Mindfulness: A Behaviorist's Perspective and Practice belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In A Behaviorist's Perspective and Practice, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Abstract: Mindfulness practices such as meditation and yoga have gained popularity in recent years, leading to a multibillion-dollar industry as of 2020. In spite of its popularity, the research on the effects of mindfulness practices is still emerging, though promising in some areas. Mindfulness is often described in non-behavioral terms; however, mindfulness might be conceptualized within a behavioral framework that includes concepts such as operant and respondent conditioning, private events, and motivating operations. Further, interventions such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) might be considered both mindfulness-based and behavior analytic in nature. This talk will provide an overview of mindfulness practices within a behavioral framework, and future directions for behavior analysts as practitioners, clinicians, and researchers will be discussed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
| COA | 0 | — |
Laura Dudley serves as Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Director for the Applied Behavior Analysis programs at Northeastern University. She is a Doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) and licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) who earned her MS in Applied Behavior Analysis at Northeastern University and her PhD at Simmons College. Dr. Dudley has more than 20 years of experience in designing, developing, implementing, and monitoring quality programs for children with autism and related disabilities within public school systems. She co-created the Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia, an online curriculum for individuals with autism that currently serves thousands of children with autism around the globe. Dr. Dudley’s research interests include experimental functional analysis of challenging behaviors, conditioned reinforcement, inclusion, and best practice in online teaching.
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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.