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 *
11/5 Kamlowsky, M. E., Dozier, C. L., Leslie, S. C., Kanaman, K. C., & Diaz de Villegas, S. C. (2024). Effects of social interaction on leisure item preference and reinforcer efficacy for children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2919
The authors tested social and tangible reinforcers in isolation, and synthesized. They found that synthesized reinforcers increased in value for some reinforcers and for some subjects. Interestingly, synthesized reinforcers resulted in false-negatives for some preference assessments
11/7 Salzer, A. R., Dozier, C. L., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., & Reed, D. D. (2024). Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior by domesticated canines. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2921
Trial-based and standard FA was used for dogs, and matched for all subjects, therefore trial-based FA would be an efficient method for assessing dog behavior
Behavior Analysis in Practice
11/5 Yingling, M.E., Ruther, M.H. & Dubuque, E.M. County Variation in the Supervision of Registered Behavior Technicians for the Provision of ABA Services in the United States. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00996-0
In a nationwide survey, half of US counties do not have an active RBT, and nearly a quarter have neither a BCBA/BCaBA nor an RBT
11/6 Ghaemmaghami, M., Ruppel, K., Cammilleri, A.P. et al. Toward Compassion in the Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01012-1
The FTF group argue that ABA has not always been appropriately focused on social significance of treatment
Schroeder, A.C., Peterson, S.M., Mahabub, M.B. et al. A Pilot Evaluation of Expert and Novice Use of the Functional Analysis Risk Assessment Decision Tool. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01006-z
The FARADT (available here under "ESM 2") decreased variability and increased validity of risk scores from novices
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
11/4 Naudé, G. P., Strickland, J. C., Berry, M. S., Dolan, S. B., Cox, D. J., & Johnson, M. W. (2024). Experience with reduced-nicotine cigarettes and whether this decreases smoking and substitution for full-nicotine cigarettes. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.4223
When full- and reduced-nicotine cigarettes were concurrently available, the demand for full-nicotine cigarettes was reduced and reduced-nicotine cigarettes were partially substitutable, suggesting nicotine content is not wholly responsible for maintaining established smoking behavior
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
11/7 Paananen, M., Karhu, A., Tolvanen, A., & Savolainen, H. (2024). Examining Immediate and Sustained Effects of Check-In/Check-Out in Finnish Elementary Schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007241275679
(Open access) In Finland, Check In/Check Out (CICO) was implemented in 51 elementary schools as a tier 2 intervention; an analysis finds that significant positive effects on behavior occurred after 1 week and remained stable
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
11/6 Physiological, Behavioral, and Self-Report Outcomes of Acceptance- and Regulation-Based Exposure for Intrusive Thoughts
(In press) In exposure therapy, people with intrusive thoughts were placed in acceptance, regulation, and control groups. The treatment groups had better outcomes than the control group, and the acceptance group was less sweaty than the regulation group. This lends support to the ACT notion that acceptance leads to less distress (as measured by physiological arousal)
ACT in school settings: A pilot study of ACT-based universal group psycho-educational program among Japanese early adolescents.
(Open access) (In press) In short group sessions with Japanese teens, ACT was effective by some measures
11/8 Web-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adults living with cancer: A Single Case Experimental Design (SCED)
(Open access) (In press) In 7 adults with cancer, a low-intensity online ACT program was found to be acceptable, and for more than half of the participants reduced symptoms of depression, increased quality of life, reduced impact of fatigue, and increased psychological flexibility
European Journal of Behavior Analysis
11/7 Casarini, F., Du, L., & Galanti, E. (2024). Low-intensity ABA intervention for young children with ASD in Italy. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2024.2417494
In Italy, kids typically get 1-3 hours of weekly services total (!). The authors used the CABAS model to deliver ABA for 12 hours per week to 7 kids for 1 year and found improvements in various domains
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
New Harbinger
ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Better Behavior Outcomes Using Acceptance and Commitment Training, Thomas Szabo
Elsevier
Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance, Reid & Green
A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior, Jessel & Sturmey
Routledge
Talk Behavior to Me: The Routledge Dictionary of the Top 150 Behavior Analytic Terms and Translations, Kendall Samuel
The Behavior of Social Justice: Applying Behavior Analysis to Understand and Challenge Injustice, Parks et al.
Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I: Foundations and Advances, Edited by Douglas Johnson & C Merle Johnson
Psychology Essentials for Behavior Analysts, Edited by Toby & Ranade
Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts: A Practical Guide for Students and Clinicians, Edited by Reinecke, Knihtila, Papazian, Heyman & Bratton
Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It, Martin & Pear
Sloan publishing
When Text Speaks: Learning to Read & Reading to Learn, Ross & Greer
Reflections on Behaviorism and Society: Extended Edition, 2024, B. F. Skinner
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
November 2024 Preview
Episodes will include:
Scary Grab Bags to Tell in the Dark
How to Stop Lying w/ Dr. Corey Stocco
Behavioral Artistry (Fall 2024 Listener Choice)
Behavior Analysis in Practice BAPCast
S7E9: Mand Modality Preference Assessments among High- and Low-Tech Options for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review with Matthew O’Brien & Joel Ringdahl
Functional Relations
#24 - Using Motivating Operations Like a Pro w/ Dr. Sarah Frampton
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI blogs
Living in the Real World: The Achilles Heel of Behavioral-Utopian Thinking
Last week Francis Mechner posted about behavioral engineering of societies; this week Tom Critchfield reposts an old Ronnie Dietrich post about why this may not be feasible
Avoidance behavior: Why don’t we know more than we do and why aren’t we working on it?
An interesting summary of EAB work on escape and avoidance
Steve Hayes
The Gentle Principle Of Getting Stuff Done: How to get yourself moving again when you don’t feel like it
A short post that recalls behavioral activation
OAR
Supporting Your Autistic Child During Service Wait Times
Recognizing and Supporting Mental Health Needs Among Autistic People in Employment
Licensing & professional organizations
BACB
When to Establish an RBT Requirements Coordinator Structure within an Organization
APBA
Tips for meeting general health insurance funder requirements for ASD assessment and treatment planning for ABA-based services
A good basic overview
BF Skinner Foundation
New issue of Operants
Great issue about sports, from various contributors – coaching, TAGteach, etc. You have to sign up to see it, but it’s free
ASAN
Together, we will fight for our communities
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Election win tees up regulatory rollbacks and uncertainty, Modern Healthcare
Not able to link the full article this time, but if you’re a smart person you can basically predict the contents of this one. The upcoming administration has been vague yet antagonistic about current law, and therefore nobody knows quite what to expect.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Analyses of relational coherence and rule following: Consistent liars are preferred over occasional truth tellers, JEAB (Open access)
OK, so this isn’t a mainstream news article – it’s a somewhat recent translational experiment about what we might call “correspondence” between spoken language and actual events. Why might people prefer consistent lies, as compared with occasional lies? The logical conclusion is that consistent lying is predictable in the exact way that consistent honesty is predictable. What this has to do with current events, who can really say?
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive has a list of events, some of which are free: 11/7, 11/19 (ETH), 11/19 (SUP), 11/20 (SUP),
Flashback
Most behavior analytic books focus on other people. But you’re saying, “I want to read a book about self-management without the involvement of Jordan Peterson.” Edward Sarafino wrote such a book in 2011. (Dennis Reid has something similar; Watson & Tharp too)