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Applying Behavioral Theory in the Moment: A Practical Guide for RBTs

This 1-hour training is designed to help Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) strengthen their ability to interpret and respond to client behavior through a behavioral lens during live sessions. The training introduces three key behavioral theories and translates them into practical strategies RBTs can apply moment-to-moment. By connecting theory to real clinical scenarios, participants will learn how environmental variables influence behavior allocation, persistence, and relapse—and how their own decisions (e.g., reinforcement delivery, prompting, response requirements) shape client behavior. The training emphasizes quick decision-making skills to improve intervention effectiveness, reduce problem behavior, and promote skill acquisition during everyday sessions.

Juliana Aguilar, PhD, BCBA-D

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Juliana Aguilar, PhD, BCBA-D

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Applying Behavioral Theory in the Moment: A Practical Guide for RBTs

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Attendees will be able to simply describe basic behavioral theories.

They will identify how these theories impact behavior allocation, reinforcement patterns, and behavioral persistence.

Attendees will review case examples to help improve their ability to make in-the-moment decisions during treatment sessions.

Juliana Aguilar, PhD, BCBA-D

Juliana Aguilar, PhD, BCBA-D

Juliana Aguilar is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), as well as the Director of the ABA programs at Purdue University. She received her Board Certified Behavior Analyst® in 2018. She completed her master's in ABA at the University of Missouri-Columbia under the mentorship of Dr. Casey Clay and Dr. Sungwoo Kahng. She completed her doctorate in ABA at Utah State University under the guidance of Dr. Tom Higbee. Dr. Aguilar's clinical experience has been in early intensive behavioral intervention with young children with autism in university-based clinics, as well as school based behavioral consultation. Dr. Aguilar's research interests lie in the impact of cultural responsiveness on behavior analytic interventions, early childhood skill acquisition, and training adults on the use of behavior analytic strategies.
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Time-Ordered Agenda

Time

Session / Activity

0-5 minutes
Speaker Introduction and Rationale
5-10 minutes
The importance of having a behavioral worldview
10-60 minutes
Introduction of basic behavioral theories (ex., Matching Law, Behavioral Momentum Theory), their ties to behavior of clients, their impact on our daily practice