Developing Better Interventions through Efficiency, Assent, and Foundational Skills with Steve Ward
From In the Field: The ABA Podcast by Allyson Wharam
April 1, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
In this episode, Steve Ward discusses how efficiency, assent, and foundational learning repertoires can enhance ethical and effective interventions in behavior analysis.
In this episode of In the Field: The ABA Podcast, I sit down with Steve Ward, BCBA® and co-founder of Whole Child Consulting, to explore how efficiency, assent, and foundational learning repertoires can guide more ethical and effective interventions. Known for developing the Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires (I.G.L.R.) and co-authoring 2,100+ Inexpensive Ideas for Intrinsic Motivation in Play, Steve brings decades of experience in making behavior analytic teaching both technically sound a...
People in this episode
Host: Allyson Wharam
Guest: Steve Ward
Topics covered
- efficiency
- assent
- foundational skills
- ethical interventions
- behavior analysis
Keywords
- behavior analysis
- interventions
- efficiency
- assent
- foundational skills
- ethical practices
- learning repertoires
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Whole Child Consulting
Books & works: Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires (I.G.L.R.), 2,100+ Inexpensive Ideas for Intrinsic Motivation in Play
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