Behavior analysts serve clients from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and the field's workforce is increasingly called upon to provide services to emergent bilingual learners — individuals who are developing proficiency in two or more languages simultaneously or sequentially, often including a home language other than English. Despite this demographic reality, preparation programs have historically provided limited training in the specific clinical considerations that distinguish assessment and intervention with emergent bilingual learners from monolingual practice.
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Join Free →All behavior analysis practitioners work with learners and families from diverse backgrounds; however, training programs may not adequately prepare students to work with emergent bilingual learners. Additionally, pervasive myths and misconceptions about these learners may impact clinical decision-making. This presentation will review these myths and misconceptions and describe how they can affect learning outcomes and hinder culturally responsive and sustaining practices. Drawing from research in behavior analysis and recent clinical data, key areas will be explored to highlight the tangible impacts of the language of instruction on emergent bilingual learners. The presenter will provide recommendations for advancing research and practice in this area.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Rocío Rosales, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, is Professor of Psychology and Program Coordinator of the Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies graduate program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada Reno, and master’s and doctoral degrees from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Her research, clinical, and theoretical interests span a range of topics, including applications of verbal behavior and derived stimulus relations, student and caregiver training, and issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in ABA. She previously served as Associate Editor for The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and The Psychological Record, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. She also served as Section Co-Coordinator of ABAI’s Behavior Dissemination Blog: Verbal Behavior Matters. Dr. Rosales has worked to raise awareness of behavior analysis in underserved communities through various projects and professional collaborations.
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