Dr Thanos Vostanis
@thanosgr.bsky.social
Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 🇬🇧, PhD, QTS, UKBA(cert) & BCBA-D.
Researching Precision Teaching and Instructional Design. ⛹🏼♂️🏀.
Editor-in-Chief of Tizard Learning Disability Review. https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr
Researching Precision Teaching and Instructional Design. ⛹🏼♂️🏀.
Editor-in-Chief of Tizard Learning Disability Review. https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr
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Dr Thanos Vostanis
@thanosgr.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Honoured to step into the role of Editor-in-Chief of Tizard Learning Disability Review. Focused on practitioner-led research in learning disability (intellectual disability) services, we are developing a clear plan to expand its reach and impact.
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Warm congratulations to, Tracy Mapp, for presenting her poster at the recent Seattle Club Conference on the very same day it was accepted for publication !!Tracy is undertaking truly impactful work in prison education, and it is a pleasure to supervise her PhD alongside Dr Barnoux.
December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Warm congratulations to, Tracy Mapp, for presenting her poster at the recent Seattle Club Conference on the very same day it was accepted for publication !!Tracy is undertaking truly impactful work in prison education, and it is a pleasure to supervise her PhD alongside Dr Barnoux.
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#seattleclub continues with Teresa Padden-Evans on research exploring the perspectives and experiences of education practitioners supporting students with genetic syndromes in school.
December 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#seattleclub continues with Teresa Padden-Evans on research exploring the perspectives and experiences of education practitioners supporting students with genetic syndromes in school.
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Appreciate our partnership with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social & the ability to extend @talkingmats.bsky.social into #cancerscreening . Looking forward to finding out how the resource we jointly developed has been used by screening practitioners in Glasgow #learningdisabilties #healthinequalities
Great to hear from our Director @debcairns.bsky.social on some of the ways working in partnership has helped to influence change to improve the health & wellbeing of people with #learningdisabilities
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Appreciate our partnership with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social & the ability to extend @talkingmats.bsky.social into #cancerscreening . Looking forward to finding out how the resource we jointly developed has been used by screening practitioners in Glasgow #learningdisabilties #healthinequalities
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The session on genetic syndromes is being started by SHINE Lab's own Bethan Cornick! She is presenting research on caregiver experiences of sleep in children with SATB2-associated syndrome. If you want to see more about this research, check out our website: www.shinelab.org.uk/satb2
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The session on genetic syndromes is being started by SHINE Lab's own Bethan Cornick! She is presenting research on caregiver experiences of sleep in children with SATB2-associated syndrome. If you want to see more about this research, check out our website: www.shinelab.org.uk/satb2
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The final talk in this session is by @thanosgr.bsky.social on using precision teaching to develop key word sign skills in practitioners in intellectual disability services. #seattleclub
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The final talk in this session is by @thanosgr.bsky.social on using precision teaching to develop key word sign skills in practitioners in intellectual disability services. #seattleclub
Today’s keynote at the Seattle Club Conference, hosted by the Tizard Centre, will be delivered by Dr Melina Malli, who will discuss the stigma surrounding Tourette’s within autism and learning disability communities and services. #seattleclub
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today’s keynote at the Seattle Club Conference, hosted by the Tizard Centre, will be delivered by Dr Melina Malli, who will discuss the stigma surrounding Tourette’s within autism and learning disability communities and services. #seattleclub
Anna Cox discussing ways to improve maternity care. Some wonderful resources for parents with learning disabilities mentioned. #seattleclub
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Anna Cox discussing ways to improve maternity care. Some wonderful resources for parents with learning disabilities mentioned. #seattleclub
Professor @peterlangdon.bsky.social Peter Langdon presenting his keynote discussing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities at Seattle club conference hosted, this year, by Tizard Centre.
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Professor @peterlangdon.bsky.social Peter Langdon presenting his keynote discussing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities at Seattle club conference hosted, this year, by Tizard Centre.
