Cultural sensitivity in behavior analysis is a topic of growing importance as the field serves an increasingly diverse population. The concept of Latinidad, which encompasses the cultural identity, values, and shared experiences of Latino and Latina individuals, provides a focused lens through which behavior analysts can examine the intersection of culture and behavioral service delivery.
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Join Free →(En español) Las historias de aprendizaje de cada individuo son influenciadas por variables culturales, como idioma o roles de género. Mucho se ha escrito recientemente de la importancia de adoptar estrategias de sensibilidad cultural al implementar intervenciones conductuales, tutoría y supervision de aprendices, y al realizar investigación. Una propuesta para fomentar servicios culturalmente sensibles es alinear la cultura del analista conductal con la cultura del cliente. En el caso de familias Latinas, tal alineamiento incluiría el uso del idioma natal y consideración de valores tipicamente latinos (e.g., familismo, religiosidad, machismo). Sin embargo, no todos los individuos de un grupo cultural compartirán valores, o reglas que controlan la conducta. Asi que es indispensable contar con estrategias para promover la sensibilidad cultural independientemente del grupo cultural al que se pertenezca. Esta presentación describirá el estado actual de la literatura sobre servicios conductuales culturalmente sensibles, lo que significa ser un analista de conducta Latino, y estrategias para promover la sensibilidad cultural en el análisis de la conducta.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
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| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
Dr. Corina Jimenez-Gomez is an Assistant Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Florida. She earned a Licensure in Psychology at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, and a doctoral degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis from Utah State University. She completed post-doctoral training at the University of Michigan and was a Research Fellow at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her training has taken her from the lab working with non-human animals to a range of applied settings working with diverse populations. She has held faculty positions at the Florida Institute of Technology and Auburn University. In addition, she served as clinical supervisor at The Scott Center for Autism Treatment at Florida Tech and was the Director of the Center for Autism Research, Treatment, and Training (CARTT) at Auburn University. Dr. Jimenez-Gomez is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level, whose professional interests include translational and applied behavioral research in the areas of choice, decision making, and reinforcement processes, providing ABA services to learners with diverse abilities, caregiver and staff coaching, and cultural responsiveness in behavior analysis. The impact of her work on cultural responsiveness has been recognized with the ABAI DEI Distinguished Contributions Award (2023), the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Contribution of the Year Award (2023), and the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis DEIA Award (2024). Dr. Jimenez-Gomez serves on the editorial board for various scientific journals and is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. She is also the mom of two amazing humans and is married to a fellow behavioral scientist.
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