School-based behavior analytic practice operates at the intersection of educational systems, family values, community cultures, and professional expertise, making cultural humility not just a desirable trait but a clinical necessity. Behavior analysts working in schools serve students from extraordinarily diverse backgrounds, each bringing unique cultural identities that influence how they learn, communicate, interact socially, and respond to behavioral interventions.
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Join Free →It is essential that behavior analysts integrate cultural responsiveness into their supervision, as well as their clinical practice. This is a relatively new mandate, and while awareness has increased, there are few resources that assist behavior analysts in integrating this value into their work. This presentation will allow behavior analysts to develop the necessary strategies for incorporating culturally responsive practices into their school-based interventions, interactions with families and students, and colleagues. Furthermore, behavior analysts will be able to identify potential barriers in their daily practice and their ethical obligations to address cultural humility in schools.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
| COA | 0 | — |
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA is the Dean of Institute for Applied Behavioral Science and Director of the Ph.D. Program in ABA at Endicott College, where she has been for 14 years. She also does research with the team at Melmark. She received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1990. She previously worked for 16 years at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University. Her interests center on defining best practice and humane ABA techniques, integrating compassionate care and cultural responsiveness into service delivery, enhancing the ethical conduct of practitioners, training staff to be effective at collaboration, and identifying effective instructinal methods in higher education. She is a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and serves on the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research, on the board of Association for Science in Autism Treatment, on the editorial board of Behavior Analysis in Practice, on the ABA Ethics Hotline, and as an advisor to the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
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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.