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Sean Yocum, LBA & Michael CarreroLBA
12 earnable talks · 10 BCBA CEUs available · instant detailed certificates
Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero host the Rad N Bad podcast from Hickory Learning Group. In this episode they open their series on fixing weak practice by taking apart copy-and-paste programming. They speak from their own work writing plans, running intakes, and training session staff, and they include themselves in the critique.
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Rad N Bad: The Middle Ground of NET — Escaping the Babysitting Trap with Rigorous Natural Environment Teaching
Hickory Learning Group
Natural environment teaching isn't sitting on a mat and following the child's lead. Done right, it's high-skill teaching: real-time EO manipulation, fast prompt fading, and…
Rad N Bad: DTT Is Not a Permanent Residence — Integrating Discrete-Trial and Naturalistic Teaching for Generalization
Hickory Learning Group
DTT isn't evil, and it isn't the whole job. Mike and I map out the middle ground. We talk about using discrete-trial teaching as a…
Rad N Bad: The Forbidden E-Word — Extinction, Its Side Effects, and Compassionate Implementation
Hickory Learning Group
Extinction isn't ignoring, and it isn't withholding compassion. It's breaking a reinforcement contingency. Mike and I cover what to expect when you put extinction in…
Rad N Bad: The Myth of Assent? Assent as Behavior, Escape Contingencies, and Shaping Participation
Hickory Learning Group
Is assent the future of ethical ABA, or the start of clinical regression? Mike and I look at assent through a radical behaviorist lens: it's…
Rad N Bad: Your Programming Sucks, Let's Make It Better — Individualized Goals, Layered Skills, and Generalization by Design
Hickory Learning Group
A milestone isn't a program, and an assessment isn't a curriculum. Mike and I take on copy-and-paste programming. We cover layering prerequisite skills into fewer,…
Rad N Bad: The Stereotypy Standoff — Autonomy, Function, and Contingency Design
Hickory Learning Group
Stimming: should we treat it or leave it alone? Mike and I debate both sides, then land on a different question. Stereotypy usually isn't the…
Rad N Bad: Traditional vs. New ABA — Neutral Science, Values-Driven Application, and Social Validity
Hickory Learning Group
Recorded live, this one tackles the 'old ABA vs. new ABA' debate head-on. Mike and I separate the science, which hasn't changed, from the values…
Rad N Bad: 2,000 Hours, Zero Clinical Judgment? Competency-Based Supervision and Intentional Mentorship
Hickory Learning Group
Fieldwork hours don't guarantee clinical judgment. Mentorship does. Mike and I talk about what supervision should actually look like: planned and customized to the person,…
Rad N Bad: 30–40 Hours of ABA — Dosage, Titration, and the Data Behind Service Intensity
Hickory Learning Group
Is 30–40 hours the gold standard, or a habit the funding model reinforces? Mike and I look at how hour recommendations get made. We talk…
Rad N Bad: Collaboration or Collision — Interdisciplinary Coordination of Care and Generalization in ABA
Hickory Learning Group
When everyone on a client's team pulls in the same direction, skills stick. Mike and I talk about coordinating with OTs, SLPs, teachers, and counselors…
Rad N Bad: Telehealth in ABA — Efficiency vs. Effectiveness, Risk-Benefit Analysis, and Ethical Supervision at a Distance
Hickory Learning Group
Telehealth is a great tool, but it isn't a fit for every learner, every assessment, or every supervisor. Mike and I dig into how to…
Rad N Bad: Parent Buy-In as a Clinical Variable — Caregiver Training, Generalization, and Least-Restrictive Service Design
Hickory Learning Group
Sessions end, but behavior doesn't clock out. In this episode Mike and I make the case that caregiver training isn't an add-on. It's where generalization…