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ReviewBehavior analysis in practice2022

Professional Development of Behavior Analysts in Europe: A Snapshot for 21 Countries.

Mickey Keenan, Karola Dillenburger, Marie-Hélène Konrad, Natacha Debetencourt, Rea Vuksan, Lefki Kourea, Karel Pancocha, Sheri Kingsdorf, Henriette Juul Brandtberg, Nursel Ozkan and 19 more

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Review in Behavior analysis in practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors.

Mickey KeenanUlster University, Coleraine, UK.
Karola DillenburgerQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3410-5949
Marie-Hélène KonradPCM, Brisbane, Australia.
Natacha DebetencourtQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Rea VuksanQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Lefki KoureaUniveristy of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Karel PancochaMasaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Sheri KingsdorfQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Henriette Juul BrandtbergDanish Association for Behaviour Analysis, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nursel OzkanONPAC, Rämismühle, Switzerland.
Helene AbdelnourONPAC, Rämismühle, Switzerland.
Magali Da Costa-MerandaONPAC, Rämismühle, Switzerland.
Steffi SchuldtQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Robert MellonPanteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athina, Greece.
Alexandra HermanAssociation for Behaviour Analysis Hungary, Budapest, Hungary.
Alan TennysonIrish Association for Behaviour Analysis, Dublin, Ireland.
Shiri AyvazoKinneret Academic College, David Yellin Academic College, Jerusalem, Israel.
Paolo ModeratoIESCUM, Parma, Italy.
Natasha AttardQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Jacqueline SchenkErasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Anna BudzinskaInstitute for Child Development (IWRD), Gdynia, Poland.
Javier Virues-OrtegaABA, Barcelona, Spain.
Lise Roll-PetterssonUniversity of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dag StrömbergUniversity of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Silja WirthABA Switzerland, Gossau, Switzerland.
Charlotte EscanéABA Switzerland, Gossau, Switzerland.
Erika Glaus-StuessiABA Switzerland, Gossau, Switzerland.
Alla MoskaletsUkrainian Association of Behavior Analysts, Mariupol, Ukraine.
Stephen GallagherUlster University, Coleraine, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behavior analysts are not recognized or regulated as a distinct profession in Europe. For the most part, European behavior analysts adhered to the standards set by the U.S.-based Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). However, the BACB certification has not been recognized officially in any European jurisdiction. The recent decision by the BACB to discontinue eligibility of non-U.S. residents to apply for the BCBA exam by the end of 2022 has brought the issue of professional regulation outside of the United States into sharp focus. This article offers a snapshot in time of professional recognition of behavior analysts in 21 European countries. It stems from the Erasmus+ funded EuroBA project and its Professional Advisory Group (PAG). The EuroBA project aims to develop common standards and competences for behavior analysts to facilitate national regulation and mutual recognition across Europe.

Indexed as

behavior analysisBehavior Analyst Certification BoardEuropeprofessional recognition

Identifiers

PMID36406141
PMCPMC9648995

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