Podcasts by Chirping with ABA Owls

Announcement from 2023-07-03T05:00

Hey everyone, just a quick message about the podcast - we will be taking a break until the end of the year to plan and create newer content!

Feel free to keep in touch! Instagram (@aba_ow...

The Hoot Chronicles XXV - Zero Degrees of Empathy from 2023-06-19T05:00

Hello there!

For this month, Lauren will guide us through a very fascinating book, Zero Degrees of Empathy by Simon Baron-Cohen.

As always, we appreciate you listening an...

PBS: Q&A with Amy from 2023-06-05T05:00

Hello! Did you miss us? We hope so!

For June, we invited our friend and colleague Amy to join us again!

The topic for this episode is PBS (Positive Behaviour Support), what is is, ...

Ethics: Posting Pictures of Children Online Part 2 from 2023-05-01T05:00

May 1st and the first Monday of May! Here is part 2 of our ethics episode, a continuation from last month's.

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Ethics: Posting Pictures of Children online Part1 from 2023-04-03T05:00

Happy Monday! Here we are again with another episode. We've jumped into the ethics rabbit hole and decided to tackle a topic that is close to our hearts: posting pictures of children online.

The Hoot Chronicles XXIII - Applying the VB-MAPP from 2023-03-20T04:00

Welcome back to The Hoot Chronicles! For this episode, Carla will discuss some research articles that address different areas of applying the VB-MAPP (Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and P...

TEACCH from 2023-03-06T12:21

Welcome back listeners, we hope you missed us! We’re kicking off the second part of season 3 with an episode on a very talked about topic in our field: TEACCH! We’ve decided to learn a bit more...

The Hoot Chronicles XXII: Recommendations for Supervision from 2023-01-16T05:00

Welcome back listeners!

In our January Hoots, Lauren will discuss some recommendations for those of you whom are doing their supervision hours, supervising others or even pursuing an educ...

New Year’s Resolutions from 2023-01-02T05:25

Happy New Year! We hope everyone is done with 2022 and ready to take 2023 on!

As we've never done an episode on New Year's resolutions, we thought "no time like the present!".

We h...

The Hoot Chronicles XXI: Teaching Children with Autism to Mind Read from 2022-12-19T05:00

Hello Hello!

For today’s episode, we will be discussing Teaching Children with Autism to Mind Read, by Patricia Howlin, Simon Baron-Cohen and Julie Hadwin.

If you would like to tea...

Training Staff: Maintaining Skills from 2022-12-12T05:00

A good Monday to you all!

 For our December episode we have decided to dive back into our Training Staff series. We will be discussing how to use ABA to maintain staff skills.

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Notice for December’s episode from 2022-12-05T05:00

The Hoot Chronicles XX: Trial Based Functional Analysis from 2022-11-21T12:12:54

Hello all of you behaviour enthusiasts!

Let’s wrap up another month with a study done in the natural environment. This time, Lauren will take you through a functional analysis conducted i...

Q&A with Nicole - Navigating ABA against the current from 2022-11-07T07:00

Happy November everyone!

For this episode, we have invited Nicole to join us, she's a clinical psychologist and a BCBA. Nicole lives in Portugal and she gave us a reality check on what A...

ABA Chit Chat Pop Culture Witches from 2022-10-31T08:06

Trick or Treat!

Our episode today is us discussing our favourite witches - no ABA involved.

Happy Halloween!

The Hoot Chronicles XIX: The Checklist Manifesto from 2022-10-17T05:00

Happy October everyone!

For today’s episode, we will be discussing The Checklist Manifesto, by Dr. Atul Gawande.

Dive into the world of surgeries, aviation and construction with u...

The Witching Hour from 2022-10-03T04:00

Happy Pumpkin month!

For this month's episode we thought we'd visit the supernatural world again, and how it relates to ABA.

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The Hoot Chronicles XVIII - ABA and Dementia from 2022-09-19T04:00

Happy Monday everyone,

For this month, Lauren will walk us through a study done on engaging individuals with dementia - more specifically: Increasing activity attendance and engagement in...

PECS II from 2022-09-05T03:00

Welcome back listeners! This month, Lauren will take us a bit deeper into PECS and how it works.

We have discussed PECS before (in our 2020 November's episode), this episode is done from...

ABA Chit Chat - Real Life Soap Opera from 2022-07-25T04:00

Today, we discuss a very popular live streamed court case that grabbed everyone's attention. Here's a hint: It involves a MEGA PINT of spilled tea.

The Hoot Chronicles XVII - The Power of Character Strengths from 2022-07-18T04:00

Happy July everyone!

This episode we are all about The Power of Character Strengths by Ryan Niemec and Robert McGrath.

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Q&A with Denis: Supporting Young People and Families from 2022-06-06T03:00

A good Monday to you all!

For this episode, we have invited Denis to join us for a chat.  He has worked with young people for most of his life and has come across the ABA world in the las...

ABA Chit Chat - Let’s talk about money from 2022-05-23T03:00

For our random chat, we decided to discuss money (one of the tabboo topics in our society!).

Enjoy!

