Courses & CEUs

Challenging behavior rarely happens without context—and often, there are opportunities to intervene long before behavior reaches its highest intensity. In this CEU podcast episode, behavior analysts will learn how to identify precursor behaviors and use them to develop proactive, function-based treatment plans. We’ll explore practical strategies for recognizing patterns of escalation, modifying antecedents, teaching functional replacement behaviors, and developing effective consequence strategies that reinforce communication and regulation before higher-intensity behavior occurs. Special attention will be given to co-regulation, meaningful coping skills, functional communication, and teaching learners to navigate frustration, waiting, denial, transitions, and other challenging situations. Throughout the episode, we’ll connect these strategies to behavior-analytic research and discuss how clinicians can move beyond simply responding to challenging behavior toward creating environments that prevent escalation and build lasting skills.

Taste is more than just preference—and “picky eating” may be more complex than it appears. In this CEU podcast episode, we explore the gustatory sensory system and its relevance to behavior-analytic practice. We’ll examine how taste, sensory sensitivity, learning history, reinforcement, and conditioned aversions can influence food selectivity and mealtime behavior, particularly for autistic individuals. Through an ABA lens, we’ll discuss behavioral assessment and intervention strategies while highlighting assent, client autonomy, compassionate care, and interdisciplinary collaboration with occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, dietitians, and medical professionals. Listeners will walk away with a better understanding of how BCBAs can address feeding-related concerns while staying within their scope of competence and creating safer, more meaningful experiences around food.

This podcast-style CEU explores the concept of the “Behavioral Artist” and its role in enhancing the delivery of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Drawing from research on interpersonal skills and therapeutic effectiveness, participants will examine how characteristics such as warmth,

This podcast-style CEU explores the concept of the “Behavioral Artist” and its role in enhancing the delivery of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Drawing from research on interpersonal skills and therapeutic effectiveness, participants will examine how characteristics such as warmth

This podcast-style CEU explores the concept of the “Behavioral Artist” and its role in enhancing the delivery of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Drawing from research on interpersonal skills and therapeutic effectiveness, participants will examine how characteristics such as warmth,

Ever wondered what your learner is actually seeing when you present a task? In this engaging and thought-provoking CEU podcast, we take a closer look at the visual sensory system and its powerful influence on behavior, learning, and skill acquisition in ABA practice. Blending neuroscience, autism research, and real-world clinical insight, this episode unpacks how the brain interprets visual information—and what happens when that process breaks down. We’ll explore concepts like dorsal and ventral visual pathways, Weak Central Coherence, and agnosia-like behaviors, all through an applied lens that speaks directly to the work BCBAs do every day. Along the way, we’ll challenge common assumptions about “attention,” “noncompliance,” and “readiness to learn,” offering a fresh perspective on how visual processing differences can shape client responses. You’ll leave with practical, actionable strategies to enhance your programming—think smarter use of visual supports, better environmental design, and more informed decision-making when behaviors don’t make sense. Whether you’re collaborating with OTs or refining your own clinical approach, this episode will help you see behavior in a whole new way—literally.