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Response Allocation of Board-Certified Behavior Analysts toward Categories of Evidence-Based Practice 经委员会认证的行为分析师对循证实践类别的响应分配

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00953-x

Jennifer L. Posey, Craig A. Marrer, Natalie M. Driscoll, Alan J. Kinsella, Mark R. Dixon

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The Use of Technology and Telehealth to Improve Behavioral Sleep Assessment and Intervention 利用技术和远程医疗改进行为睡眠评估和干预

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00942-0

Julie Koudys, Catherine McConnell, Angeline Savard, Krysten Spottiswood, Alyssa Treszl, Paige O’Neill, Kaitlyn Harrison, Michelle Guzman Ratko, Aman-preet Randhawa

{"title":"The Use of Technology and Telehealth to Improve Behavioral Sleep Assessment and Intervention","authors":"Julie Koudys, Catherine McConnell, Angeline Savard, Krysten Spottiswood, Alyssa Treszl, Paige O’Neill, Kaitlyn Harrison, Michelle Guzman Ratko, Aman-preet Randhawa","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00942-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00942-0","url":null,"abstract":"Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are likely to experience sleep disturbance. Evidence supports the effectiveness of functional analysis and behavioral sleep interventions to address sleep problems. However, these approaches are resource intensive in terms of assessment and measurement of target sleep behaviors, intervention implementation, and progress monitoring. Recent advances in the use of technology and telehealth in behavioral services may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of behavioral intervention. We evaluated the effectiveness of a hybrid (face-to-face and telehealth) model of behavioral sleep assessment and intervention as implemented by community-based behavior analysts. We used motion/sound detection cameras and various “apps,” for remote viewing, caregiver coaching, data collection, and treatment decision making. We explored the agreement between various data sources. Three autistic children, who engaged in caregiver reported unwanted co-sleeping or behavioral sleep challenges, participated in the study along with their caregivers. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effects of the intervention on sleep onset delay, sleep interfering behavior, and total sleep duration. For two participants, caregiver co-sleeping was eliminated, target bedtimes were achieved, and child participants regularly achieved an age-appropriate amount of sleep. Caregivers rated the intervention and child outcomes positively. The results provide preliminary evidence for the use of telehealth technology to provide caregiver coaching, monitor child progress, and make timely data-based treatment decisions. Results of this study may be used to increase the efficiency of––and access to––behavioral sleep assessment and intervention.","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Empowering Mexican Women in Behavior Analysis 增强墨西哥妇女在行为分析领域的能力

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00952-y

Rosalinda Arroyo, Isaac Camacho

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Training Behavior Analysis Graduate Students to Work with an Interpreter 培训行为分析专业研究生与口译员合作

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-30 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00938-w

Danika J. Vazquez, Sarah A. Lechago, Morgan J. McCarville

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A Primer on Private Equity Ownership in ABA 美国律师协会私募股权投资所有权初探

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00941-1

Cody Morris, Emma Grauerholz-Fisher, Megan E. Ellsworth, Caroline E. Crocker

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Do Cultural Adaptations Matter? Comparing Caregiver Training in Different Language for Latino Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Telehealth-Based Evaluation 文化适应重要吗？比较针对拉丁裔自闭症儿童照护者的不同语言照护者培训：基于远程医疗的评估

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00930-4

Fabiola Vargas Londono, Terry S. Falcomata, Nataly Lim, Andrea Ramirez-Cristoforo, Yuria Paez, Annabel Garza

{"title":"Do Cultural Adaptations Matter? Comparing Caregiver Training in Different Language for Latino Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Telehealth-Based Evaluation","authors":"Fabiola Vargas Londono, Terry S. Falcomata, Nataly Lim, Andrea Ramirez-Cristoforo, Yuria Paez, Annabel Garza","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00930-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00930-4","url":null,"abstract":"Culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) families of autistic children face unique challenges in accessing services that are appropriate for their cultures and languages. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of training language on caregiver skill acquisition. Using behavioral skills training (BST) through telehealth, three Latino caregivers whose first language is Spanish were taught to implement two different behavioral protocols with their autistic children. For one protocol, BST was done in Spanish; for the other, BST was done in English. Overall, the training in each family’s first language was (1) more efficient at promoting the skill acquisition of both caregivers and children; (2) rated by caregivers as more socially valid, and (3) associated with higher levels of caregivers’ indices of personalismo, involvement, and happiness. Findings suggest that cultural adaptations may be necessary to provide more effective and enjoyable training for CLD families.","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140612762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unrestricted Learning Opportunities for Trainees in Behavior Analysis: A Survey of Current Practices 行为分析受训人员的无限制学习机会：当前做法调查

