Cultural competence in applied behavior analysis is no longer a peripheral specialty — it is a core clinical requirement. As the population served by ABA grows in cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, and as the profession increasingly scrutinizes its historical tendency to treat the practices of white, Western, middle-class families as the default clinical baseline, behavior analysts at every level of training and practice must develop the skills to deliver services that are culturally informed, linguistically accessible, and socially valid for the families they serve.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Women in Behavior Analysis
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Join Free →The purpose of this symposium is to discuss steps clinicians can take to better serve clients of diverse cultural backgrounds. The first presenter will define cultural reciprocity, discuss its role in the evidence-based practice of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and describe how it can culturally enhance services. The second presenter will talk about the effectiveness of using Fotonovelas, a culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention, to teach behavior change procedures to Hispanic families. The last presenter will discuss the importance of readability of behavior plans and present data on readability assessments conducted on behavior plan samples gathered from around the U.S.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
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