Practicing overseas, living cultural competence, and scaling services: Session 82 with Beth McKee

The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria

Matt Cicoria

Science, Mental Health, Skinner, Behaviorism, Behaviorconsultant, Aba, Behavioralpsychology, Health & Fitness, Appliedbehavioranalysis, Autism, Acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy, Fba, Social Sciences, Verbalbehavior, Bcba, Functionalassessment, Discretetrial

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🗓️ 17 April 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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In Session 82, I chat with Beth McKee, wearer of innumerable hats! According to her LinkedIn profile, she holds the following positions:Director of Rehabilitation Services at Guangxiu International Children's CenterCEO of ABA Consulting InternationalBrand Ambassador for BehaviorMeIn this episode, we discuss how Beth got her start in ABA, how she began working in China, and how she is currently scaling services in the Hunan Province region in a sustainable and ethical manner.As we discussed in the show, there are not a lot of BCBA's in China. If you don't believe me, check out this map Beth put together:We also discuss what she does when she's not practicing in China, highlighting in particular, her work with BehaviorMe. Beth often posts lots of pictures of her ABA adventures, so if you'd like to follow along, check out her Instagram (@bethmmckee).This podcast is supported by: HRIC... Your new career path starts here. Let Barb Voss find you your dream job, or, if you're an agency, let her find you your dream candidate! Let her 30 years of recruiting experience work for you. If you're interested in learning more, email her for a confidential chat.Essential for Living: A Communication, Behavior, and Life Skills Curriculum, Assessment, and Practitioner's Handbook. From now through 6/1/2019, get free shipping on all purchases using offer code EFLBOP0501.Lastly, Remote Fieldwork Supervision for BCBA Trainees, the book I co-wrote with Dr. Lisa Britton, who is an expert in providing high quality distance based supervision, is now out.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to session 82 of the behavioral observations podcast.
0:06.8	I am joined today by Beth McKee.
0:09.8	She wears so many hats that I have to actually look at a list to get them all correct.
0:15.6	First of all, she's the director of rehab services at Guangzhou International Children's Center,
0:20.6	which is in the Hunan province
0:21.9	of China. And we talk about all the work that she's doing over there, how she got started
0:27.1	working in China and how she manages to support this center in going over there for a couple
0:35.7	of weeks at a time and going back and forth and things like that.
0:39.8	She's also the chief executive officer of ABA Consulting International,
0:44.0	and she's the brand ambassador of Behavior Me,
0:48.9	which we'll learn more about towards the end of the podcast.
0:52.4	So it's a fun conversation. There are lessons
0:56.0	of plenty, whether or not you're considering working overseas or not. There's a lot of lessons
1:02.1	about staff training, scaling an agency, cultural competence. I could go on and on, but I think we'll just let the conversation unfold,
1:14.2	and I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Before we get to that episode, I do want to let you know
1:18.4	that we are brought to you today by HRI recruiters. So if you're looking for your dream job,
1:24.3	or if you're an agency looking for your dream candidate, go to hri
1:27.7	colorado.com and hit the contact tab to schedule a confidential conversation with
1:34.2	barb boss and i also want to let you know that our book is out what book do you ask oh
1:41.3	the book that i co-wrote with Dr. Lisa Britton,
1:48.6	and it is available at Lsevier.com,
1:51.7	where you can find it for the best price, I think, that's around.
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