CABA Consulting

05/25/2023

Dr. Rachel Taylor was thrilled to join Jonathan Mueller on Episode 75, "Meet CASP's Newest Board Member Dr. Rachel Taylor", of the Building Better Businesses in ABA podcast! Check out the full episode here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-75-meet-casps-newest-board-member-dr-rachel-taylor/id1603909082?i=1000612530824

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iykh91jOQLY

"Dr. Rachel Taylor is the newest-elected Director of the CASP Board of Directors and a longtime ABA business owner/operator. When her son was diagnosed and she was seeking therapy, her reaction was "we know how to do this better." That's been the basis of her decades long passion for highest quality ABA programs and advocacy in our communities. I liked learning about her Risk-Driven Approach (RDA) to the consulting work she does with organizations. The goal? 'Maximize desired outcomes and minimize risk.' Applies to life as well!! Enjoy, kind listener!"

01/18/2021

In honor of , we celebrate by reflecting on his legacy and the lessons he taught, and continues to teach us, every day. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

10/30/2020

Go check out The Daily BA's new video series "This Way of Practice" featuring Dr. Rachel Taylor & Center for Applied Behavior Analysis - CABA team members!

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09/10/2020

As we wrap up our discussion about and its benefits to an organization, you are likely wondering what you can do as a leader to take action.

For a deeper dive on the topic, including actionable strategies to implement organizational practices that create an inclusive work environment for all, we highly recommend reviewing the report by Bentley University, "Intersectionality in the Workplace, Broadening the Lens of Inclusion".

We especially value the Interventions Checklist on page 26. After reading the checklist, let us know if there are items that your organization already has in place!

Article link:https://bentleydownloads.s3.amazonaws.com/cwb/Bentley_CWB_Intersectionality_Research_Report_Winter_2019.pdf

08/27/2020

New blog post and there’s something for everyone! Whether you’re an employee or a leader of an organization we think that our most recent blog post on will be beneficial to you.

In light of recent events it's more important than ever to have tough conversations about .

Follow the link cabaconsulting.com/blog to read tips for employees related to professionally navigating difficult conversations with their employers when addressing intersectionality in the workplace & the benefits that organizations may reap when taking an approach to diversity.

08/21/2020

"For work to be considered applied behavior analysis, it must focus on promoting behavior change that is meaningful to the target individual and others around them. By being able to predict and control behavior, behavior analysts can make changes for the well-being of society by manipulating the environment. This is absolutely necessary if behavior analysts want to promote social change to prevent oppression and discrimination.” (DeFelice & Diller, 2019).

Wondering how intersectionality is relevant to the field of applied behavior analysis? We highly recommend checking out “Intersectional Feminism and Behavior Analysis” (DeFelice, K. & Diller, J.W.) The authors provide an overview of historical demographics, a detailed update on how diversity has progressed in the field and tips for behavior analysts who are interested in promoting social change through ABA.

Go check it out & let us know what you think! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6834793/

08/14/2020

As we learn more about intersectionality and its presence in the workplace, we’re realizing the impact it can have on all corners of an organization, from collegial interactions, to professional opportunities and organizational practices.

Have you noticed the influence of intersecting identities in your professional environment? If so, how does affect your workplace?

08/11/2020

Intersectionality- how does it relate to the workplace and why is it important to learn about as a leader of an organization?

Whether we talk about it or not, intersectionality impacts an employee’s environment when their identities, such as race, gender, physical & mental ability, age, etc., make it more likely for them to experience conscious or unconscious bias, especially from colleagues and workplace processes. As Dnika J. Travis, vice president of Catalyst, puts it, “It’s a feeling of having to protect against bias or unfair treatment — of having to be on guard".

To read more about in the workplace, specific stereotypes that individuals may face and how their career opportunities and overall success can be affected, check out this New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/us/the-effect-of-intersectionality-in-the-workplace.html.

08/07/2020

A discussion about intersectionality and its meaning would be incomplete without acknowledging the work of Kimberlé Crenshaw, the law professor who coined the term over 30 years ago.

Decades later, a term that emerged with a focus on the interactions between gender inequality and racism, has now evolved to encompass the countless disparities that an individual may face based on their identities, and how those inequalities interact with one another.

To learn more about how the concept has evolved over the years, check out this recent article by Time Magazine featuring an interview with Kimberlé Crenshaw: https://time.com/5786710/kimberle-crenshaw-intersectionality

08/04/2020

In continuation of exploring different , we shift focus towards a less-known term: Intersectionality.

This dictionary definition acts as our starting point, but what does actually mean? How does it affect your employees? What does it have to do with running a business?
Answers to these questions will come in the following days as we explore a deeper understanding of how Intersectionality can affect the workplace and the various ways in which you can improve your inclusion efforts.