Rob Holdsambeck's Courses

Circling Back and Zooming Out:  Leadership’s Irritating but Useful Cliches

Course Credits 1.0 Type II Supervision CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

About the presentation:  Among other things, leadership involves sharing a vision.  For some leaders the inspiration for that vision comes from exposure to a life situation that was powerfully sad.  Families in the mid-20th century rearing children with special needs, found the options were limited.  The predominant medical model of the time had some of…

Intergenerational Leadership and Supervision

Course Credits 1.0 Type II Supervision CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

About the presentation:  The field of behavioral science is evolving.  Tracing our earlier roots to the works of Pavlov, Watson, Thorndike, Skinner and others is an important part of the education and training of future leaders.  However, it is far too easy to forget the societal contexts in which these pioneers operated.  This presentation makes…

Supervision: Flying Over Kansas Thinking About Oz

Course Credits 1.0 Type II Supervision CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

  This talk was filmed at the 2019 Leadership and Supervision Conference at The University of Kansas About the presentation: The movie version of Frank Baum’s classic 1900’s children’s novel (The Wizard of Oz, Warner Brothers, 1939) has been analyzed for decades from various angles.  There are archetypes like Glenda the good witch and Toto…

Managing Stress and Understanding Chaos: A guide for those who live, love and work with people on the Autism spectrum

Course Credits 1.0 Type II CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

This presentation was recorded at the 2014 CCBS West Coast Conference on Autism. About the presentation: The world is filled with challenging events. Providing care for people who have special needs can be very stressful. Numerous studies suggest that how we handle that stress can have a profound impact on our effectiveness, our longevity, and…

Ethics and clinical practice: A candid conversation about sex and money

Course Credits 1.0 Type II CE Credit, 1.0 Type II Ethics CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

This presentation was filmed at the 2015 CCBS Ethics in Professional Practice Conference. About the presentation: Psychologists and Behavior Analysts face a myriad of ethical challenges in the course of their professional careers. On the surface, issues surrounding sex and money appear straightforward. It is never ok to have sex with clients nor is it…

Ethics and Autism: Seven Deadly Sins and Fifty Shades of Grey

Course Credits 1.0 Type II CE Credit, 1.0 Type II Ethics CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

This presentation was filmed at the 2015 CCBS West Coast Conference on Autism. About the presentation: Clinicians who provide psychological and behavior analytic services to people on the autism spectrum face some unique challenges. In certain instances the lines between what is acceptable and unacceptable are clear. However, in other circumstances those lines can easily become…

Autism, Ethics and Clinical Practice: Lessons from the lands of the Hula, the Haka, and Ho’o’ponopono

Course Credits 1.0 Type II CE Credit, 1.0 Type II Ethics CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

This presentation was filmed at the 2016 Hawaii ABA Conference  About the presentation: Ethical challenges exist in context. Island cultures can present some unique ways of addressing these challenges. In this talk Dr. Holdsambeck will cover three main areas of concern: understanding cultural context, collecting interpreting, and projecting from imperfect data sets, and building sustainable…

Challenges of Supervision: lazy rats, shopping math, and the internet

Course Credits 1.0 Type II Supervision CE Credit

This course is presented by Rob Holdsambeck, PhD, BCBA-D.

About the presentation: After a time, many clinicians are asked to move from providing direct services into a role of providing supervision to others. This can present some unique challenges. Behavioral scientists preach that data is are critical to managing effective programs. One of the key challenges for supervisors is getting real data. Lazy rats,…