Psychobabble BCBAs | The RBT Uprising: Part 1

What happened when psychology and behavior analysis got divorced?  According to Erica and Lauryn, both sides lose something and the field of ABA is still living with the consequences. In this inaugural episode, Erica and Lauryn introduce themselves, their backgrounds in psychology and behavior analysis, and the reason they created Psychobabble BCBAs. They talk about their shared history, their complicated relationship with ABA, and their mission to bring more psychological foundations, humanity, and critical thinking into behavior-analytic practice. This podcast isn't about blindly defending ABA or tearing it down. It's about being pro-science, pro-client, and pro-workforce, while being willing to acknowledge what the field gets wrong and have the conversations that aren't always comfortable. And they're not easing into things. The first series, RBT Uprising, explores the historic 2026 RBT strike in Rockville, Maryland - the first strike in applied behavior analysis. Over the next episodes, Erica and Lauryn will examine how the RBT role was created, why burnout is so prevalent, what the research says about turnover, and what happens when the people providing support decide they've had enough. Because, as they put it: RBT working conditions are our clients' learning conditions. Hosts: Erica Ranada & Dr. Lauryn Toby (The Psychobabble BCBAs) Presented by: Cooperant Learning (https://www.cooperantlearning.com) Creative Direction: Kevin DeKimpe (http://kevindekimpe.com) CEUs: Sparks Behavioral Services, LLC (ACE #OP-21-0004) is an ACE-approved provider of continuing education units for behavior analysts. You can earn continuing education units (CEUs) for listening to many of our episodes by visiting cooperantlearning.com! 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BTNqTaC0Qjfs62iKJqJXP?si=f8b4892d80904de6 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-psychobabble-bcbas/id6805913619 📺: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIUfs4kGgw-U 📸: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychobabblebcbas 🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psychobabblebcbas   Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: Q6X1D5I2AUPPV6M0