{"id":804,"date":"2015-09-08T20:56:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:18:56","slug":"meet-our-staff-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/intrepid\/meet-our-staff-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meet Chris A.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image abi-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/intrepid\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020283-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"P1020283\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ABI Skills Trainer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris, a Los Angeles native, graduated from UCLA in 2012. There he studied psychology and began to think about his future. His brother, who worked in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) briefly, suggested that Chris look into working in ABA, as well. After some research, Chris\u2019 interest was sparked and he applied for a skills trainer position here at ABI.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of our substitute skills trainers, Chris enjoys being able to interact with all of our clients. And for him, the best part is being able to play and teach play skills. Chris notes, \u201cI genuinely enjoy having fun with the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His best advice to future skills trainers is to balance out rapport-building, or what we call, pairing ourselves with reinforcement, with teaching. His reason being, \u201cI used to come in all business, but I realized that if you don\u2019t make your sessions fun for the client, they are hesitant to learn.\u201d Chris\u2019 clients also know how to make the sessions fun for him. \u201cOne of my clients has the best imagination. 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