Behavior analysts are trained to be expert collectors and analyzers of individual client data. Single-subject design methodology, graphical analysis, and data-driven decision-making at the individual level are defining competencies of the profession.
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Join Free →Behavior analysts are likely familiar with methods for collecting and analyzing data for individual patients. These methods have a demonstrated history of effectively improving the efficient delivery of effective, individually tailored ABA services. However, many clinical and organizational questions that behavior analysts may want to ask require that datasets be combined across multiple patients and spanning multiple organizational processes. Conducting and analyzing these bigger datasets require thinking about data collection and storage differently than how most behavior analysts have been trained. This webinar focuses on basic data collection requirements that behavior analysts should consider if they want to ask questions of their data beyond what has traditionally been asked by ABA practitioners. By creating robust systems of data collection that support analyses at multiple levels, ABA organizations can begin to leverage big data analytic techniques and data science methodologies.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| QABA | 1 | General |
| IBAO | 1 | — |
| BICC | 1 | Ethics |
Dr. David Cox can formally lay claim to being a bioethicist (master's degree from Union Graduate College), a board-certified behavior analyst at the doctoral level (PhD in behavior analysis from the University of Florida), a behavioral economist (post-doc training at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), and a data scientist (post-doc training through an Insight! Data Science Fellowship). He has worked in behavior analysis for 20 years as a clinician, academic researcher, scholar, technologist, and all-around behavior science junky. From his work and collaborations, David has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. And, has had the fortune to serve as Editor in Chief for The Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin and Associate or Guest Editor for Perspectives on Behavior Science, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychological Record, Education and Treatment of Children, Toward Data Science, and Behavior and Social Issues. When he's not doing research or building quantitative models of behavior-environment relations, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two beagles, and two kittens around St. John's, FL.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.