BCBA1
For over two years now as the assistant clinical supervisor for Tony’s ABA programs, you have patiently and quietly interacted with our family each month, providing support to us, Casandra, and each supervising BCBA…and even by my calendar a thank you is long overdue. I am so grateful for the way you believe in Tony’s ability to progress, and your calm patience with him when you are working with him to generalize skills. I will always be thankful for your willingness to meet him where he’s at developmentally…I remember a couple of years ago when he sat himself down on your lap so that you could read to him during a team meeting, and he was already nearly as big as you were, and you didn’t try to discourage him, you just read to him. I have always been so touched by that and so many moments that followed.
Thank you for all of the support, feedback, and on-site training you have provided when we have worked with Tony on the community streets and in the stores. I appreciate the way that you get back to me right away if there is some sort of problem or concern. I am grateful for the support you have given us in trying to help Tony generalize cooperation skills with others, and I greatly appreciate the concern you have always shown for Tony’s health and safety. Thank you.
Some Viewing and Listening to Consider
This month, I’m keeping the recommendations lighter in terms of the time commitments out of respect to our family’s current circumstances, and I am just sharing a couple tools I find useful in a self-care rescue kit.
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“Observing the Mind is the Key to Being Present,” by Eckhart Tolle
I feel like both of these videos have an overall similar message (that just because we have a thought about something doesn’t mean we need to accept it as reality and that our thoughts can create or add to our suffering), though I think Therapy in a Nutshell goes into a bit more specifics when it comes to ways of challenging particular thoughts. While this is a bit of an overlap in messaging, I felt like some of my audience would be more open and receptive to Ms. McAdam’s approach (she is a marriage and family therapist) and some of my audience would be more receptive to Mr. Tolle’s (he’s considered a spiritual leader in a more secular sense…he quotes some Buddhism, he quotes some Christianity, he’s not dogmatic and he’s not a therapist). So I give both as a recommendation so that each of you can decide which one you’d be more comfortable listening to if you feel like that type of self-care tool could be beneficial to you personally. For all videos listed in this post, you can click on the title for a link.
“Singing Bowl Duet Featuring Ruby True ASMR,” by Healing Vibrations
Crystal singing bowls aren’t everybody’s cup of tea, but I find them super soothing to listen to when I am stressed out. Healing Vibrations is on both YouTube and Spotify, and they are my personal favorite singing bowl channel. I absolutely loved this duet, so I chose it as an example of their work.
“4K Relaxing Nature Video and Mediterranean Rain Sounds,” by Chris Anes, Relaxing Vibes
I find the sound of rainfall to be so soothing, and sometimes I really want a rain track for sleeping at night. However, I also tend to be more sensitive to certain sounds, and one of the things I love about this track in particular is that it will last me the whole night and there is absolutely no thunder– which makes it great for those of us who are more easily woken by that kind of cracking or booming sound. In general, Chris’ channel is one of my favorites in the relaxation genre, some of his videos are visually very compelling, and I appreciate the variety of instruments he uses for this relaxation channel. He also does make jazz music under his full name (Christos Anestopoulos), and that can also be found on Spotify (as well as some of his shorter meditation pieces under the Chris Anes moniker).
