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In this episode, we share Sammy's journey of finding his forever home. Sammy was a dog that loved people. However, he was engaging in behaviors that prevented him from getting adopted. He would excessively jump inside his enclosure and when interacting with people. But all he wanted was affection from people. So, we used Constructional Affection to teach him how to ask for and receive affection from people and engage in desirable behaviors when greeting new people! On 5/22, a sweet family welcomed him to their family. We hope you enjoy this episode! Below is the link we mentioned during the episode: 🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Register for an Early-Bird ($150) or a special discount (ONLY $90!!) for the entire 6-days live conference! The special discount is available for anyone who works or volunteers at an animal shelter, a veterinary clinic, zoo, aquarium, or is currently a university student or CAAWT Premium member.  Get it now and register at: https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference Support the show

In this episode, we explore the application of Constructional Affection to other species, such as equines, tortoises, birds, etc! To get us started, Sean and Maasa are discussing the conjugate reinforcement schedule and several questions to consider: When is it ideal to use Constructional Affection? How can we program our affection as a reinforcer? How can we set up the environment to ask the animal whether affection is working as a reinforcer? What are the desirable behaviors we want to shape through affection with equines that leads to mutually enjoyable relationships? We also share Interaction Guidelines with equines and safety protocols! We hope this episode can bring some conversation as to the development and application of Constructional Affection with other species. Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Get the Early-Bird registration or 50% off (ONLY 90.00!!) for the entire 6-days online conference at: https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference *Early-Bird registration is available until 5/31/22! 🐶 Join us at the CAAWT Membership! https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

We have been going to our local animal shelter and working with their dogs for a while now! So, we wanted to share stories of three dogs that we got to work with: Ryder, Carmel, and Shelby. You will hear how the Constructional Approach helped them learn desirable behaviors to ask for and receive our interaction and affection, which is critical for finding their forever homes! Watch the first session with Carmel *We will soon be publishing Carmal's follow-up video and Ryder's video on CAAWT YouTube Channel! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: ❤️Constructional Affection group class. A 4-week group class starting on 4/16! Learn more and register: https://www.caawt.com/constructional-affection 🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Learn more and register! https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference 🐶 Join us at the CAAWT Membership! https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

In part 2 of our interview with Dr. Susan Friedman, we have a thought-provoking discussion about the contributions, similarities, and differences the Constructional Approach has with other approaches to training and other behavior analytic approaches. Please enjoy as we explore this approach from its philosophic implication to its influence on real-world procedures! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Save the date on July 25th to 30th! https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference 🌱 Enhancing Efficiency - Measurement, Data Collection, and Beyond! https://www.caawt.com/measurement-data-collection-and-beyond  *When we open the registration for the Constructional Affection group class, we will put the link below! CAAWT Member premium will get 50% discount on the group class fee!  🐶 Join us at the CAAWT Membership! https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! 🌟 ABAI Conference in Boston in May, 2022! https://www.abainternational.org/events/annual-2022.aspx Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

Happy New Year, everyone! We are kicking off our first episode of 2022 with an interview with Dr. Susan Friedman! In this first part of two episodes, Dr. Friedman describes her passion for behavior analysis, the contingencies that motivate people to continue learning and growing in this field, and the importance of adopting this animal training philosophy. Please enjoy this amazing interview with one of the pioneers of applications of Applied Behavior Analysis!  Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 📚 CAAWT Book Club - We will be reading the book, Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice, by Dr. T.V. Joe Layng, Dr. Paul Thomas Andronis, R Trent Codd III, Awab Abdel-Jalil! We hope to see you there! https://www.caawt.com/caawt-book-club  🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Save the date on July 25th to 30th! https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference 🐶 Join us at the CAAWT Membership! https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! 🌟 ABAI Conference in Boston in May 2022! https://www.abainternational.org/events/annual-2022.aspx  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

2021 is almost ending, and 2022 is at the corner! We are sure that you are starting to set goals and things you want to do in 2022! In this episode, we reflected on the goals we set for 2021, what we did to achieve our goals, and we also talked about our goals for 2022! We are looking forward to continuing learning and exploring the Constructional Approach and meeting our goals together in 2022!  Thank you for listening to the CAAWT podcast for two years!  We wish you happy holidays and hope you all have an amazing new year with your lovely animal companions! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🌼 CAAWT conference 2022! Save the date from July 25th to 30th!: https://www.caawt.com/2022-conference 🐶 Register and learn more about the CAAWT Membership: https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! 🌱 Lili Chin's beautiful notes and illustration on what she learned in our Introduction to the Science of Behavior (Part 1) group class: https://www.doggiedrawings.net/post/b-f-x-under-c Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

The Constructional Questionnaire (Goldiamond, 1974) is a powerful tool that can help guide our consulting and help achieve our client's meaningful goals that will sustain themselves easily in our absence. In this episode, Stuart Hoffman shares his learning journey of understanding the Constructional Approach, his first experience using the questionnaire, and its impact on the dog and their family. We hope you enjoy this wonderful interview! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🐶 Register and learn more about the CAAWT Membership: https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can do a trial of the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only $1! 🌱 Israel Goldiamond's 1974 Constructional Paper - "Toward a Constructional Approach to Social Problems: Ethical and Constitutional issues Raised by Applied Behavior Analysis" The section that we specifically mentioned during the podcast is from pages 121 to 122, where Dr. Goldiamond compared Constructional and Pathological approaches. You can download the paper from the link below: https://link.springer.com/article/10.5210/bsi.v11i2.92  🌱The Degrees of Freedom paper - "Expanding the Behavior-Analytic Meanings of "Freedom": the Contributions of Israel Goldiamond" by Ramon Cardinali de Fernandes and Alexandre Dittrich You can download the paper from the link below: https://link.springer.com/article/10.5210/bsi.v27i0.8248?fbclid=IwAR1Ci5MF4SYVdyAcYLzie8kTDIFo4vU-VQnaj3xEt5fSCz2XUWxnlkayDeM If you have any questions, please let us know😊 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

