ArticleBehavior analysis in practice2025
Why We All Need to Shape the Profession of Behavior Analysis through Advocacy and How to Get Started.
Article in Behavior analysis in practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Experiences and Needs of Leaders Supporting Multilingual ABA Staff: A Qualitative Exploration.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Building on Common Ground: Autistic Adults' and Parents of Young Autistic Children's Perspectives of Early Behavioral Intervention Practices.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Behavior Analysis at a Macro Level: The Case for Behavior Analysts in Public Policy Work.Behavior analysis in practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
Many behavior analysts, like professionals in other health-related fields, are not trained to promote themselves, affect public policy, or disseminate information to individuals outside of their field, including to lawmakers. One of the reasons professionals can be experts in their own professions is because they devote their time to advancing their knowledge in their field; thus, they have limited time to spend becoming proficient in public relations, advocacy, and public policy. However, it is precisely these skills that behavior analysts need to hone and utilize effectively if the profession is to be sustainable. This article gives a brief history of the professionalization of behavior analysis, discusses the pitfalls of sometimes only being recognized as a single-disability industry (i.e. autism), explores the behavior of other professions that serve as models for advocacy, and provides recommendations for advocacy at different levels. The intent is to guide the profession and professionals of applied behavior analysis to a sustainable future based on the experiences of leaders of three U.S. state organizations.
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