Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism: A Context for Family Collaboration in Behavior Analytic Practice

Description

Between Now and Dreams: Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism offers guidance for parents seeking an effective, joyful and sustainable parenting journey. Shahla shares some of the reasons why she wrote this book and share some key ideas that can inform and amplify meaningful and courageous parenting. Topics include tensions surrounding applied behavior analysis and the sometimes opposing, or seemingly opposing variables, parents must consider when making decisions in the best interests of their children and families. Three potential behavioral cusps that can enrich the lives of autism families are described with examples.

About the Speaker

Shahla Alai-Rosales, PH.D., BCBA-D, CPBA-AP is a Professor in the Department of Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas. She has taught courses in Texas, Europe and the Middle East on a variety of topics, including ethics, early autism intervention, parent training, behavioral systems, applied research methods, technology transfer, behavior change techniques, and cultural diversity. Shahla has served on several boards and disciplinary committees and has published and presented research on social justice, ethics in early intervention, play and social skills, family harmony, and supervision and mentoring. Shahla has more than four decades of experience working with families and has trained hundreds of behavior analysts. She has received awards for her teaching (SGA ‘Fessor Graham Award), her work with families (Onassis Scholar Award), and for her work in the community (UNT Community Engagement Award & TXABA Career Contributions Award). She is an Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice and is co-author of Building and Sustaining Meaningful and Effective Relationships as a Supervisor and Mentor (LeBlanc, Sellers & Alai, 2020) and Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism: Between Now and Dreams (AlaiRosales & Heinkel-Wolfe, 2022).