Expanding the Scope of Behavior Analysis: A Combined Presentation belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter clinical documentation, payer communication, supervision records, and leadership review. In Expanding the Scope of Behavior Analysis, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →This combined presentation will showcase two studies conducted outside of the autism population. The first study conducted a survey of problem behaviors and commonly targeted replacement behaviors in neurotypically developing children ages 1-10 in order to create an evidence-based reference range for behavior analysts to utilize when creating interventions. Findings support that problem behaviors were reported across all age groups. Replacement behaviors, such as waiting and tolerating denials, improved as children increased in age but still largely remained below 80% of opportunities, which is a standard targeted mastery criteria in behavior analytic programs. In the second study, functional behavior assessments and behavior intervention plans were implemented with adults in committed relationships by teaching dyads of partners how to (a) conduct behavior assessments, (b) select evidence-based interventions, and (c) then apply taught skills to target behaviors. While results included that couples increased their knowledge base of behavior analytic methods and a general decrease in rate per day of target behaviors occurred, social validity measures included that such robust procedures may in fact require increased response effort that couples do not find sustainable overtime.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Nicole Kanew is a graduate of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where her focus included applications of applied behavior analysis with couples, training teachers in public schools in principles of behaviorism, social validity measures, and bidirectional contingencies between dyads. With a background in a variety of settings including group homes, in-home therapy, public schools, and clinic based therapy, she continues to pursue the training of behavior analytic methods with novel populations and individuals while exploring potential barriers to implementation.
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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.