Indigenous Series: Part 1 – Considerations for Supporting Indigenous Clients in ABA

What is it?

Considerations for Supporting Indigenous Clients in ABA is an introductory session for behaviour analysts and helping professionals beginning their journey toward culturally safer and more responsive practice. The course explores cultural humility, decolonizing therapeutic work, and supporting Indigenous clients through a relational and trauma-informed lens, grounded in the Pathway Model of Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Why does it matter?

• Helps practitioners understand the impact of colonial histories and ongoing systemic barriers to service
• Encourages ethical, relationship-based approaches aligned with Indigenous perspectives of healing and care
• Creates space for participants to explore discomfort, ask meaningful questions, and reflect on their clinical role
• Supports reimagining behaviour analysis through Indigenous values and teachings
• Ideal for those at the early stages of cultural learning, offering a safe and supportive learning environment

Course Highlights:

• Explore the concepts of cultural safety and cultural humility and consider their relevance in behavior analytic service delivery.
• Engage in self-reflection practices to deepen awareness of personal values, biases, and positionality within clinical work.
• Identify historical or systemic influences that shape Indigenous experiences in accessing and engaging with behavioral services.
• Describe key teachings from the Pathway Model of Reconciliation and consider how they support trauma-informed and culturally responsive care.
• Recognize the differences between Indigenous and Western knowledge systems and how these differences may impact service delivery.
• Consider practical strategies to respectfully integrate Indigenous perspectives and relational approaches into their own clinical practice.
• Reflect on their ethical responsibilities through the lens of cultural humility and relational accountability.

Why choose this course?

This training offers tools for critical reflection and adapting behavioural approaches to honour Indigenous perspectives, language, and relationships. Whether you're new or building on prior learning, the course provides a safe space for thoughtful growth and practical application.

It also meets CEU standards for the BACB and includes interactive components designed to promote lasting shifts in awareness and action.

Participants will be able to:

• Integrate cultural safety and humility by acknowledging the impacts of colonization on Indigenous health, identity, and access to services, and by respecting differing worldviews on disability and neurodiversity.
• Reflect on their own identity, power, and responsibilities within the therapeutic relationship using the Pathway for Reconciliation.
• Apply the principles of Two-Eyed Seeing and ethical space to clinical decision-making to support culturally responsive practices and meaningful participation outcomes.

Supporting Indigenous Communities

We are committed to giving back. 5% of the profits from every purchase on this page will be donated to support Indspire, an Indigenous organization dedicated to preserving culture, empowering communities, and creating lasting positive change. Thank you for helping us make a difference.