The tension between objectivity and community engagement represents one of the most profound philosophical challenges in applied behavior analysis. This course confronts that tension directly by examining how the traditional scientific emphasis on objectivity can inadvertently create harm within ethnic, gender, cultural, economic, and academic communities, and by proposing alternative frameworks grounded in reciprocity, relationship, and collective engagement.
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Join Free →Problem: Notions of "objectivity" create trauma within ethnic, gender, cultural, economic, and academic divides experienced by communities? Purpose is to maximize impact/output and minimize conflict/extraction improving institutional research while gaining community data, experience and trust sustainably, over time. Method: Identifying and participating in Protocols of Engagement: Ho'oponopono, notions of resciprosity and balance. Findings: Emphasize direct appropriate(not appropriation) interactive participation but only upon authorized invitation. Conclusions:The Power of we over ME! We can only move at the speed of TRUST. We may not be able to "Fix" anything, but we can "Heal". "we" approach with Respect. "we" engage with Humility. "we" respond with Compassion. "we" heal with Aloha.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
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