Paperback Behavior

Welcome to our first book club! Shane joins book club host Darren Bandy for our inaugural book club episode! For this first series, we are going to explore About Behaviorism by B.F. Skinner. If this is your first time exploring this work, we hope you enjoy it! If you've read it before, we hope the discussion is interesting and exciting for you! Pick up your copy and check it out today! Bonus!...

Hey everyone! We're back to do some "between" episodes between seasons 2 and 3. We thought we'd share a fun dive into one of our favorite series, The Dark Tower. In this episode, Shane and Patrick dive into the world of the Dark Tower and discuss the journey of Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger in a world of magic, horror, and and science gone wrong.  We hope you have fun wi...

To wrap up the major content for Season 2, we got to interview avid skier and overall radical author, Dr. Matthew Brodhead. Please enjoy our chat about ethics, the book itself, and what it's like to attempt to practice as an ethical behavior analyst. Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'd like to gain CEUs for this ser...

We told you this would be a short season! In our latest episode, Shane, Sam, and Patrick discuss the last chapter of the book and share their thoughts about the use and practicality of the book for behavior analysts. Spoiler alert: This book is being added to our supervision curriculum going forward. Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder can be purchased here . Bonus...

Welcome to our first book club! Shane joins book club host Darren Bandy for our inaugural book club episode! For this first series, we are going to explore About Behaviorism by B.F. Skinner. If this is your first time exploring this work, we hope you enjoy it! If you've read it before, we hope the discussion is interesting and exciting for you! Pick up your copy and check it out today! Bonus!...

We have arrived with episode 3 of the show! In this episode, your trusty team covers chapters 5 and 6 of Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Do you want to learn more about decision making and collaboration? Well, this is probably a fairly decent episode to start! Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder can be purchased here . Bonus! I...

Episode 2 is here, and we've got a TON to cover. Can we just say that this book is such a great resource for practical ethics? If not, we just did. In this episode, Shane, Patrick, and Sam cover Chapters 3 and 4 of Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder can be purchased here . Bonus! If you&apo...

Welcome to our RBT PDU series! This episode, Shane and Holly do a dive into RBT self-advocacy. This episode will cover some skills RBTs could benefit from in the world of self-advocacy in our clinical practice.  This event qualifies for 0.5 PDU credits! If you'd like to gain PDUs for this series, please check out our website at Team PBS under the training titled "Paperback Behavior.&quot...

We're back at it again! Welcome to Season 2, where we deep dive into Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Brodhead, Cox, and Quigley. This book is a must read for practitioners! Also this season, we welcome guest Sam Barretta into the fold. She has some wonderful things to say about the book and keeps Patrick and Shane in check. Practical Ethics for Autism S...

Bonus! To OFFICIALLY close out Season 1, we were fortunate enough to have Dr. Bernard Guerin with us to chat about the book. Shane and Patrick are just over the moon about the conversation, and there is just so much wonderful information to unpack in this chat! How to Rethink Human Behavior can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'd like to gain CEUs for this series, please check out our website...

This is it! The last official episode that covers the book for Season 1.  In this episode, Patrick and Shane conclude their reading and share their thoughts on this book as an essential reading for behavior analysts. We hope you've enjoyed season 1! Stick around, because this isn't the last episode of the season! How to Rethink Human Behavior can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'd...

Welcome to our first book club! Shane joins book club host Darren Bandy for our inaugural book club episode! For this first series, we are going to explore About Behaviorism by B.F. Skinner. If this is your first time exploring this work, we hope you enjoy it! If you've read it before, we hope the discussion is interesting and exciting for you! Pick up your copy and check it out today! Bonus!...

We're getting closer to the end of the season, and I'm not sure that I'm ready to wrap up this amazing discussion! In this episode, we cover Chapter 9, which covers context and thinking. This one gets a bit heady, and we are HERE FOR IT. The least few chapters have really built up to some interesting conceptual discussions, and this is one of them! How to Rethink Human Behavior can...

Welcome to another chapter of Paperback Behavior with Shane and Patrick! In this episode, we go further into How to Rethink Human Behavior and cover Chapter 8. This is a LONG chapter, so we wanted to make sure to give this episode some breathing room. Here's where we start getting into the contexts in an applied format. How to Rethink Human Behavior can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'...

Welcome to our RBT PDU series! This episode, Shane and Holly take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about a field of simpler times; behavior analysis before RBTs even existed! This discussion aims to highlight how rapidly the field can change from year to year, so we hope that this helps folks acclimate to ongoing changes to the field at large. This event qualifies for 0.5 PDU credits! If you&...

We've reached the halfway mark for our journey through How to Rethink Human Behavior, and the hits keep coming! In this episode, Shane and Patrick cover Chapters 6 and 7, which wrap up the individual contexts and primes us for applying them together. We hope you're following along on this mind-blowing journey! How to Rethink Human Behavior can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'd lik...

Shane and Patrick continue the journey into How to Rethink Human Behavior as they review chapters 4 and 5 of the book. We start getting in the weeds about contexts and how they might be useful in understanding possibilities of behavior. How to Rethink Human Behavior can be purchased here . Bonus! If you'd like to gain CEUs for this series, please check out our website at Team PBS under the se...

Welcome to the first of many in our RBT PDU series! This episode, Patrick and Shane are joined by Holly Downs as we discuss the BACB's new requirements and the unique impact this will have on the field at large. Don't worry; professional development is actually a good thing! This event qualifies for 0.5 PDU credits! If you'd like to gain PDUs for this series, please check out our we...

Shane and Patrick continue down the path of mind blowing contextual science in this latest episode, covering chapters 2 and 3 of How to Rethink Human Behavior by Bernard Guerin. We start to get a bit into the idea of various contexts, which, if you can't tell, gets us HYPED for science. Beginning in 2026, we will be rereleasing all of our episodes to meet the current standards of ACE requirem...

Welcome to Paperback Behavior, the behavior analysis podcast that deep dives into books within the field of behavior analysis that don't get talked about as much as they should. Your hosts Shane and Patrick kick off the show with How to Rethink Human Behavior by Bernard Guerin. Beginning in 2026, we will be rereleasing all of our episodes to meet the current standards of ACE requirements per...