Join us for another fun and inspiring conversation with Chase Owens! Chase and Sean talked about how we can be constructional and practical for helping shelter dogs get adopted and stay adopted. Their conversation highlights the importance of how we choose a specific procedure and set our training goals. In the case of helping shelter dogs, the dogs need to learn desirable human-animal interactions that will help the dogs get adopted and stay adopted. Chase describes how Constructional Affection is an ideal procedure to help achieve this goal. Please enjoy! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🐶Register and learn more about the benefits of the CAAWT Membership: https://www.caawt.com/caawt-membership *You can try the CAAWT Membership for 14 days for only &1! 👨🏼‍🏫 Register and learn more about the group class - Introduction to the Science of Behavior (Part 1) starting on November 16th: https://www.caawt.com/introduction-to-science-of-behavior-1 🌼 Follow us on Social Media to get updates on our future events: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CAAWT  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/npo_caawt/  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

Join us for a fun and inspiring conversation with Chase Owens. Chase and Sean talked about their experience developing the procedure of Constructional Affection with the dogs they worked with in animal shelters! They shared many stories and discussed how the idea of using affection came about and how they systematized the use of affection to teach the dogs easier-to-do, less costly, and "desirable" behaviors in an errorless manner. By teaching those "desirable" behaviors, the dogs can get adopted, stay adopted, and help create mutually enjoyable relationships with their new family. You will not hear their behind-the-stage stories anywhere but here!! We recommend listening to this episode with the Interaction Guidelines Poster! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: 🐶 Interaction Guidelines Poster Download the poster from here: https://www.caawt.com/interaction-guidelines-poster  👨🏼‍🏫 Register Sean's presentation on Constructional Affection at Behavior Vets Webinar on October 2nd: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/constructional-affection-building-constructional-solutions-tickets-167958868497?fbclid=IwAR0avZfbw-n0W3rqZGddtyT9SNZai3MU71VGk8Spp_S4r6JNLdHI0T1DKKU  📚Chase Owen's Constructional Affection Thesis: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984128/m2/1/high_res_d/OWENS-THESIS-2017.pdf  🌼 Follow us on Social Media to get our fun future events Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CAAWT  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/npo_caawt/  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

In part 2 of our interview with Barbara Heidenreich, she discusses challenges, and their solutions, to applying the Constructional Aggression Treatment with various exotic animals in zoological settings. Through sharing some amazing stories, she explains the importance of why our training procedures need to be functional. Please enjoy this wonderful episode! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: If you are interested in learning more about Barbara's work, you can go to her website at https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/Maasa123/Monthly. You can become a member of her virtual learning program and learn about her work using Constructional Approach in many different zoos!To register for a newly launched group class "Introduction to the Science of Behavior (Part 1)," please visit this link: https://www.caawt.com/introduction-to-science-of-behavior-1To register for the video-on-demand CAAWT conference, please visit the link below.  If you are currently working at an animal shelter, animal hospital, zoo, or student/professor, we offer 50% off the video-on-demand registration. Register from here: https://www.caawt.com/2021conference**We will open the registration link (above) until September 30th at 11:59 pm. And, once you purchase it, you will have unlimited access to the presentation videos until October 31st at 11:59 pm.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

In this episode of part 1 of 2, Barbara Heidenreich shares her journey of becoming an animal training consultant, her introduction to the Constructional Approach, and the benefits of this approach in helping animals and the staff in a zoological setting. She also shared creative applications of the Constructional Aggression Treatment with exotic species! We hope you enjoy this amazing interview! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: If you are interested in learning more about Barbara’s work, you can click the link below. There, you can become a member of her virtual learning program and learn about her work applying the Constructional Approach in many different zoos!Join today from here: https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/Maasa123/Monthly If you want to register for video-on-demand to access four presentations given at the 2nd Annual CAAWT Conference, please visit the page below. If you are currently working at an animal shelter, animal hospital, zoo, or student/professor, we offer 50% off the video-on-demand registration. Register from here: https://www.caawt.com/2021conference**We will open the registration link (above) until September 30th at 11:59 pm. And, once you purchase it, you will have unlimited access to the presentation videos until October 31st at 11:59 pm. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)

"It is not contingency, but it is contingencies. It is plural!"  - Dr. Israel Goldiamond This episode will start with what we mean by "contingency" and introduce two sets of analysis: linear and nonlinear analyses. We will go beyond looking at a single contingency and begin discussing how multiple contingencies are interacting to influence behavior. When we look at behavior nonlinearly, we can make sense of why our animal companions do a specific behavior instead of other behaviors, understand their desires, and use this information to design our program that will open up their degrees of freedom. Please enjoy! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: To learn more and register for the conference, please visit here: https://www.caawt.com/2021conference To pre-order an upcoming book "Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice" by Dr. T.V. Joe Layng and his colleagues, please visit here: https://www.routledge.com/Nonlinear-Contingency-Analysis-Going-Beyond-Cognition-and-Behavior-in-Clinical/Layng-Andronis-III-Abdel-Jalil/p/book/9780367689506To learn more about CAAWT Online Group Class, please visit here: https://www.caawt.com/constructional-affection-group-class Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)