“Life” by a thousand cuts: Surviving and pushing forward in your professional career
Presented by Jose Rios, BCBA, CalABA President
This program was recorded on April 13th, 2023
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
“My initial forays into ABA came in the 70s and while never facing overt hostility in our field, I have been targeted with many micro-aggressions over the many decades. I will elaborate on the topic of micro-aggressions and how historically marginalized groups have been affected by them. Finally, I will conclude with recommendations on how I have addressed both overt and covert hostility in the professional arena and how, after 50 years, I managed to survive in ABA. In this presentation, I will discuss experiences of overt hostility in the field. I will also discuss strategies to address such challenges and how those strategies foster a “culture of giving” in ABA.”
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 BACB Ethics CEUs.
My initial forays into ABA came in the 70s and while never facing overt hostility in our field, I have been targeted with many micro-aggressions over the many decades. I will elaborate on the topic of micro-aggressions and how historically marginalized groups have been affected by them. Finally, I will conclude with recommendations on how I have addressed both overt and covert hostility in the professional arena and how, after 50 years, I managed to survive in ABA. In this presentation, I will discuss experiences of overt hostility in the field. I will also discuss strategies to address such challenges and how those strategies foster a “culture of giving” in ABA.
- 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.
- Participants will be able to list at least three barriers to ABA services experienced by marginalized groups.
This course is presented free of charge.
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.)
Jose D. Rios, BCBA, CalABA President
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).
Synchronous, 120 minutes = 2.0 BACB CEUs
Target Audience: BCBA Applied Behavior Analysts
Applied Behavior Analysis. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 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.
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.