Episode Synopsis "Round 11: Praise Be! A Critical Look into a Common Practice"

Round 11: Praise Be! A Critical Look into a Common Practice Welcome to ABA Ultimate Showdown – a podcast promoting constructive, respectful, and professional discourse to advance the field of behavior analysis. Round 11 of the Showdown debates the motion: Using behavior specific praise to reinforce learners’ behavior is best practice. Our debaters Ashley Kemmerer and Jacqueline Koppa bring up a lot of valid points that you can use to better inform your practice. During this debate, we construct defenses of both sides to present the audience with a comprehensive and balanced view. A lot of women hours went into researching, collaborating, publishing, editing, and citing the resources used in this episode. This round is worth 1.25 CE credits for BACB certificants. Your support will help us continue to produce this podcast so thank you! To access CEs and for a list of references used in this podcast, please visit www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown If you have ideas or topics for future debate, have respectful suggestions on ways we can improve this podcast, or if you are interested in being a guest debater, please email [email protected] If you have enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to our podcast, visit our website at www.GrahamBehaviorServices.com/showdown, like Graham Behavior Services on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest to be alerted when new episodes are out! We also appreciate your thoughtful review on the platform you listen to us. Thanks for listening and we hope to have helped you experience some Aha moments! #GrAhamMoments

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