Cultural humility represents a paradigm shift in how behavior analysts approach service delivery across diverse populations. Unlike cultural competence, which implies a finite endpoint of knowledge acquisition, cultural humility is an ongoing, self-reflective process that acknowledges the inherent power dynamics between practitioners and the individuals and families they serve.
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Join Free →As today's Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) practitioners focus on the improvement of the human condition across diverse applications and groups of individuals, they are challenged with expanding diversity in the field. Access to ABA intervention is fraught with inequities including poverty, race and ethnicity, geography and other variables which all create barriers to access. Cultural humility is a framework to address both institutional and individual behavior that contribute to the power imbalance, the marginalization of communities, and disparities in health care access and outcomes. During this webinar, learn from BHCOE's newest clinical evaluator Dr. Wright about the framework of cultural humility while reviewing opportunities to incorporate individual and institutional practices into the work of ABA.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
| QABA | 1 | General |
| IBAO | 1 | Ethics |
| BICC | 0 | — |
Dr. Patricia Wright’s commitment to ensuring all autistic individuals have access to effective services and supports has guided her work over the past 30 years, from her earliest responsibilities as a special educator, to state and national-level program management. Patricia has a track record of success working in management at top autism organizations. She was pivotal in the design and transformation of a statewide system of support for children with autism for the state of Hawaii, and she also served in leadership roles for NEXT for Autism and as the National Director of Autism Services for Easterseals. In her current role as the Executive Director of Proof Positive, she collaborates with schools, autism organizations and positive psychology leaders to integrate and expand wellbeing programming for autistic individuals and their communities.Dr. Wright has held advisory roles for a number of professional associations and advocacy groups, including the Organization for Autism Research’s Scientific Council, the Executive Committee for the Friends of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Board of Directors for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts and the Autism Society Panel of Professional Advisors. She has been asked to provide expert testimony at Congressional Hearings and is a frequent contributor in the media, raising awareness of effective intervention for those living with disabilities.Dr. Wright completed her PhD and Master of Public Health from the University of Hawaii. Her research focuses on the delivery of evidence-based interventions in community based settings and healthcare access for people with disabilities.
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