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In the 1978 seminal article Social Validity: The Case for Subjective Measurement or How Applied Behavior Analysis is Finding its Heart, Montrose M. Wolf discusses, among other things, the inception of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) in 1968. He writes that he was tasked with stating the purpose of the journal before it could go to press.

An extension of Kennedy’s work was published seven years later in 1999, by James Carr and colleagues. Their paper assessed the frequency of social-validity measures reported in the first 31 years of JABA. They analyzed the difference in trends of reporting social validity for experiments that had highly controlled analog settings versus more naturalistic and dynamic settings. The reason for doing so harkens back to Kennedy’s comments about the difference between basic and applied research. 

Part 2 - Issues of Multicultural Diversity in the Ethical Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Kim Killu

Part 1 - Issues of Multicultural Diversity in the Ethical Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Angela Capuano.

Part 3 - Issues of Multicultural Diversity in the Ethical Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Danielle DeLong

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Starting next week on Monday, June 8 we will be releasing a three-part series titled Considering Issues of Multicultural Diversity in the Ethical Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Angela Capuano, Dr. Kim Killu, and Dr. Danielle DeLong.

Behavior analysis today gets most of its mainstream recognition for the work being done in applied settings, referred to as applied behavior analysis (ABA). The progress of behavior analytic applications has been important for the dissemination of the science and even better for the clients across the world who require behavioral services.

So where did social validity measures come from and what is the state of social validity in our applied research today? Sebastian Jimenez, a Masters Student in OBM & ABA at Florida Tech and an Intern at ABA Technologies asks these questions on today’s podcast. In a previous 3-part blog series. So has applied research found its heart? - Read the Blog Series Here:

Dr. Hank Schlinger has spent much of his career developing and nurturing new behavior analysts—ones who approach the science and its application critically and with skepticism. Schlinger is known for questioning those things we take for granted. For instance: What does it mean to call oneself a behavior analyst?

Today we are joined by Dr. Thomas Higbee from Utah State University. Utah State Univerisity has multiple behavior analytic programs and today we learn about the applied program that is housed in the Special Education & Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Not only does Dr. Higbee explain the program, but he also speaks to the importance of continuing on for a Ph.D.

The field of Applied Behavior Analysis is growing and, as it continues to grow, we have a responsibility to the next generation of behavior analysts. In this continuing education course, Dr. Schlinger will challenge you to consider how we can do a better job of educating future behavior analysts. He uses literature to make the case for an increased focus on experimental and conceptual analysis. With an understanding that behavior is multiply controlled, it seems obvious that no single form of treatment will work.

This episode is worth 1.0 BACB CEs: https://abatechnologies.com/products/podcast-ces BUY CES $10

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