Some Additional Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter supervision meetings, staff training, clinic systems, and performance review. In Some Additional Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better performance, lower drift, and more sustainable team development, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Baer, Wolf, and Risley's (1968, 1987) seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis (ABA) have served the science and its practice well. ABA embodies five additional characteristics that should raise the spirits of those who study, practice, teach, and/or research the science and encourage decision makers and consumers in many domains to view ABA as a trustworthy source of knowledge and tools for achieving socially significant behavior change. I will identify those characteristics and suggest several actions that behavior analysts, regardless of career stage or role, can take to help narrow the gap between ABA's tremendous potential to help make the world a more humane place and its restricted impact to date.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 1 | — |
William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA-D, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He has taught at universities in Brazil, Japan, Portugal, and Singapore and given workshops or lectures in 25 other countries. A Fellow and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Dr. Heward's publications include co-authoring the textbooks Applied Behavior Analysis and Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, which together have reached more than a million readers worldwide. Coauthored with his wife Dr. Jill Dardig, Let’s Make a Contract: A Positive Way to Change Your Child’s Behavior embodies their shared mission of putting the power and potential of behavior analysis for positive behavior change directly in the hands of end users, in this case families and professionals who support them. Awards recognizing Dr. Heward's contributions to education and behavior analysis include the Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award from the American Psychological Association's Division 25, the Ellen P. Reese Award for Communication of Behavioral Concepts from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and the Murray Sidman Award for Enduring Professional Contributions to Behavior Analysis from BABAT.
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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.