The Hoot Chronicles XV: The Supervisor’s Guidebook from 2022-05-16T03:00

Welcome back listeners!

Let’s wrap up another month with a book discussion! This time we take you through 'The Supervisor's Guidebook' by Reid, Parsons and Green.

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Guess What I’m Thinking from 2022-05-02T03:00

Welcome back listeners! For our May episode we have decided to thoughts! We delve into the topic of what are overt and covert behaviours and it's relevance in the field of behaviour analysis. --...

ABA chit chat - Scammers and Disney Villains from 2022-04-25T03:15

Hello! Just a short and random conversation about scammers, disney villains and how ABA has changed the way we look at people.

Enjoy!

The Hoot Chronicles XIV: Needle Phobia from 2022-04-18T11:11

Allo Allo!

For this month, Lauren will walk us through a study done on needle phobia - more specifically: Stimulus Fading and Differential Reinforcement for the Treatment of Needle Phobia...

Training Staff: Reinforcement and MO from 2022-04-04T03:00

Happy April!

For this month, we will be discussing the topics of reinforcement and motivation within the workplace.

We hope you enjoy this episode, feel free to contact us on insta...

The Hoot Chronicles XIII - Blind Spots from 2022-03-21T09:43:56

Happy Monday!

For today, we will be discussing Blind Spots, by Dr. Kimberly Nix Berens.

This book takes a deep dive into the world of education - we think anybody who has been part...

The GROW Model from 2022-03-07T03:00

We're back! To kick off the second part of Season 2, we will be discussing the GROW Model.

On the episode we do reference some websites and articles, so we've added them to the e...

The Hoot Chronicles XII from 2022-01-17T03:00

Happy Monday! This epsisode we are all about the AFLS - Assessment of Functional Living Skills, by Dr. Partington and Dr. Mueller.

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Our next episode will be in March as...

Training Staff: Introduction from 2022-01-03T03:11

Happy New Year!!

To kick off this year, we will be starting a new series of episodes about staff training. This episode is an introduction to the topic and future episodes will be more de...

The Hoot Chronicles XI: TGLR from 2021-12-20T03:00

We hope everyone's December is going smoothly (but let's be honest, it's a hard time). This month, our elected book is "Teaching Good Learner Repertoires" by Steve Ward (BCBA) and Teresa Grimes...

Q&A with Amy - ABA is a people‘s field from 2021-12-06T03:00

Happy Monday! It is December, the most "wonderful" (stressful) time of the year. We hope our Q&A with our friend and colleague Amy will put a smile on your face.

Please send us any questi...

The Hoot Chronicles X from 2021-11-15T03:00

It's Mid November, so why not have a listen at us discussing books?

For this episode, we will be covering The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Revised by James W. Parrington. Or ...

DTT vs NET from 2021-11-01T02:00

Happy November everyone! For this month's episode, we thought we'd go towards a more technical direction in our content - whilst keeping it accessible for various audiences. We will be covering...

The Hoot Chronicles IX from 2021-10-18T03:00

Allo Allo! For this episode of the Hoot Chronicles, we are covering Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching by Julie S. Vargas.

We are both great fans of this book and we hope that our e...

Superstition from 2021-10-04T03:00

Happy October! Autumn has arrived and so has our new episode! This month, in honour of Halloween, we tackle superstitious behaviour and look at it from a behaviour analyst's point of view. We h...

The Hoot Chronicles VIII from 2021-09-20T03:00

For this month's episode, Lauren will guide us through The Verbal Behavior Approach by Dr. Mary Lynch Barbera and Tracy Rasmussen. 

We hope you enjoy it!

Is ABA a Science? from 2021-09-06T03:00

Welcome back! After having a break we've returned with a new episode. In this month's episode we discuss what is science and why does ABA fit in that category.

We hope you enjoy =)

The Hoot Chronicles VII from 2021-07-19T03:00

Welcome back to the Hoot Chronicles!----more---- Our July book is called Applied Behavior Analysis (International Edition) by Cooper, Heron and Heward. ----more----Thank you for listening to us ...

Q&A: Special Guest Tracey T. from 2021-07-05T03:00

Welcome to July! For this month's episode, we will be answering some of the questions people have sent us. Feel free to send in your question as we will do more Q&A episodes in the future. For ...

The Hoot Chronicles VI from 2021-06-28T03:00

Hello everyone! For this month, Lauren will guide us through the Early Start Denver Model by Rogers and Dawson. We hope you enjoy it and as always, feel free to email us at

ABA Programmes: Accepting and Terminating from 2021-05-03T03:00

Happy Monday! For our May episode, we end our segment on ABA programmes by discussing what is involved in accepting and terminating clients.

We hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to...

The Hoot Chronicles IV from 2021-04-26T03:00

This month we will be jumping into the book of "Behavior Modification" by Raymond G. Miltenberger. We hope you enjoy listening to our review!

ABA Programmes: Designing and Implementing from 2021-04-05T03:00

Happy April everyone! For this month we will be discussing what's involved in developing and implementing an ABA programme. You will explain how we decide which targets to implement, how can a g...

