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The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria

Scaling Your Agency, Recovering from Failure, and Disseminating ABA, Session 66: A Conversation with Brett DiNovi

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

4.8648 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Well the gift that was the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis conference keeps on giving. What do I mean by this? Well, just before he left Indianapolis, I was able to snag Brett DiNovi for a little while and recorded this conversation in the lobby of the Sheraton City Center. If you are on any of the ABA social media channels, you've undoubtedly seen Brett's YouTube channel. However, for those who don't know him, Brett is the Founder and CEO of Brett DiNovi and Associates, which is the largest ABA provider on the East Coast of the United states. In this episode, we discuss how we briefly met more almost 15 years ago and how he got started in ABA. We also talk a lot about the ups and downs of running a successful ABA agency, and how BDA is not only expanding into new marketplaces, but how it is supporting other independent ABA providers. Compared to Brett's short and sweet YouTube videos, this is a long-form conversation, and I'm betting you'll learn a lot more about who he is, how he sees the field, and how he has managed to create a winning company culture. I mentioned his main YouTube channel already, and in this conversation, Brett lets us know about another channel that his company has launched, called "Hacking Clinical Behavior." If you have a chance, go check them out, and give them a thumbs up and share with friends if you like them. This episode is sponsored by Behavior University. Behavior University is a BACB Approved Continuing Education Provider, and their mission is to provide university-quality courses in applied behavior analysis for new and experienced professionals alike. Their live webinars generally have a limited number of attendees, so that the learning experience is interactive, with plenty of opportunities for engaging with the presenters. If you can’t make the live events, these webinars are recorded and available in Behavior University’s CEU Library for later viewing. Behavior University also has a 40 hour RBT training. This self-paced course uses a combination of visual presentation, audio lectures, and live video models to teach all areas of the RBT Task List. The course is accessible any time and from anywhere.  So if you would like to learn more, head over to Behavioruniversity.com/observations, where you’ll find a 10% discount code for podcast listeners. Thanks for checking them out!

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone. Welcome to session 66. Oh, my gosh, we're at 66 already of the Behavioral Observations podcast. This episode is sponsored by Behavior University. Yes, we're really proud to welcome this new sponsor. They are an approved continuing ed provider. They also provide RBT courses, and their mission is to provide university quality courses in ABA for new

0:23.9

and experienced professionals alike.

0:26.2

They've got live webinars, they've got pre-recorded ones, and kind of everything else

0:30.4

underneath the sun.

0:31.0

We'll hear more about them a little bit later on in the show, but if you are impatient, you can pause

0:36.3

this episode and head on over to

0:37.5

behavioruniversity.com forward slash observations to learn more.

0:42.7

So, again, really happy to have those guys on board, so go to their website and check

0:46.7

them out.

0:47.4

But in the meantime, let's talk about today's episode.

0:50.7

Today's episode is the gift that keeps on giving from the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis.

0:56.9

What do we mean by that?

0:58.2

Well, if you caught the last episode with Matt Norm, you know I recorded that episode there.

1:02.9

And on the very last day, I was in Indianapolis, I was able to snag Brett Donovi of Brett

1:08.6

Donovi and Associates right before he caught a cab to catch his plane back to New Jersey.

1:14.0

So we recorded this conversation right in the lobby of the Sheridan City Center in the beautiful town of Indianapolis.

1:22.5

So if you are on any of the ABA social media channels, you've probably seen Brett's YouTube channel announcements.

1:31.7

So if you don't know him, though, he's the founder and CEO of Brett Dinovian Associates,

1:36.6

which is the largest ABA provider on the East Coast of the United States.

1:41.0

And in this episode, we discussed how we briefly met more than 15 years ago

1:44.7

and how he got started in ABA. And we also talk about a lot of the ups and downs of running a

1:49.6

successful ABA agency and how BDA is not only expanding into new marketplaces, but how it's

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