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00931-3

Clare J. Liddon, Madison Crandall, Regan Weston

{"title":"Unrestricted Learning Opportunities for Trainees in Behavior Analysis: A Survey of Current Practices","authors":"Clare J. Liddon, Madison Crandall, Regan Weston","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00931-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00931-3","url":null,"abstract":"Individuals seeking certification as a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) must meet certain eligibility requirements. In addition to passing the BCBA examination, such requirements include completion of a master’s degree, behavior-analytic coursework, and supervised practical fieldwork. In accruing fieldwork hours, trainees must be provided with the opportunity to complete unrestricted activities. The BACB defines unrestricted activities as “. . . those that are most likely to be performed by a BCBA,” and requires that 60% of fieldwork hours are comprised of these activities (BACB, 2022b). Fieldwork hours may be accrued across a number of different host sites (e.g., hospital units, schools, community locations), with each host site having different day-to-day responsibilities affecting how these opportunities are provided. Therefore, exploration of the provision of these opportunities and the barriers to providing these opportunities is warranted. The current study sought to determine the current practices involved in provision of opportunities to gain fieldwork experience hours towards BCBA certification; in particular, practices related to unrestricted fieldwork activities. Results indicate that, although unrestricted learning opportunities are often provided to trainees, contingencies present within the day-to-day operations of a clinical environment can be hampering. A discussion of the implications of these barriers and potential solutions are included.","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Making Deception Fun: Teaching Autistic Individuals How to Play Friendly Tricks 让欺骗变得有趣：教自闭症患者如何玩友善的把戏

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00935-z

Megan St. Clair, Kacie Massoudi, Jonathan Tarbox, Adel Nadjowski, Lauri Simchoni, Marianne Jackson, Angela Persicke

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Science over Cynicism: The Race to Preserve Best-Practice Applied Behavior Analysis through Expanded Awareness, Advocacy, and Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 科学战胜犬儒主义：通过扩大认识、宣传和执行《心理健康均等与成瘾平等法案》，努力保护最佳实践应用行为分析法

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00932-2

Julie Kornack, Karen Nohelty, Marlena N. Novack

{"title":"Science over Cynicism: The Race to Preserve Best-Practice Applied Behavior Analysis through Expanded Awareness, Advocacy, and Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act","authors":"Julie Kornack, Karen Nohelty, Marlena N. Novack","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00932-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00932-2","url":null,"abstract":"Widespread insurance funding of applied behavior analysis (ABA) as a medically necessary mental health benefit in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has placed behavior analysts in the role of health-care providers, and the race is on to see whether best-practice ABA will be defined by the insurance industry or behavior analysts. Behavior analysts who work with insurance and/or Medicaid have increasingly encountered payor guidelines that interfere with their efforts to implement treatment plans that reflect generally accepted standards of care. When these arbitrary limits are integrated into ABA practices, payors—not science—are shaping how ABA is implemented. Many common payor guidelines, such as location exclusions, caregiver participation requirements, and age and hour limits, violate the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). For the first time since MHPAEA became law, federal agencies are scrutinizing payor guidelines and practices through the lens of MHPAEA and working to increase compliance. In this new climate of MHPAEA enforcement, behavior analysts are uniquely positioned to identify, reject, and report improper guidelines that constrain their ABA practices and promote best practices to optimize patient outcomes. This review of MHPAEA in the context of ABA highlights common violations and current advocacy and aims to equip behavior analysts with the tools to free their practices from improper limits.","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Strategies for Incorporating Compassionate Care in a Behavior Analysis Graduate Program 在行为分析研究生课程中融入爱心关怀的策略

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Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00934-0

Diana E. Parry-Cruwys, Jacquelyn M. MacDonald, Jessica D. Slaton, Allen Karsina, Cormac MacManus

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