W.T.F What's the Function?!
W.T.F What's the Function?!
Sandy McPadden
Weekly episodes for animal care professionals who want more ABA in their day to day.
Reinforcement
Do you REALLY know what reinforcement is? Listen for a quick and dirty review of what is and is not reinforcing.
Jul 28, 2020
6 min
Differential Reinforcement-DRO/DRA/DRI
Choose your own DR-Adventure! Differential Reinforcement is an awesome tool to understand in training and here is a quick breakdown.
Mar 30, 2020
7 min
Enrichment Schedules
Enrichment Schedules. Team Item-Based VS Team Behavior-Based. Where do you stand?
Jan 2, 2020
What IS a Function?
If you want to read the study that blew my mind and solidified my drive to make ABA accessible to zookeepers it this one:“FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF SELF-INJURY IN A CAPTIVE OLIVE BABOON” -Nicole Dorey, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Richard Smith, and Bryan Lovelace
Aug 3, 2019
7 min
Premack Principle
How can you use the premack principle with the animals in your care?
Jul 22, 2019
4 min
What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
You've probably heard about Applied Behavior Analysis in the last couple years if you're an animal trainer. How does it impact your day to day? A quick and dirty on ABA.
Jul 21, 2019
9 min