
Parent Coaching with ESDM and The Balance Program with Maria Sample, M.A., BCBA
About this episode
In this episode, Ben chats with Maria Sample, a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst in Vancouver, BC. Maria and Ben talk about the Early Start Denver Model and Parent Coaching. They go down a few rabbit holes in their conversation including ABA Reform, The Balance Program, Naturalistic Developmental Behaviour Interventions, and even talk about life in the circus arts!
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop
- 1.0 CEUs
- BACB: Learning
- IBAO: ABA Topics
- QABA: General
- CBA: Learning
Contact:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-sample-turner-233a0a17/
Up Early Intervention
https://www.upearlyintervention.com/about/#maria-sample,-ma,-bcba,-rasp-a
Show Notes:
- Association for Science in Autism Treatment:
- RUBI Parent Training Curriculum: https://www.rubinetwork.org
- Simon Fraser University/Douglas College ABA Program: https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/ugrad/programs/ABAConcentration.html
- Laura Grow, Ph.D., BCBA-D: https://www.gardenacademy.org/grow
- Maria’s Master’s Thesis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.797
- Pivotal Response Training in Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/dhw/mental-health/documents/Nova-Scotias-Early-Intensive-Behavioural-Intervention-Program.pdf
- Naturalistic Developmental Behavior Interventions Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513196
- Laurie Vismara: https://10to8.com/book/esdmonline
- Balance Parent Coaching Program: https://ftfbc.com/courses/dr-ruppel-presents-the-balance-program
- Podcast episodes that discuss ABA reform:
- ESDM Randomized Control Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951085
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