full, this program offers 2.0 BACB Ethics CEUs for Board Certified Behavior Analysts
Workshop Description:
Jose Rios’s forays into ABA came in the 70s and, while never facing overt hostility in the field, he has been targeted with many micro-aggressions over the many decades. This program will elaborate on the topic of micro-aggressions and how historically marginalized groups have been affected by them. Additionally, the program will conclude with recommendations on how to address both overt and covert hostility in the professional arena and how, after 50 years, Jose Rios managed to survive in ABA.
In this presentation, the presenter will discuss experiences of overt hostility in the field. He will also discuss strategies to address such challenges and how those strategies foster a “culture of giving” in ABA.
Learning Objectives:
1.Participants will be able to define ‘micro-aggressions’.
- Participants will be able to list at least three examples of micro-aggressions in the field of ABA.
3.Participants will be able to list at least three barriers to ABA services experienced by marginalized groups.
Continuing Education:
Synchronous, 100 minutes= 2.0 BACB Ethics CEUs (e.g., 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 2.19)
References:
Conners, B. M., & Capell, S. T. (2021). Multiculturalism and diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging Theory and Application. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Chapter 1-An Introduction to Multiculturalism and Diversity Issues in the Field of Applied Behavior Analysis (Conners, B.M.)
Chapter 2- Addressing Cultural Complexities (Tagg, R.)
Chapter 3-Standards for Culturally Sensitive Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis (Hughes Fong, E)
Chapter 5- Latinos in Applied Behavior Analysis: We Have a Long Way to Go (Bermudez, I.L. & Rios, J.D.)
Continuing Education:
Target Audience: BCBA Applied Behavior Analysts
Applied Behavior Analysis. Course meets the qualifications for 2.0 CEUs for Board Cerified Behavior Analysts.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by BACB as an Approved ACE provider, Provider Number OP-08-0178.
Jose Rios, BCBA, CalABA President
About the Presenter: Jose D. Rios began working with children with autism and developmental disabilities in 1972 and has made that work his life-long endeavor. Immediately after attending grad school at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Jose coordinated a three-year behavior parent training program in Santa Barbara, CA. While residing in the Los Angeles area, he became a behavior vendor for regional centers in the very early 1980’s. From the early 1980’s through the early 1990’s, Jose provided in-home parent training and in-home assessments to over 500 families. He also owned and administered group homes for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities for 16 years. Jose received his BCBA certification in June of 2000. He has consulted for several adult day programs, children’s and adult residential facilities, and agencies that provide in-home behavior intervention. Jose has taught undergrad and graduate ABA courses at California State University-Los Angeles and continues to be active and passionate about ABA and developmental disabilities.
Jose is the co-founder of LABA (Latino Association for Behavior Analysis; 2016), two-time President of CalABA (2003-2004; Present), and first Latino President of CalABA. He has served on boards such as the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, AAIDD Reg II, and board of directors for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) and the World Behavior Analysis Day Alliance (WBADA). He is co-author of Latinos in Applied Behavior Analysis: We Have a Long Way (Bermudez & Dios) in Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging Theory and Application (Conners & Capell, 2021).