PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION
SPEAKING TOPICS:
Multicultural and Diversity Issues within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis
Incorporating Culturally Competency into the BCBA Supervision Model
Moving the field of ABA forward with a culturally competent understanding
Increasing Cultural Competency within the field of ABA
Successfully Navigating the transition from youth services into adult services
Addressing physical aggression within adult learners
Developing a culturally competent ABA organization
BIO:
Shawn Thomas Capell, MS., BCBA, LBA holds a Master of Science degree in psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and is currently working towards a Ph.D. within the same field. In addition to his current full-time position Mr. Capell is the Owner and Executive Director of Covenant 15:16 LLC, an agency with the mission to ensure all families, regardless of socioeconomic status receive the highest quality ABA care possible. Mr. Capell’s clinical and research interests include parent/staff training, multicultural and diversity issues within the field of ABA, and physical aggression within adult learners. With a love and passion for the field of ABA Mr. Capell has adopted as his personal/professional mission to increase the presence and impact of minority professionals within the field of ABA.
Past Presentations
Sometimes when you aren’t invited to the table, you create your own! And we did just that! This panel is a candid conversation with field and thought leaders in the behavior analysis. Each person presented their own unique story and thoughts surrounding issues of diversity in ABA. About our esteemed Panelists: Jada D. Tucker, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA: Jada is a motivated BCBA who is licensed to practice in Maryland. Jada began working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis in 2009 at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD on the Neurobehavioral Unit. Meka N. McCammon, M.Ed., BCBA: Meka McCammon began her career in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2007. She completed her master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction and Applied Behavior Analysis for Arizona State University and obtained the BCBA credential in 2013. She has 13 years of experience working with children with autism and other developmental disorders. Robin Williams, MS, BCBA: Robin earned her B.S. in Psychology at the University of Central Florida & an additional B.S. and M.S. in Exceptional Education at Florida State University. Robin has worked in a variety of roles, teaching & providing technical assistance and coaching educators of students with disabilities ages 3 - 22. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), who has built her own private practice over the last 16 years. Shawn Thomas Capell, MS., BCBA., LBA,: Mr. Capell currently holds the position of Regional Board-Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®) for the Northern New Jersey Region of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is a human services organization dedicated to changing the lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive differences. In addition to his current full-time position Mr. Capell is the Owner and Clinical Director of Covenant 15:16 LLC, an agency based from the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. We hope that you enjoy the conversation, as much as we enjoyed recording it.
On this episode we are joined by co-author of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis, Shawn Capell. He gives us a peek inside if his book and his thoughts on the emergence of multiculturalism in the field of ABA. This is a CE elgible episode. Check the deets below:
The process of becoming a behavior analyst includes several instances in which an individual is required to demonstrate specific competencies. Competence has become a hot-button topic within the field of ABA given recent world events; however, as a field we continue to ignore the area of cultural competency. As the science of ABA continues to reach the 4 corners of the earth, cultural competence and diversity training has now become a mandate for our science to continue and thrive. Culture impacts every aspect of service delivery and it is impossible to understate the importance of culturally competent behavior analysts. How can we (the science of ABA) address the lack of culturally competent behavior analytic professionals while providing services to individuals with ASD from an increasingly diverse cultural background?
Presentation Objectives:
Participants within this presentation will identify and operationally define cultural competence.
Participants within this presentation will evaluate how culturally competence services delivery can affect both individuals, families, communities and the field of ABA at large.
Participants within this presentation will conduct a self-assessment to identify both professional and personal competence in respect to cultural and diversity.