The Hoot Chronicles III from 2021-03-29T03:00

Hello everyone! As we say fairwell to March, here are our thoughts on the book "Behavioral Detectives" by Bobby Newman and Dana R. Reinecke.

ABA Programmes: Tutors Part 2 from 2021-03-08T03:00

For the second and final part of this month's episode, we cover how to find a tutor, the financial side of hiring a tutor, paying for resources, ethical considerations and end on our final thoug...

ABA programmes: Tutors part 1 from 2021-03-01T03:04

Happy March! For this month we will be discussing the people in the "front line" of ABA programmes: the tutors! We hope you enjoy this episode and feel free to contact us at aba.owls.uk@gmail.co...

The Hoot Chronicles II from 2021-02-22T03:00

Hello and welcome back to our new segment, The Hoot Chronicles! For this month, we will be discussing the book "Positive Parenting for Autism" by Victoria Boone.

We hope you enjoy it!

ABA Programmes: Consultants and Supervisors part 2 from 2021-02-08T03:00

Happy Monday! Here is the second part of our episode. This week, we look into costs, ethics and how to become a BCBA. We hope you find it useful! Feel free to contact us at Listen

The Hoot Chronicles I from 2021-01-24T03:00

Happy Monday everyone! As a small "spin-off" from our normal episodes, we've started a book club. Every month we will discuss a different book, most will be ABA themed.

This month's will ...

ABA programmes YAY or NAY from 2021-01-11T03:00

Hello everyone, here's the second and final part of this month's episode.

See you soon!

ABA programmes YAY or NAY part 1 from 2021-01-04T03:00

Happy New Year!

We're starting this year with a new series of episodes about ABA programmes. This is the first of many discussions about the topic and we hope you enjoy it!

ABA thoughts 2020 edition from 2020-12-07T09:52:53

Happy Monday! For this episode, we are announcing our online workshops and we're closing 2020 with a discussion about what we look forward in the ABA field and how we use ABA in our daily lives....

Makaton vs PECS part 3 from 2020-11-16T10:23:27

Happy Monday everyone! For our third episode installment, we will be discussing the disadvantages of Makaton and PECS.

We hope you enjoy it and we'll see you in December!

Makaton vs PECS part 2 from 2020-11-09T10:01:55

Hello everyone! For this week's episode we dive into the Why and How of Makaton and PECS. Next week we'll post the third and final part of this episode.

Thank you for listening!

Makaton Vs PECS part 1 from 2020-11-02T02:20:04

Happy Monday! This month we will be discussing and comparing Makaton and PECS as communication methods.

We had so much to say that this episode will have 3 parts!

Thank yo...

Who can do ABA? from 2020-10-05T10:27:25

Welcome back! On this episode we discuss who can do ABA, we go through all the WH- questions and give you some answers you might not have expected.

Enjoy the episode!

Back to School: Pick your battles from 2020-09-07T08:03:19

On this episode, we look at the different challenges faced when returning to school and everyday routines.

We hope you find it useful and informative!

Choosing an Assessment Part 2 from 2020-08-10T09:56:10

For this episode we carry on discussing assessment tools; ABLLS, AFLS and the Early Start Denver Model are the topics for this installment.

Choosing an Assessment Part 1 from 2020-08-03T09:40:59

Happy Monday everyone! Here's the first part of this month's episode where we discuss our experience with assessment tools. This episode covers the VB-MAPP and EFL assessments.

Thank you ...

Age Appropriate Activities part 2 from 2020-07-13T08:54:07

The conclusion of this month's episode. We hope you enjoy it and we'll be back in August for our next episode!

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Age Appropriate Activities part 1 from 2020-07-06T08:29:09

Hello everyone!

In this episode we debate what are age appropriate activities and when to teach them! Enjoy =)

Myths and Misconceptions of ABA part 3 from 2020-06-15T08:34:38

On the third and final part of this month's episode, we finish Myths and Misconceptions by discussing how different ABA professionals work differently and in other areas where ABA can be applied...

Myths and Misconceptions of ABA part 2 from 2020-06-08T08:56:30

In this week's episode we carry on discussing myths and misconceptions we encounter in the ABA field - we cover the topic of punishment.

Any questions or comments feel free to em...

Myths and Misconceptions of ABA part 1 from 2020-06-01T08:39:06

In this month's episode, we will be discussing some of the negative arguments and perceptions against ABA. Part 1 of the episode will be pertaining to the claim that ABA does not have evidence o...

The M word - part 2 from 2020-05-04T14:35:18

The M word carries on in this episode, we hope you enjoy it and find the resources mentioned in the episode useful.

Thank you for listening!

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The M Word - part 1 from 2020-05-04T08:57:16

In this episode we discuss what manding is and solutions for when you're stuck on what activities to do next.

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ABA as a superpower from 2020-04-16T15:54:42

Hello everyone!

For our second episode we look into the reasons why we feel ABA is effective and give you a variety of examples from our personal experience in the field.

As mentio...

Homebound with your child from 2020-04-10T14:28:10

We are two people passionate about Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and supporting others by using this evidence-based science.

For our first episode, we will be discussing how to manage ...