Show Notes
Discover what’s possible when you beard the lion in his den.
Brian Middleton is an Autistic Self-Advocate, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and the creator of the Bearded Behaviorist, an initiative dedicated to the dissemination of behavior science and the inclusion of trauma-informed care standards in applied behavior analysis and other human services.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What it was like for Brian to be bullied in school
- Why he decided to enter the field of behavior analysis
- The basic components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Relational Frame Theory and its connection to ACT
- The intersection of ACT and Behavior Analysis
This episode with Brian Middleton was originally released on October 22, 2020.
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