Ep 13: Black Voices in ABA

Beautiful Humans: The Social ChangeCast

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. Please follow us on FB @BeautifulHumansCast or IG @BeautifulHumansChange Join our Patreon: www.Patreon.com/beautifulhumans --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/support