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25th Jun 2025

Building Trust and Psychological Safety: Leadership Insights with Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi and Dr. Ellie Kazemi

Hosts Hillary Laney and Timothy Yeager welcome Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi and Dr. Ellie Kazemi to discuss the importance of building relationships and trust in the field. Dr. Cirincione-Ulezi and Dr. Kazemi share their experiences and insights on how to create a supportive and psychologically safe environment for staff and clients, emphasizing the need for ongoing reflection and self-awareness to improve as leaders.

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About the Podcast

The HRE Podcast
Shaping Futures: Pioneering Compassionate Care in Applied Behavioral Analysis
In the Happy Relaxed and Engaged podcast, hosts Timothy Yeager and Hillary Laney discuss the necessary changes towards assent drive care that need to happen in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Each week, they’ll interview a leader in the field to discuss how to implement those changes.

About your hosts

Timothy Yeager

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A husband to Tiffany and a father of four: Roslyn, Atticus, Ezra, and Hunnter. A son to Ben and Phyllis. The Chief Clinical Officer of one of the largest ABA therapy providers in the country and a functional contextualist with a firm assumption that we can transform lives and communities through the science of behavior analysis.

Hillary Laney

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Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritize dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. Hillary has overseen the training of over 300 supervising clinicians and her team has supported over 500 successful Practical Functional Assessments. In her free time, she volunteers moderating the PFA & SBT Community, an online group of over 20,000 members, which provides free content for members to learn and grow in assent-based practice. Additionally, Hillary is an epic Swiftie. What's your favorite Era?