The new issue of TLDR:
1. Fairness-informed responses to domestic violence and abuse
2. Social deprivation & psychiatric inpatient use (ID/autism)
3. Communication & personal passports in low secure services
4. Ageing with ID
5. ABA to support communication in complex needs
1. Fairness-informed responses to domestic violence and abuse
2. Social deprivation & psychiatric inpatient use (ID/autism)
3. Communication & personal passports in low secure services
4. Ageing with ID
5. ABA to support communication in complex needs
Tizard Learning Disability Review
Tizard Learning Disability Review (TLDR) is an accessible, readable and challenging high-quality source of information and intelligence for those researching and working in the field of learning/intel...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The new issue of TLDR:
1. Fairness-informed responses to domestic violence and abuse
2. Social deprivation & psychiatric inpatient use (ID/autism)
3. Communication & personal passports in low secure services
4. Ageing with ID
5. ABA to support communication in complex needs
1. Fairness-informed responses to domestic violence and abuse
2. Social deprivation & psychiatric inpatient use (ID/autism)
3. Communication & personal passports in low secure services
4. Ageing with ID
5. ABA to support communication in complex needs
Our next behavioural talk; join us !
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Our next behavioural talk; join us !
Call for Papers for TLDR.
Topics include:
1. Compassionate Care in Behaviour Analysis
2. Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Assumed ABA Practices
3. Values-Based Program Development.
4. Cultural Humility and Social Validity.
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Topics include:
1. Compassionate Care in Behaviour Analysis
2. Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Assumed ABA Practices
3. Values-Based Program Development.
4. Cultural Humility and Social Validity.
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
Reframing ABA, A Shift Towards More Progressive Practice
This issue highlights compassionate, trauma-informed, and learner-centred practices in applied behaviour analysis by providing practical, evidence-based guidance for systemic and individualised implem...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Call for Papers for TLDR.
Topics include:
1. Compassionate Care in Behaviour Analysis
2. Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Assumed ABA Practices
3. Values-Based Program Development.
4. Cultural Humility and Social Validity.
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
Topics include:
1. Compassionate Care in Behaviour Analysis
2. Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Assumed ABA Practices
3. Values-Based Program Development.
4. Cultural Humility and Social Validity.
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
Our November Behavioural Talk is just around the corner.
As always, we are pleased to offer one complimentary CEU; this time in Ethics.
To register for the session, please follow this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d36da...
As always, we are pleased to offer one complimentary CEU; this time in Ethics.
To register for the session, please follow this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d36da...
October 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our November Behavioural Talk is just around the corner.
As always, we are pleased to offer one complimentary CEU; this time in Ethics.
To register for the session, please follow this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d36da...
As always, we are pleased to offer one complimentary CEU; this time in Ethics.
To register for the session, please follow this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d36da...
Dr Ciara Padden kicking off the academic year at the School of Psychology welcoming all our postgraduate students. Anyone interested in our programmes can check out the School of Psychology website www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-ps... and the Tizard Centre website at www.tizard.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Dr Ciara Padden kicking off the academic year at the School of Psychology welcoming all our postgraduate students. Anyone interested in our programmes can check out the School of Psychology website www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-ps... and the Tizard Centre website at www.tizard.org
Please join us for the next Tizard Behavioural Talk on the 15th of October.
You can register by following this link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a928de...
#behaviorsky #BCBA #CEU #ABA #PBS
You can register by following this link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a928de...
#behaviorsky #BCBA #CEU #ABA #PBS
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Please join us for the next Tizard Behavioural Talk on the 15th of October.
You can register by following this link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a928de...
#behaviorsky #BCBA #CEU #ABA #PBS
You can register by following this link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a928de...
#behaviorsky #BCBA #CEU #ABA #PBS
Warm congratulations to Dr Anoud Al Saud, who successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled Cultural Considerations in the Design and Piloting of an Online Behavioural Caregiver Training Programme for Underserved Regions of Saudi Arabia.
September 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Warm congratulations to Dr Anoud Al Saud, who successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled Cultural Considerations in the Design and Piloting of an Online Behavioural Caregiver Training Programme for Underserved Regions of Saudi Arabia.
If you are a prison educator or know someone who is, please consider taking part or sharing this opportunity with them. #prisoneducation #prisoneducator #teacher
September 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
If you are a prison educator or know someone who is, please consider taking part or sharing this opportunity with them. #prisoneducation #prisoneducator #teacher
Highlight of a critical paper we recently published in the Tizard Learning Disability Review.
Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2025; doi.org/10.1108/TLDR...
We are keen to receive more!
Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2025; doi.org/10.1108/TLDR...
We are keen to receive more!
Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities
Purpose. Co-production is increasingly widely adopted in research with family carers of people with learning disabilities but can involve challenges as well as benefits. This paper aims to describe th...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Highlight of a critical paper we recently published in the Tizard Learning Disability Review.
Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2025; doi.org/10.1108/TLDR...
We are keen to receive more!
Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2025; doi.org/10.1108/TLDR...
