Function Junction:Behavior Matters
Dr. Susan Catlett and Cissy Carter, both Board Certified Behavior Analysts, discuss practical solutions to behavior challenges that they have experienced in the many years they have consulted to schools and families regarding individuals with disabilities.
Episodes
157 episodes
Delve Into Dyslexia - Part 2
Laura picks up telling us about dyslexia. She talks about things we look at as children get into late kindergarten or into first grade. She says that looking at what they can write can tell us a lot. She gives us information a...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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25:38
Delve Into Dyslexia - Part 1
Laura Dowdy Northcutt is back, but this time she is talking with Susan and Cissy about dyslexia. Laura is the director of Responsive Services for a Houston area school district and guides the dyslexia services. Things are ever chang...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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26:22
Such a Gentle Man - Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their conversation with David Hays. In this episode, David gives tips about how to remain calm and safe when interacting with a child who is not emotionally regulated. He also talks about helping children (and adults) b...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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38:12
Such a Gentle Man - Part 1
David Hays has been a friend and colleague for decades. Although a bit of a winding road, his career started as a camp counselor before he found his way to special education. He then taught children with significant behavior support needs and r...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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30:19
If You Want To Know, Ask The Parents
Educators or therapists may be the expert on math, reading, strategies, etc., but parents are the experts on their child. Cissy shares a story about a really fun student with an expert parent. She learned as much from the parent as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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25:19
Presume Competence - Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their conversation with Mary Fitzgerald. She gives great advice like watching peers of the same age as the individuals you are working with to see what makes for fun social activities. Uno can be fun, but if...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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32:38
Presume Competence - Part 1
Mary Fitzgerald is a master educator. She has worked with school districts, educational service centers, and with business partners for many years making education better for many, many students. In this conversation, she emphasizes...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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30:34
Dr. Atherton Talks Anthropomorphism and More - Part 2
The conversation continues with Dr. Gray Atherton as she moves into a discussion of video games. She talks about finding ways to incorporate similarities to video games in activities, but make the activities involve others and social inte...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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34:25
Dr. Atherton Talks Anthropomorphism and More - Part 1
Dr. Gray Atherton received her Ph.D. at the University of Houston, but is working at Edge Hill University in England now. She is a professor and researcher interested in many areas related to autism. One especially interesting...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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31:09
Hip Hip Hooray!
Susan and Cissy talk all the time about how behavioral concepts are involved in everything we do. It is even involved when we make decisions about how to help ourselves with medical issues like hip pain. Susan shares about the journ...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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20:05
Dr. Gray Talks Executive Functioning - Part 2
Dr. Amanda Gray continues her conversation with Susan and Cissy about executive functioning. You don't have to be on the spectrum to have executive functioning problems. We have almost all had moments of executive dysfunction when ...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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36:57
Dr. Gray Talks Executive Functioning - Part 1
Amanda Gray is back! She has a practice in the Dallas area called "Gray Area". She helps individuals with ADHD and related challenges work on homework, study skills, and strategies that will help them at school and in life. Sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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31:51
Mama Said There'd Be Days Like These
Susan shares about her day that started a little crazy and got crazier. Having one of those days made her think about how important self-regulation is. She related the importance of explicitly teaching self-regulation skills to stud...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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24:14
Such a Kind Savage - Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their conversation with Dr. Todd Savage, former president of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and international speaker. He shares important information about warning signs for suicide. &nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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34:18
Such a Kind Savage - Part 1
Susan and Cissy had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Dr. Todd Savage about school safety and crisis prevention as well as gender diversity. Dr. Savage is a psychologist and professor who speaks nationally on these topics as well as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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43:44
Remembering Toby Keith and Talking Country Music
Cissy's husband, Joe, joins her on this episode to talk about the legend Toby Keith. Joe has worked in the music business for a very long time and has had the opportunity to meet and speak with some of the greats. He shares about a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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32:12
Father, Educator, Consultant: Meet Michael Soria Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their conversation with Michael Soria. He uses his experience as a parent and educator to help families and schools create plans and find tools that will help students make progress. He has a positive approa...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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29:42
Father, Educator, Consultant: Meet Michael Soria Part 1
Michael Soria is an educator who went from the classroom to other companies like Pearson, Touch Math, and PCI. He has a passion for helping individuals with special needs achieve and be included. He has been the father of two sons o...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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26:49
Dopey to Dumbo: Goal Achieved!
A year ago, Cissy talked about the fact that she did not finish the marathon at Disney World and how she wanted to have a redemption run. In this episode, Susan and Cissy talk about the ABA concepts behind trying for a comeback. It is foo...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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33:07
Who is Hoom? - Part 2 with Bryce from Hoom House
Bryce Kaiser is back with Susan and Cissy to finish the rest of their conversation. In this second half, he talks about some of the challenges supervisors face and how Hoom House has helped with those challenges. He also talks about...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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32:07
Who is Hoom? - Part 1 with Bryce from Hoom House
Bryce Kaiser is one of the co-founders of Hoom House. Hoom House started because Bryce and his co-founder (and wife) saw that those seeking ABA services were on long waiting lists for services. They wanted to shorten the wait. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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28:40
Setting Goals for 2024: Happy New Year!
Susan and Cissy talk about finishing up 2023 and making plans for 2024. They share some of their own goals for the coming year as well as ways to help reach those objectives. The science of behavior analysis certainly comes into pla...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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20:09
Holiday Memories and Behavior
Susan and Cissy talk about holiday memories and the potential behavior concepts behind those memories. Listen for the level of stimulus discrimination Cissy's Mom showed. Also, listen for some magic Susan had one year. We hope you e...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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15:21
An Unparalleled Organization - Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their talk with Gary Moore of the nonPareil Institute. He talks about some of the creative projects the crew from nonPareil have been responsible for. They have done a great job teaching others about playing...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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30:39
An Unparalleled Organization
Gary Moore, co-founder, President, and CEO of the nonPareil Institute, spends time talking with Cissy and Susan about his grassroots efforts with his co-founder, that set out to help their two sons and that has become a nationally known organiz...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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27:50
