provide a behavior analytic definition of “culture” and values”

Posted: September 27th, 2023

Culture in Applied Behavior Analysis
Staddon (2021) states “every successful society relies on values that may well be essential to its success.” In this week’s readings, you explored this behavior analytic interpretation of culture and values and their relationship with ABA intervention. Be sure you have watched the video The Professional Infrastructure of Applied Behavior Analysis (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2020).
Please respond to the following:
First, provide a behavior analytic definition of “culture” and values”.
Then, using your readings for support, discuss some factors that contribute to the relationship between values and culture.
Next, review the philosophical and scientific foundations of applied behavior analysis that you have considered through the course to date. Based on your review, discuss whether and how these foundations contribute to a values-based culture of applied behavior analysis.
Please go on to discuss how one of the therapeutic approaches you read about this week (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassionate Care, or Trauma Informed Practice support a values-based culture in ABA.
Finally, after viewing the video, describe the ways that professional organizations and other institutions function to promote the values and culture of applied behavior analysis.
“A Contextual Behavioral Account of Culture: Example Implementation of a Functional Behavioral Approach to the Study of Cultural Differences in Social Anxiety” (Krieg, 2020)
“Values: A Core Guiding Principle for Behavior-Analytic Intervention and Research” (Paliliunas, 2021)
“The Training Experiences of Behavior Analysts: Compassionate Care and Therapeutic Relationships With Caregivers” (LeBlanc et al., 2020)
“Toward Trauma‐Informed Applications of Behavior Analysis” (Rajaraman et al., 2022)
“Relational Frame Theory: A Framework for Psychologists to Develop Positive Interventions to Bring About Real Change in Applied Settings” (Tyndall, 2022)
“Is Acceptance and Commitment Training or Therapy (ACT) a Method That Applied Behavior Analysts Can and Should Use?” (Dixon et al., 2020)
Video
The Professional Infrastructure of Applied Behavior Analysis (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2020)