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ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis (eBook)

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This definitive professional manual teaches board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) the psychological flexibility model, as well as how to conceptualize their cases using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With this guide, behavior analysts will learn how to create their own exercises and generate metaphors, be present with the unique individual learner in front of them, and practice the core ACT skills flexibly to ensure better behavior outcomes for clients and their families.

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Quickly master a proven-effective behavior therapy that will allow you to expand the effectiveness of your practice.As a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), you work with a wide range of clients, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some of these clients may not be verbal at all on one end of the spectrum, while some may have very advanced language skills on the other. For these clients and their families, you need a flexible and adaptable therapeutic framework to ensure the best behavior outcomes. Drawn from relational frame theory (RFT)—the psychological theory of human language—acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can help.With this definitive professional manual, you’ll learn to conceptualize your cases using ACT, create your own exercises, generate metaphors, be present with the unique individual learner in front of you, and practice the core ACT skills flexibly to ensure better behavior outcomes for clients and their families. You’ll find an overview of the theoretical connections between behavior analysis, RFT, and ACT, as well as the core act skills, including present-moment awareness, flexible perspective taking, committed action, and values work. Finally, you’ll find information on cultural competency and diversity to help you service a wide range of clients.If you’re like many BCBAs, you need specialized resources when working with linguistically sophisticated clients, as well as their parents and caregivers. Let this book be your comprehensive guide to incorporating ACT into your work.

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Author

Thomas G. Szabo

Pages

312

Publish Date

8 – 2022, 10 – 2023

ISBN

9781684035823, 9781684035830

ISBN-10

9781684035823, 9781684035830

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

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