ACT Now ABA is anything but the usual ABA training organization. We’re in business to change the business.
Our aim is to teach ABA practitioners to do their jobs with sensitivity, cultural humility, and care for the private world of their clients. We teach Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTr) as a foundational approach to delivering ABA services.
That’s cool, but how we aim to do this is more important than the goal.
For example, check out our board of directors. The ACT Now ABA board is a coalition of diverse humans with a range of different views. We assembled the board to guide our decision-making based on our shared human-centered values.
Enasha Anglade is a Black American woman who’s bringing ABA and ACTr to the work of helping domestic abuse survivors access needed services.
Cinda Atwood is a neurodivergent doctoral student with two Autistic kids. She brings her unique focus to the needs of Autistic women, caregivers, and learners.
Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi is a leading ABA voice for compassion, nonviolent communication, and seeing self in relation to a huge purpose in life. A Black American woman who has seen many changes come to ABA over the span of her career, Nasiah speaks to the need for creating brave spaces in which we speak up with heart and humanity.
Madison Dirickson is a doctoral student who’s committed to helping individuals recovering from substance use issues to get their recovery work completed so that they can live full, dynamic lives.
Brianna Kauer is a peer-reviewed ACT trainer – one of the very first BCBAs to be given a thumb’s up by the Association for Contextual Behavior Science for her training methods. She has designed a unique case conceptualization procedure that is rooted in radical behaviorism and consistent with common procedures in ABA.
TL Petty is a doctoral learner who is investigating ways to help families and friends of transitioning people use correct pronouns.
Tom Szabo is me. I’ve been a peer-reviewed trainer for the last decade and trained thousands to use ACTr in their ABA practices. My commitments are to make sure ACTr grows, changes, and flourishes within ABA and that practitioners from diverse backgrounds work together to make this happen.
Jonathan Tarbox is a leader in the research, practice, and social justice spaces of our field. His down to earth style of communicating and willingness to explore his humanity make him a visionary in our field.
Kendra Thomson is a researcher who has discovered the power of teaming with caregivers in teaching others ACTr. Her commitments to the well-being of parents is matched only by her interest in social justice.
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