Looking forward to learning more and specifically looking for information on puberty.

Over the last 10 years it seems the number of BCBA’s in the school systems has greatly increased, however from my experience most of that expansion is for “behavior reduction”. To me it feels like there is still marked room to see the science accomplish real meaningful change for our young ones! What do you see as the greatest opportunities within the school systems to be able to increase impact of behavior analysis? Do you have any current directions to make this happen or are there any barriers you are trying to overcome before putting it in to action? I am excited to hear everyone’s thoughts and visions! My Teams current direction here: 1. we have a 5 year plan to implement our brief assessment/skill building learning center model through “resource teachers” in SPED, empowering active skill building through a system designed for 1-2 hours per week.

We are dealing with a number of students engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior (mostly removal of clothing). Often these behaviors are attention-seeking, but not always. Sometimes it is a combination of attention and escape. I am interested to know how other school-based BCBAs attack this challenge.

Hi there, public school BCBA here. I was wondering if other states (if any) have an alternative learning environment for children with tier 3 behaviors that cannot be managed safely in the classroom. This is not a self-contained special needs room, but more of a transitional room with smaller numbers. The idea would be for these students to gain more access to interventions, work on the skill deficits that are causing problem behaviors and then transition/generalize those skills back into the classroom with their peers. Just curious if there was anything like this out there in schools and would love to hear any recommendations! Thanks!

Hello, all! Reaching out to see if anyone has resources or general suggestions for middle school/high school students who engage in frequent sleeping throughout the school day. I recognize that each individual's situation is very unique, and sleep deprivation, medications, mental health concerns, etc. can impact this behavior. Anything is appreciated!