We are keen to receive more!
The Tizard Learning Disability Review is currently preparing three special issues and welcomes submissions from both practitioners and researchers. Consider submitting your work!
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July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Tizard Learning Disability Review is currently preparing three special issues and welcomes submissions from both practitioners and researchers. Consider submitting your work!
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...
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🌍 Calling all Learning Disability England members who care about the planet!
Join Future Directions CIC to hear about the Green Superheroes — a creative movement taking action for communities & the environment.
Not a member? tinyurl.com/ye22m7ua
👉 Book your spot: tinyurl.com/yxstm52y
Join Future Directions CIC to hear about the Green Superheroes — a creative movement taking action for communities & the environment.
Not a member? tinyurl.com/ye22m7ua
👉 Book your spot: tinyurl.com/yxstm52y
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌍 Calling all Learning Disability England members who care about the planet!
Join Future Directions CIC to hear about the Green Superheroes — a creative movement taking action for communities & the environment.
Not a member? tinyurl.com/ye22m7ua
👉 Book your spot: tinyurl.com/yxstm52y
Join Future Directions CIC to hear about the Green Superheroes — a creative movement taking action for communities & the environment.
Not a member? tinyurl.com/ye22m7ua
👉 Book your spot: tinyurl.com/yxstm52y
Do you teach English or maths in an adult prison in England? Your voice matters. Tracy, my PhD student, would love to hear from you. Her doctoral research project is exploring what works and what doesn’t in basic skills prison education.
Contact Tracy Mapp: [email protected]
Please share widely!!
Contact Tracy Mapp: [email protected]
Please share widely!!
June 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Do you teach English or maths in an adult prison in England? Your voice matters. Tracy, my PhD student, would love to hear from you. Her doctoral research project is exploring what works and what doesn’t in basic skills prison education.
Contact Tracy Mapp: [email protected]
Please share widely!!
Contact Tracy Mapp: [email protected]
Please share widely!!
If you are interested in Precision Teaching and Standard Celeration Charting, then this special issue might be of interest to you. Papers are free to access for a period of time. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...
#SCS #SCC #PT #Celeration #BehaviorSky
#SCS #SCC #PT #Celeration #BehaviorSky
Special Issue: Precision teaching and people with learning/intellectual disabilities
Tizard Learning Disability Review is pleased to present its latest Special Issue 'Precision teaching and people with learning/intellectual disabilities'. Content from this Special Issue will be free t...
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June 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
If you are interested in Precision Teaching and Standard Celeration Charting, then this special issue might be of interest to you. Papers are free to access for a period of time. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr...
#SCS #SCC #PT #Celeration #BehaviorSky
#SCS #SCC #PT #Celeration #BehaviorSky
We are excited to announce a call for papers focused on practical applications of Verbal Behaviour. This special issue is in collaboration with Drs. Meral Koldas and Haven Niland. #behaviorsky #ABA #PBS
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Verbal Behavior Practical Applications and Research
This special issue highlights practitioner-focused applications of verbal behavior, emphasising practical strategies, case studies, and empirical research that enhance verbal behavior skills across va...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We are excited to announce a call for papers focused on practical applications of Verbal Behaviour. This special issue is in collaboration with Drs. Meral Koldas and Haven Niland. #behaviorsky #ABA #PBS
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
This is a nice initiative from @myacbs.bsky.social . The price is very reasonable, and you get access to the recording. For a good cause, too! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/act410-exp...
ACT4£10 - Experiential ACT Introduction and Refresher
Join four incredible ACBS peer-reviewed trainers for a day of learning ACT and refreshing your existing ACT skills.
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May 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is a nice initiative from @myacbs.bsky.social . The price is very reasonable, and you get access to the recording. For a good cause, too! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/act410-exp...
We recently had our May Tizard Behavioural Talk with Liza Tidwell. This is one of those that is worth watching again or telling your colleagues about. You can find it here along with the rest of our Behavioural Talks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbu...
#behaviorsky #aba #pbs #ceu
#behaviorsky #aba #pbs #ceu
Heart First, Science Second What ABA as a Parent and a Professional looks from my living room
YouTube video by Tizard Centre University of Kent
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May 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We recently had our May Tizard Behavioural Talk with Liza Tidwell. This is one of those that is worth watching again or telling your colleagues about. You can find it here along with the rest of our Behavioural Talks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbu...
#behaviorsky #aba #pbs #ceu
#behaviorsky #aba #pbs #ceu