Do your kids melt down, throw tantrums, engage in attention-seeking behaviors, or (gasp!) spit?! Then you'll probably want to learn about BCBAs, FBAs, BIPs, FCT, EATS, RBTs, functions of behavior, head-banging, elopement, and extinction bursts, oh my!

Today we host power education couple Chris and Ashley Ponce to discuss how school psychs and behavior analysts can best work together (and separately!) in school settings to help kids with behavior issues...and how each of these pros' professional inclinations impact parenting their two young children. (Sound familiar? :))

First, an ego-feeding story from Chris to Gill about a Texas Tech professor admiring his MI work. Then, the episode. (Scroll to 3:00 to skip the narcissism feed, or just stay for the feels)



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Ashley, THE BCBA, Chris, THE LSSP, Two Individuals, Two Minds, One Goal - helping children and students in the education and clinic environment to be successful and functioning members of society! Also we have two kids.

Ashley Ponce is a former special education teacher turned BCBA. She has worked in multiple different settings working with a variety of students who exhibit multiple different dysregulation concerns. On top of all of that, she is a badass mother to two children (three if you count Chris). What can't she do!?!

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Honorable Mentions:
-Chris's first appearance on The Psychologists Podcast (Season 1, Episode 18, 9/26/2021)
-Gill and Julia's episodes are #s 38 (Gill and Julia together), 39 (Gill on MI), and 46 (Julia's personal therapy session ;))
-TASP Talks Podcast (Chris is a host!) - on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
- What is a BCBA and what can they do in schools?

Welcome to The Psychologists Podcast, where we talk about all things psychology through a very personal lens.

Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).

Gill is a teacher, researcher, and supervisor at a university graduate psychology training program.

Julia is owner and therapist at Ocean Therapy in Houston, TX, offering telehealth therapy to young adults in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with anxiety. Check it out here: https://www.oceantherapy.net/