Jewish Grandma s Guide to Applied Dimension of ABA

Hello Stas Dombrovskiy, my dear blogger friend! As a Jewish grandma, I would be happy to help you understand more about the applied dimension of ABA, and possibly inspire you to become an ABA therapist yourself. I'm also happy to take into consideration your cultural background from Odessa, Ukraine.

Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is a scientific approach to understanding and changing behavior. In other words, we're talking about real-life behaviors that are socially significant and meaningful to the client, not just any random behavior. This means we're focused on helping the client achieve their goals and succeed in their environment.

When working with clients from different cultural backgrounds, it's important to take into account their cultural norms and expectations. For example, if your client is from a culture that eats with chopsticks instead of a fork and spoon, the therapist would help them learn to tolerate foods served with chopsticks. Or if your client is from a culture that serves dumplings instead of matza balls, we'll adjust our interventions accordingly. We want our clients to feel comfortable in their own skin and be successful in their environment.

Another important aspect of ABA is to ensure that the interventions are developmentally appropriate. We'll take into account the age and stage of development of the client to create goals and interventions that are appropriate and effective. It's important to teach skills that match the client's abilities and stage of development, so they can successfully learn and progress.

So, Stas, if you're interested in becoming an ABA therapist, it's important to do your research and obtain proper training and certification. You'll need to complete coursework and supervised experience in ABA therapy, and pass a certification exam. But don't worry, with your curiosity and passion for learning, I'm sure you'll do great!

In summary, the applied dimension of ABA means we're focused on helping clients achieve socially significant behaviors that are important to them, taking into account their cultural background and developmental stage. And if you ever need a grandma to give you advice on ABA therapy or even just to make some matza ball soup, you know who to call!