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#dobetter Pod

Megan Miller & Joe Smithdobettermovement.us
A professional development initiative for behavior analysts
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Episodes

Wheel Decide Wednesday July 1st, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Jul 14, 202017 min

Episode 14: Interview with Behavior Chef Clint Evans, BCBA

On this episode of the #dobetter podcast, Clint Evans, AKA Behavior Chef joins us to discuss how we can do better in the kitchen that could improve our overall health. Yes, you can #dobetter and apply behavior analysis in the kitchen! Clint discusses how the Behavior Chef was born over a delicious plate of food! He shares tips and tricks on how you can create an environment in the kitchen that will allow you to be successful to eat better. This is not a podcast to burn on the stove! Like the sho...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Wheel Decide Wednesday June 24th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Jun 30, 202014 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday June 17th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Jun 18, 202012 min

Episode 13: A peek into 2 experiences of practicing as Black BCBAs with Camille Morgan and Melody Marcelle Sylvain

On this episode of the #dobetter podcast, Camille Morgan and Melody Marcelle Sylvain each spend time sharing with us their individual experiences of practicing as Black BCBAs. It is the hope of the #dobetter movement that the growth of listening and learning to BIPOC sustains for years to come as we all work to disrupt the systems maintaining racism in the United States and around the world. After recording this episode, we discussed some of the new information/perspectives learned and there is ...

Jun 15, 20201 hr 28 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Wheel Decide Wednesday June 3rd, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Jun 06, 202014 min

Episode 12: The List (Everything that We Need To #DOBETTER)

Do you ever feel like there’s so much you need to know in order to be an effective behavior analyst? Or encounter situations where you realize the more you know….the more you realize you don’t know??? In this episode, Joe and Megan discuss the main topic areas they consider as essential for being able to #dobetter in the field of behavior analysis. This episode is chock full of resources to learn more about each of these topic areas! What would you add to the list? What would you take away? Leav...

Jun 01, 20201 hr 55 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Wheel Decide Wednesday May 27th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

May 28, 202014 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday May 20th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

May 21, 202011 min

Episode 11: The Bet: Back to Health

Hey Listeners! Since COVID-19, Megan and Joe realized how awesome it was to eat whatever we wanted until we took some data. Let’s just say that the data was showing behaviors that needed behavior reduction goals as well as goals to acquire new skills. In this episode, Joe and Megan took to Facebook Live to discuss with listeners how they are addressing their behaviors by using a BIP! That’s right we created a Behavior Intervention Plan on ourselves! In the spirt of #dobetter, we also created a b...

May 15, 20201 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Wheel Decide Wednesday May 13th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

May 14, 20209 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday May 6th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

May 06, 202011 min

Episode 10: How to Stay Motivated during COVID-19

This sure is a strange time we are all living in. In this episode, Joe and Megan took to Facebook Live to discuss with listeners how we are all staying motivated to get S%&$ done during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Share your hacks with us in the comments!

May 01, 20201 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Wheel Decide Wednesday April 29th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Apr 29, 20209 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday April 22nd, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Apr 22, 20208 min

Episode 9: Interview with Robert Schramm Part 2

In this podcast episode, Joe and Megan are sharing the first half of their interview with Robert Schramm. He shares background information with us regarding how the 7 steps were developed and we have discussion about real life application of the 7 steps. Please check out these additional resources on the topic of Instructional Control and alternatives to traditional escape extinction: 7 Steps PDF File #dobetter movement Webinars on the topic - June 2018 webinar on demand fading and FCT, Septembe...

Apr 16, 20201 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Wheel Decide Wednesday April 15th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Apr 15, 202011 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday April 8th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Apr 08, 20208 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday April 1st, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Apr 01, 202010 min

Episode 8: Interview with Robert Schramm, BCBA on the 7 Steps to Earning Instructional Control Part 1

In this episode of the #dobetter podcast, Megan and Joe have the pleasure of interviewing Robert Schramm. The interview is split in to two parts. In part 1, Robert explains each step of the 7 steps of earning instructional control and Megan and Joe ask questions and provide examples from everyday life. If you are hoping to learn how to improve ANY relationship in your life, this episode is for you! Especially, if you want to develop a strong relationship with your client or child to help them le...

Mar 26, 20201 hr 38 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Wheel Decide Wednesday March 25th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Mar 25, 20209 min

Wheel Decide Wednesday March 18th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Mar 18, 202010 min

Episode 7: The Practice to Research Gap

In this episode, Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss the Practice to Research Gap….yep, you read that right...the PRACTICE to RESEARCH Gap. We went to Facebook Live to record this podcast and have an interactive session with the #dobetter community weighing in on gaps they face as practitioners that need to be covered by the researchers in our field to help us all #dobetter in improving the outcomes of our clients. Let us know what other gaps you’ve experienced! Share this episode and your th...

Mar 16, 20201 hr 52 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Wheel Decide Wednesday March 11th, 2020

Wheel Decide Wednesday: A special feature of the #dobetter podcast. What topic will Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith discuss today? Tune in to find out!

Mar 11, 20208 min

Episode 6: Catch up with Megan and Joe - #dobetter Couch to Camp, Collaboration, IBAB

In this episode, Megan and Joe catch up with each other to discuss the amazing projects going on in 2020. Megan provides inside information and answers questions from Joe about the #dobetter Couch to Camp 2020 event she is hosting that starts with an Online Conference in April, monthly coaching from April to Sept, and closes with an in-person camp in the Poconos at the end of Sept. Joe discusses a recent Facebook post on the #dobetter group and the thoughts that he had about collaboration and sc...

Feb 13, 20201 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Interview with Dr. Paula Chan, part 3 of discussing challenging behavior

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Do Better Podcast! In today’s episode we are having our first interview with Dr. Paula Chan. Dr. Chan is a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the Cleveland State University. She completed her doctoral studies in special education and applied behavior analysis at The Ohio State University. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cleveland State and a master’s in applied behavioral analysis from the University of South Florida. Currently sh...

Jan 15, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: Learned Behavior during Extinction

This episode is the 2nd of three parts on addressing challenging behavior and using extinction. In this episode, Megan yet again muses for the listeners and Joe provides his insight as a newly minted BCBA and someone who practices in the school setting. Typically, we are trained to implement extinction with our clients to remove reinforcers for challenging behavior. Often, this results in a drastic reduction in challenging behavior. However, in this episode we discuss, at what cost does this hap...

Dec 15, 20191 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 The Great Debate: Practical Functional Assessment vs Traditional FA

Join us for another Megan’s Musings episode! This time we are discussing the Great Debate: PFA and Traditional FA. Behavior Analysts have incredible behavior change technology at their fingertips for drastically improving the quality of lives of numerous individuals who engage in challenging behavior that interferes with learning and may be harmful to themselves or others. Is the technology that was developed in the 80s and heavily researched since then sufficient for producing these changes or ...

Nov 15, 20191 hr 28 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 The Great Divide: Verbal Behavior and Relational Frame Theory

In this episode, Dr. Megan Miller muses about the divide in the field of behavior analysis relating to Verbal Behavior and Relational Frame Theory. Joe Smith provides insight as a relatively new BCBA and we explore the divide from this perspective too. What do you know about this divide in our field? Which “camp” do you think Dr. Miller and Joe fall into? Will they agree or disagree? Listen to the episode to find out more!

Oct 15, 20191 hr 36 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: The Beginning

In this episode, Dr. Megan Miller and Joe Smith introduce listeners to how they got their start in the field of behavior analysis and lay the groundwork for future episodes in understanding the perspectives each will bring to the topics being covered!

Sep 15, 20191 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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