AUGUST 2025 APBA Journal Club becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In AUGUST 2025 APBA Journal Club, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →It is critical for practicing behavior analysts to remain in contact with the scholarly literature. In fact, behavior analysts who are certified and/or licensed likely have an ethical obligation and requirement to maintain their skills and knowledge and to accrue continuing education hours. Finding time to connect with research and other important scholarly work can be a challenge for professionals. APBA to the rescue! Our monthly Journal Club highlights peer-reviewed work relevant to your professional activities. Articles are presented by at least one of the article's authors giving you a chance to ask questions about the article and how to put strategies into practice. Student, trainees, and Behavior Technicians are encouraged to attend to engage with their scientist-practitioner community and develop their skills. This month we are featuring the article titled Assessing the Efficacy of and Preference for Positive and Corrective Feedback. presented by Michael Simonian and Denys Brand. The presenters will walk us through the article with a particular focus on practical application of strategies and considerations for implementation. Attendees will be able to submit questions ahead of time and throughout the presentation. Simonian, M. J., & Brand, D. (2022). Assessing the efficacy of and preference for positive and corrective feedback. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(3), 727-745.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 0 | — |
Dr. Denys Brand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University (Sacramento) and is the director of the Performance Improvement Laboratory. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) under the supervision of Dr. Oliver Mudford. Following the completion of his PhD, he worked for three years as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr. Florence DiGennaro Reed. During his time at the University of Kansas, he worked as a consultant with a large human service organization that provides remote service to adults with disabilities. Dr. Brand has published in several peer-reviewed academic journals, including the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Behavioral Education, Behavioral Interventions, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, and Behavior Analysis in Practice. He currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and is also a member of the OBM Network Research and Teaching Committee. Presently, his laboratory is conducting research in the areas of performance feedback, preference assessments in organizational settings, procedural fidelity, and rapport building.
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