The Catholic Behavior Analysthttps://substack.com/@thecatholicbehavioranalystLicensed to practice in Virginia through the Virginia Board of Medicine as Licensed Behavior Analyst (considered to be a Licensed Mental Health Professional in Virginia) and currently living in Manassas Park, VA. Specialties:Skill acquisition of developmental skills, behavior reduction, and increasing replacement behaviors for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, and related conditions.- Applied Behavior Analysis (including Early Intervention, Trauma-Informed ABA, Social Skills Group Therapy, Verbal Behavior Instruction, Sleep Training, Systematic Desensitization to Address Sensitivities and Phobias, Toilet Training, Feeding Issues, and Daily Living Skills Instruction)- Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTr)- Parent SupportPersonal Theoretical Orientation:Thomistic and phenomenological philosophy and anthropology informing an integrated perspective of the person in examining how human behavior is inter-related to not only the environment and learning history, but to the other faculties of the person including physiological processes, sensation, perception, cognitive judgment, non-intentional emotions, intentional affections (including value-responding, interpersonal relationships, and intrapersonal relationship), reason, intuition, free will (volition), virtues, and supernatural grace.Interests:- Interactive Group Therapy applied to Social Skills Group Therapy (in ABA)- Internal Family Systems applied to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy- Family Systems applied to Parent Support (in ABA)- Ultimate (terminal) values in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTr) grounding personally identified values in objectivity (realism), moral responsibility, and healthy relationship to God, others, and self- Integration of faith, religion, spirituality, etc. in therapy