Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis *
6/19 Godinez, E. S., Brand, D., Miguel, C. F., & Penrod, B. (2024). A further investigation regarding the efficacy of and preference for positive and corrective feedback. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1096
Generally speaking, corrective feedback is more effective and people prefer it
Behavior Analysis in Practice
6/18 Arroyo, R., Camacho, I. Empowering Mexican Women in Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00952-y
(Open access) Mentoring is suggested as a tool for women to empower other women, and is briefly detailed
6/19 Koudys, J., McConnell, C., Savard, A. et al. The Use of Technology and Telehealth to Improve Behavioral Sleep Assessment and Intervention. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00942-0
The authors used telehealth to coach parents in a behavioral sleep intervention; it was effective in 2 of 3 cases, particularly in eliminating unwanted co-sleeping
6/21 Posey, J.L., Marrer, C.A., Driscoll, N.M. et al. Response Allocation of Board-Certified Behavior Analysts toward Categories of Evidence-Based Practice. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00953-x
BCBAs are more willing to recommend unscientific treatments when presented with more challenging case studies
West, D.M., Assemi, K., Ragulan, S. et al. Compassionate Care, Cultural Humility, and Psychological Flexibility: Examining the Potential for Consilience in Applied Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00950-0
A discussion about using ACT to increase compassionate care
Liden, T.A., Rosales-Ruiz, J. Constructional Parent Coaching: A Collaborative Approach to Improve the Lives of Parents of Children with Autism. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00944-y
Using the constructional approach (e.g., focus on what you want versus what you don't want), parent coaching was effective in increasing preferred activities. The supplemental information contains a very detailed and interesting script for the treatment
Behavioral Interventions *
6/18 Somers, K. P., Sidener, T. M., Callahan, A., Reeve, S. A., & Pane, H. (2024). Teaching water flossing to children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Interventions, e2036. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.2036
2 children with ASD and 2 children without were taught to water floss with backward chaining, video modeling, and reinforcement, with some teaching implemented by caregivers
6/22 Chen, M., Dutt, A. S., & Nair, R. (2024). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of Skills and Needs Inventories in Functional Behavior Assessments and Interventions (SNI-FBAI-CN). Behavioral Interventions, e2038. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.2038
An English language Singaporean assessment was validated in Chinese
Behavior and Social Issues
6/17 de Almeida, M.P., Caldas, L.F., da Silva França, B.M.B. et al. Behavioral Systems Analysis in Understanding Models of Corruption Control. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-024-00175-4
The authors conduct a systems analysis on anti-corruption organizations
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
6/19 Ash, T. L., Feinberg, A. B., Meyer, K. A., & Garbacz, S. A. (2024). School Teams’ Reported Implementation of Family–School Partnerships in PBIS: Current Practices and Opportunities for Growth. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007241249513
A survey of PBIS practitioners focused on family partnerships finds weaknesses in sharing decision-making, and barriers arise when schools have high enrollment or increased racial diversity
Santiago, R. T., Hall, G. J., Garbacz, S. A., Gulbrandson, K., & Albers, C. A. (2024). Examining an Integrated Factor Structure of Schoolwide MTSS Implementation Measures. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007241249524
The authors examine the combination of behavior and academic support in schools
Journal of Behavioral Education
6/19 Manolov, R., Tanious, R. Assessing Nonoverlap in Single-Case Data: Strengths, Challenges, and Recommendations. J Behav Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-024-09552-w
(Open access) A technical examination of graphing and analyzing data
Yuan, C., Wang, L., Long, M. et al. Promoting Reciprocity During Pretend Play in Children with Autism. J Behav Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-024-09553-9
An intervention targeted reciprocal pretend play using modeling, prompt delay and differential reinforcement, and a differential observing response; interactions and vocalizations increased, maintained, and generalized
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
6/19 Global and LMIC Insights into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): A Bibliometric Study from 1998 to 2023
(In press) Only about 4% of ACT publications focus on low- to middle-income countries. Michael Twohig is the most prolific author, and Steven Hayes is the most cited
Pilot Evaluation of a Self-help ACT Intervention for Palliative Care Patients
(Open access) (In press) A 4-week intervention for palliative care patients decreased distress. There is a table with comments from the participants, which provides an interesting look into important factors of program design
European Journal of Behavior Analysis
6/19 Vélez, F. Y. M., & Avalos, L. P. (2024). Effects of explicit permissive rules on behavior patterns in a common resources situation. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2024.2367865
In an analog task with students, verbal rules about using resources impacted their use. A "first come, first served" rule depleted resources quickly and encouraged hoarding of resources, while a "take what isn't used" rule promoted delays of consumption and less hoarding
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Sloan publishing
Ethics: Proactive and Practical Decision Making for Behavior Analysts, LeBlanc & Karsten
Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Belonging: Reflections for Behavior Analysts, Dyer, Weiss, Tereshko, & Linnehan (eds.)
2023: A list here
Podcasts
ABA Inside Track
Episode 279 - Storytelling
Building Better Businesses in ABA
Episode 92: Setting WIGS (Wildly Important Goals) With Jeffrey Krepps
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
Zombie Ideas and Applied Behavior Analysis
Tom Critchfield examines the resurgence of Freud, functional communication, and other frauds. For more, see last week's Fixed Interval where we discussed the case of Anna Stubblefield and the documentary Prisoners of Silence
A Father’s Day Meditation on Expert Parenting
Just because you know everything about parenting it won't make you a good parent...but don't worry about it
Steve Hayes
Five Life Lessons Before My Son Leaves For College
Licensing & professional organizations
ASAN
Action Alert: Call Now to #StopTheShock!
ASAT
June newsletter
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Verbal AUTISM Launches New Communication Tool for Nonspeaking Individuals
Slightly cheaper than ProLoQuo, and comparable (?) to the one-time $300 cost of LAMP...but is the app any good?
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Why employers wind up with mouse jiggling workers, Axios
If you evaluate workers based on a certain metric — their presence in an office or time spent on a computer — you'll likely get more of the behavior you're measuring, says Elliott, a former executive at Slack.
Imagine a company that does not know how to measure employee work output, so they track whether the person moves their mouse frequently. Imagine that company is called Wells Fargo. “When you pay for time, you get time,” says Abernathy a decade ago; similarly Daniels two decades ago; similarly Mager and Pipe three decades ago; similarly the first issue of JOBM five decades ago; ad nauseam.
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive has a list of events, some of which are free: 6/26,
Flashback
I plan to write something longer, but in the meantime: he’s responsible for ruining multiple lives, including in academic studies (trigger warning: abuse). He also might have the absolute best backstory, as evidenced by the screenshot above.