# Episode 6 - Trauma Informed Care

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Podcast: [ABA Beyond the Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aba-beyond-the-data-7489435)
Published: 2025-11-11T09:51:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aba-beyond-the-data/episodes/Episode-6---Trauma-Informed-Care-e3ans9k
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## Resource

How to Purchase CEUs Go to ⁠https://www.aba-ceus.com/get-ceus⁠ Select the CEU episode you’d like to purchase and add it to your cart. At checkout, answer 5 Multiple Choice Questions. Complete your purchase through our secure checkout. Your CEU certificate will be emailed to you within 24–48 hours. Each submission is individually reviewed and verified, so please allow time for processing and approval. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us anytime. Episode Summary In this episode we get practical about something that’s often treated like a slogan. Trauma Informed Care. We start by defining trauma in plain language—acute, chronic, and complex—and focus on impact: how histories of unpredictability and lost agency change what feels safe, how fast escape becomes the best option, and what that means for the contingencies we arrange. From there we connect the dots to modern, assent-based ABA: predictable openings, real choices, a clean “pause” pathway, simple communication that works immediately, humane delays, and micro-successes during waits. If you’ve heard our “My Way” episode, you’ll recognize the backbone—communication → tolerance → cooperation—applied deliberately through a trauma-informed lens. We also confront the training gap. Most behavior analysts endorse trauma-informed practice but report little formal preparation. So we close it with a supervisor toolkit: four 15-minute micro-modules (safety and predictability; assent and choice; reinforcement-first teaching; compassionate care skills), concrete behavior goals (four authentic choices per 10 minutes; honor opt-out in ≤3s; 4:1 acknowledgments; a “first five minutes” script), tight role-plays with checklists, IOA on assent recognition, and small weekly huddles that post real data the team can see.…

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