OPENING REMARKS and Disco Science: The Power of Innovation & Imagination belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In OPENING REMARKS and Disco Science: The Power of Innovation & Imagination, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Applied behavior analysis is a powerful science grounded in both experimentation and dedication to the wellbeing of the species. Scientific exploration is fueled by questions found in the problems, circumstances, and solutions of our lives. Solutions to some of the world's biggest problems are often found in ingenious and innovative ways. One of the ways that science progresses is through historical exploration of research failures and successes. Wisdom and inspiration can be, and have been, found everywhere including areas where voices have been suppressed. Some examples include indigenous knowledge that invites wholistic and systems processes; in areas where we have traditionally seen silos, such as the divisions between the arts and sciences, science fiction contributions that focus on the creative process for the well-being and struggles of the species; in members of the species that have been ignored, such as children who often bring an unfiltered openness to situations; and in sectors of society that are often characterized as unimportant or trivial, like disco that can shift ideas and patterns of thinking. Scientific curiosity can be fostered through nurturing environments that encourage exploration and empower bold ideas. The urgency of our times suggests the importance of innovative approaches to improving lives across the globe. Imagination can fuel collective action and make life improvement go viral.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Malika Pritchett is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas. She is the director of Tidepools Ecobehavioral Laboratory, an applied research lab dedicated to the understanding and improvement of the human condition through conducting research about prevention of challenging behaviors, stimulus control and designing optimal environmental arrangements, and human empowerment and agency.
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