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 You Woke Up, Now What?: Building a Momentum of Racial Discourse |
| Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
| 11:00 AM–11:50 AM |
| Convention Center, Street Level, 158 AB |
| Area: CSS/OBM; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Natalie Parks, Ph.D. |
| Chair: Beverly Kirby (Team ABA LLC) |
| FRANCESCA BARBIERI (Behavior Leader, Inc.; Saint Louis University) |
| RYAN SAIN (Mary Baldwin University) |
| NATALIE PARKS (Dr Natalie Inc) |
| Abstract: One way to shift culture is to increase the number of people within that culture doing things differently (Glenn, 2003). One area of social justice work that people struggle with is talking openly about race in a way that matters. To change culture, the frequency of these conversations must increase. The conversations must contain specific content and strategies to ensure they effectively target the culture of oppression. As behavior analysts, we understand the contingencies necessary to establish the skill of talking about race and how to maintain it. A larger behavioral intervention framework that can be applied to any conversations regarding social justice will be discussed. Panelists will model a behavior analytic model for building behavioral momentum of racial discourse. They will answer questions about the behavioral contingencies used to begin and sustain meaningful dialogue regarding racial issues. Panelists will use their own friendships to illustrate how they shape and reinforce behavior related to open, honest and direct conversations about race. |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Target Audience: Individuals who have completed at least their first year of coursework in behavior analysis; specifically those who have a strong understanding of the principles and concepts of ABA and how to use them to change behavior. |
Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will learn how to use behavior analytic strategies to increase the frequency and quality of open conversations about race, contributing to cultural change.
2. Participants will describe how modeling, shaping, reinforcement and motivating operations can be used to initiate and sustain meaningful dialogues about racial issues.
3. Participants will identify specific behavioral contingencies that promote (or decrease) effective and ongoing discussions about race, enabling them to model and reinforce similar conversations in their own environments. |
| Keyword(s): DEI, racism, stimulus equivalence, verbal behavior |
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