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What is evidence-based behavior analysis?
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluating the quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in behaviour analysis journals: An umbrella review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Creative Movement Therapies on Social Communication, Behavioral-Affective, Sensorimotor, Cognitive, and Functional Participation Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Lessons from Implementation Science: Incorporating Qualitative Methods to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap in Applied Behavior Analysis.Behavior analysis in practice · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and experiences of early intensive behavioral and naturalistic developmental behavior interventions for autism spectrum disorders: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Exploring the Acquisition of Social Communication Skills in Children with Autism: Preliminary Findings from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Parent Training, and Video Modeling.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Implementation of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Model for Elementary School Students Needing Intensive Behavior Intervention.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- NRF2, KEAP1 and GSK-3 levels in autism spectrum disorder: a case control study.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Ethical Behavior Analysis: Evidence-Based Practice as a Framework for Ethical Decision Making.Behavior analysis in practice · 2022Review
- An Update on Psychopharmacological Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2022Review
- Theories of Autism and Autism Treatment from the DSM III Through the Present and Beyond: Impact on Research and Practice.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Review
- Just How Effective is Direct Instruction?Perspectives on behavior science · 2021Article
- On the Standardization of the Functional Analysis.Behavior analysis in practice · 2020Article
- An Initial Evaluation of an Assessment Method for the PEAK Relational System Direct Training Module.Behavior analysis in practice · 2020Article
- Beneficial Use and Potential Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Managing Autism Spectrum Disorder.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
- Behavioral Artistry: Examining the Relationship Between the Interpersonal Skills and Effective Practice Repertoires of Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
- An Information Theoretic Approach to Model Selection: A Tutorial with Monte Carlo Confirmation.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
- Tactics to Evaluate the Evidence Base of a Nonbehavioral Intervention in an Expanded Consumer Area.Behavior analysis in practice · 2019Article
- Toward an Understanding of the Essential Components of Behavior Analytic Service Plans.Behavior analysis in practice · 2018Article
- An Internal and Critical Review of the PEAK Relational Training System for Children with Autism and Related Intellectual Disabilities: 2014-2017.The Behavior analyst · 2017Article
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Abstract
Although applied behavior analysts often say they engage in evidence-based practice, they express differing views on what constitutes "evidence" and "practice." This article describes a practice as a service offered by a provider to help solve a problem presented by a consumer. Solving most problems (e.g., increasing or decreasing a behavior and maintaining this change) requires multiple intervention procedures (i.e., a package). Single-subject studies are invaluable in investigating individual procedures, but researchers still need to integrate the procedures into a package. The package must be standardized enough for independent providers to replicate yet flexible enough to allow individualization; intervention manuals are the primary technology for achieving this balance. To test whether the package is effective in solving consumers' problems, researchers must evaluate outcomes of the package as a whole, usually in group studies such as randomized controlled trials. From this perspective, establishing an evidence-based practice involves more than analyzing the effects of discrete intervention procedures on behavior; it requires synthesizing information so as to offer thorough solutions to problems. Recognizing the need for synthesis offers behavior analysts many promising opportunities to build on their existing research to increase the quality and quantity of evidence-based practices.
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