Dr Thanos Vostanis

Please join us for the next Behavioural Talk focusing on AI and Applied Behaviour Analysis.
To book your slot, please follow the link below or scan the QR code.
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Our new paper is now published as open-access. We are exploring how Precision Teaching and Fluency Training impacted professionals' ability to perform Key Word Signs while supporting adults with intellectual disabilities. doi.org/10.1111%2Fja...
#PBS #AAC #Communication #IDD

Please see information about our upcoming Tizard Behavioural Talk with Dr Tracy Raulston, PhD, BCBA-D.
You can sign up by scanning the QR code or by following the LINK: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/211358...

#ABA #CEU #PBS #APD #CPD #BCBA

Warm congratulations to, Tracy Mapp, for presenting her poster at the recent Seattle Club Conference on the very same day it was accepted for publication !!Tracy is undertaking truly impactful work in prison education, and it is a pleasure to supervise her PhD alongside Dr Barnoux.

#seattleclub continues with Teresa Padden-Evans on research exploring the perspectives and experiences of education practitioners supporting students with genetic syndromes in school.

Appreciate our partnership with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social & the ability to extend @talkingmats.bsky.social into #cancerscreening . Looking forward to finding out how the resource we jointly developed has been used by screening practitioners in Glasgow #learningdisabilties #healthinequalities

Fantastic presentation and
an important line of research!!

The session on genetic syndromes is being started by SHINE Lab's own Bethan Cornick! She is presenting research on caregiver experiences of sleep in children with SATB2-associated syndrome. If you want to see more about this research, check out our website: www.shinelab.org.uk/satb2

The final talk in this session is by @thanosgr.bsky.social on using precision teaching to develop key word sign skills in practitioners in intellectual disability services. #seattleclub

Today’s keynote at the Seattle Club Conference, hosted by the Tizard Centre, will be delivered by Dr Melina Malli, who will discuss the stigma surrounding Tourette’s within autism and learning disability communities and services. #seattleclub

Anna Cox discussing ways to improve maternity care. Some wonderful resources for parents with learning disabilities mentioned. #seattleclub

Professor @peterlangdon.bsky.social Peter Langdon presenting his keynote discussing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities at Seattle club conference hosted, this year, by Tizard Centre.

Tizard Learning Disability Review Tizard Learning Disability Review (TLDR) is an accessible, readable and challenging high-quality source of information and intelligence for those researching and working in the field of learning/intel...

The new issue of TLDR:
1. Fairness-informed responses to domestic violence and abuse
2. Social deprivation & psychiatric inpatient use (ID/autism)
3. Communication & personal passports in low secure services
4. Ageing with ID
5. ABA to support communication in complex needs

Our next behavioural talk; join us !

Love this ! The visual gets the message across beautifully!

Reframing ABA, A Shift Towards More Progressive Practice This issue highlights compassionate, trauma-informed, and learner-centred practices in applied behaviour analysis by providing practical, evidence-based guidance for systemic and individualised implem...

Call for Papers for TLDR.
Topics include:
1. Compassionate Care in Behaviour Analysis
2. Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Assumed ABA Practices
3. Values-Based Program Development.
4. Cultural Humility and Social Validity.

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...

Our November Behavioural Talk is just around the corner.
As always, we are pleased to offer one complimentary CEU; this time in Ethics.
To register for the session, please follow this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d36da...

Jenny Cannon is conducting a research project and is seeking the assistance of behaviour analysts in the UK. Please share this with your networks and consider participating. #SBT #ABA #PBS

Dr Ciara Padden kicking off the academic year at the School of Psychology welcoming all our postgraduate students. Anyone interested in our programmes can check out the School of Psychology website www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-ps... and the Tizard Centre website at www.tizard.org

Please join us for the next Tizard Behavioural Talk on the 15th of October.
You can register by following this link:
 
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a928de...
#behaviorsky #BCBA #CEU #ABA #PBS

Warm congratulations to Dr Anoud Al Saud, who successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled Cultural Considerations in the Design and Piloting of an Online Behavioural Caregiver Training Programme for Underserved Regions of Saudi Arabia.

If you are a prison educator or know someone who is, please consider taking part or sharing this opportunity with them. #prisoneducation #prisoneducator #teacher

Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities Purpose. Co-production is increasingly widely adopted in research with family carers of people with learning disabilities but can involve challenges as well as benefits. This paper aims to describe th...

Highlight of a critical paper we recently published in the Tizard Learning Disability Review.

Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2025; doi.org/10.1108/TLDR...

We are keen to receive more!

The Tizard Learning Disability Review is currently preparing three special issues and welcomes submissions from both practitioners and researchers. Consider submitting your work!
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...

🌍 Calling all Learning Disability England members who care about the planet!

Join Future Directions CIC to hear about the Green Superheroes — a creative movement taking action for communities & the environment.

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👉 Book your spot: tinyurl.com/yxstm52y

Do you teach English or maths in an adult prison in England? Your voice matters. Tracy, my PhD student, would love to hear from you. Her doctoral research project is exploring what works and what doesn’t in basic skills prison education.

Contact Tracy Mapp: tmm45@kent.ac.uk

Please share widely!!

Special Issue: Precision teaching and people with learning/intellectual disabilities Tizard Learning Disability Review is pleased to present its latest Special Issue 'Precision teaching and people with learning/intellectual disabilities'. Content from this Special Issue will be free t...

If you are interested in Precision Teaching and Standard Celeration Charting, then this special issue might be of interest to you. Papers are free to access for a period of time. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...
#SCS #SCC #PT #Celeration #BehaviorSky

Verbal Behavior Practical Applications and Research This special issue highlights practitioner-focused applications of verbal behavior, emphasising practical strategies, case studies, and empirical research that enhance verbal behavior skills across va...

We are excited to announce a call for papers focused on practical applications of Verbal Behaviour. This special issue is in collaboration with Drs. Meral Koldas and Haven Niland. #behaviorsky #ABA #PBS
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...

This is a nice initiative from @myacbs.bsky.social . The price is very reasonable, and you get access to the recording. For a good cause, too! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/act410-exp...

YouTube video by Tizard Centre University of Kent Heart First, Science Second What ABA as a Parent and a Professional looks from my living room

We recently had our May Tizard Behavioural Talk with Liza Tidwell. This is one of those that is worth watching again or telling your colleagues about. You can find it here along with the rest of our Behavioural Talks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbu...
#behaviorsky #aba #pbs #ceu