Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis (ONTABA)

Reminder For TOMORROW! Register today! PP-SIG Empowerment Exchange #4 - Insurance Are you an ABA private practitioner or clinic owner navigating the complex world of insurance requirements? Join us for an in-depth discussion where we will break down everything you need to know about insurance requirements to keep your practice running smoothly and successfully. 🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/gbMywyeZ 🗓️ Date: Monday Oct 28, 2024 🕒 Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm 📍 Location: Zoom (link included in the registration) 🎤 Presenter: Landon Arndt, MBA, RIB, Commercial Broker, Account Executive, McDougall Insurance & Financial Don’t miss this chance to ask your pressing questions and network with other ABA professionals! #ABA #BCBA #ONTABA #SIG #PPSIG

Have you bought your ticket yet? 🗓 We are TWO WEEKS away from ONTABA's biggest event of the year! Stop scrolling and buy your ticket now: https://lnkd.in/gpWtYHpg #ABA #ONTABA #BCBA #ONTABAConference #MTCC #Toronto #BCABA

🌍💙 Today is World Mental Health Day! 💙🌍 As ABA professionals, we play a vital role in supporting the mental health and well-being of the individuals we serve. Let's continue to foster environments where emotional health is prioritized and strategies are developed to support positive mental health outcomes for everyone! 💪💭 🧠 Whether it's using evidence-based practices, promoting self-care, or building supportive communities, every small step counts toward a healthier future for all. Take a moment today to reflect on your own mental health and how we can all contribute to a more compassionate and understanding world. 🌱✨ #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthMatters #ABA #BehaviorAnalysis #ONTABA #SupportingWellness #CompassionInAction #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfCare #EvidenceBasedPractices 💚

✨Featuring Our Board Members ✨ Meet Dr. Don Togade, Director-At-Large at ONTABA. 🎉 Don Togade is the Academic Program Coordinator and Full-Time Professor in the Honours Bachelor of Behaviour Analysis Program at George Brown College. He is also a Part-Time Professor in the ABA graduate program at University of Western Ontario. Complementing his scholarly activities, he provides behaviour-analytic services to individuals with Autism, including training and behavioural management supports to families and agency staff with diverse backgrounds and needs. With passion for research and dissemination, he continues to explore and present topics such as early intervention for children with Autism, foreign language acquisition, stimulus equivalence, instructional design, mindfulness, creativity, performance management, self-management, diversity, inclusion, and equity. With utmost regard for community involvement, he plays an active, volunteer role in supporting a variety of special interests group’s mission of increasing awareness and representation, and advocating for equitable access to opportunities for minority groups, such as individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community. In his spare time, he enjoys taking care of his plants, hiking, running, playing tennis, practicing yoga, studying astronomy and cosmology, and enjoying a nice meal with family and friends. Grateful to his roots, he was born and raised in the small town of Piat, in the province of Cagayan Valley, Philippines, and is a proud, naturalized Canadian. #ontaba2024 #ONTABA #ABA #BCBA #Director #Highlight #FeaturedMember

Exciting News! The College is opening registration for Entry Level Supervised Practice: Behaviour Analyst in Fall 2024! Exact date coming soon. Prospective applicants, please: 1. Review the Registration Guidelines. 2. Start gathering necessary documents: Vulnerable Sector Check Official Academic Transcript(s) Confirmation of registration from other regulatory authorities (if applicable) We look forward to welcoming you! For more info, check our FAQs https://lnkd.in/gvAgF8RA or email us at aba@cpbao.ca.

📣 Attention ONTABA Members! 📣 🗓️ Deadline for nominations: October 4th! We are excited to announce that nominations for director, graduate and undergraduate positions are OPEN FOR SUBMISSION! 🌟 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gfAmQRTV This is your chance to make a difference in our community and help shape the future of ABA in Ontario. Don't miss out on this opportunity to contribute your voice and leadership skills! 🗳️✨ Let’s work together to enhance ONTABA! 🤝💪 #ONTABA #BoardNominations #Leadership #ABA #MakeADifference #Community

🌟 Autism Acceptance Month 🌟 This month, we celebrate neurodiversity and embrace the uniqueness of every individual within the autism community. At ONTABA, we stand united in promoting understanding, acceptance, and support for Autistic individuals. 💙 Let's continue to create inclusive spaces where everyone is valued for who they are. Acceptance is the key to building a more compassionate and understanding world. 💪 #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #InclusionMatters #ABA #ONTABA #SupportAutism #CelebrateDifferences

Today marks the annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡 Let us remember, now and always, the impact that colonization had, and continues to have, on Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. Between 1867 and 1996, there were 140 federally run residential schools, which separated families, destroyed communities, and attempted to erase Indigenous cultures. ONTABA reasserts its commitment to: Disseminate education about cultural safety, humility, and appropriation to our members. Implement hiring and retention initiatives targeted to increase the number of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis professionals in the ABA field. Remove financial barriers for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis members to engage in our events. Build and sustain healthy, meaningful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous leaders, Elders, clients, Nations, and communities. ONTABA understands that reconciliation is an ongoing process, and our commitment to continue to engage in allyship with disenfranchised communities, including Indigenous communities, remains our top priority. We ask all of our members to take time today to reflect on how they might contribute to truth and reconciliation efforts in their personal and professional lives. For more information on the Day of Truth and Reconciliation, please look at the Canadian government’s website: https://lnkd.in/gHrRzxkc #truthandreconciliation #everychildmatters #nationaldayoftruthandreconciliation

REMINDER FOR October 1, 2024! Creating Successful Supervision Experiences for Behaviour Analysis Supervisees and Supervisors. 🔗 CLAIM YOUR SPOT ON BEHAVIOR LIVE https://lnkd.in/g-ZsaiSK 🎙️ SPEAKER: Julie Koudys 1 CEU AVAILABLE Supervision is an integral part of the training process for aspiring behaviour analysts. An effective supervision experience should improve supervisee technical, professional and ethical repertoires, and support case conceptualization and decision-making abilities. Ideally, supervision should also serve as a model of effective supervisory practices for future supervisors. However, an effective supervision experience is not guaranteed. In this webinar, Dr. Koudys will discuss considerations for supervisees and supervisors for crafting an effective supervision experience, including (a) identifying a supervisor/supervisee and initiating the supervision relationship, (b) maintaining a positive supervision experience, (c) evaluating the supervision experience, and (d) terminating the supervisory relationship. Considerations for both supervisees and supervisors will be discussed. #ONTABA #BehaviourAnalysis #ABA #AppliedBehaviourAnalysis #NonTraditionalABA #BehaviourTherapy #AcceptanceAndCommitmentTherapy #ForensicPsychiatry #ChildWelfare #TherapyTools #BehaviourLive #PsychologyPanel #ProfessionalDevelopment #OntarioEvents #OntarioTherapists

Learn more about Behaviour Analysis in Health, Sports & Fitness 🤾 They aim to educate, coordinate, disseminate, and provide resources to behaviour analysts and other members of society seeking to address human challenges in health, sport, and fitness through the application of the science of behaviour analysis. For more information, learn more through the link: https://lnkd.in/g43348NE #Health #Sport #Fitness #ABA #specialinterestgroup #ONTABA #BCABA