Ashley M. Penney, Katherine J. Bateman, Yev Veverka, Adriana Luna, Ilene S. Schwartz
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Abstract
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is rooted in the conviction that behavior change can lead to improved quality of life. The goal of ABA has always been to help our consumers achieve outcomes and milestones that are important to them and improve their lives in ways that they choose. For more than half a century, this approach has proven successful. But we are now hearing increasing concerns about problematic application of behavioral principles, suggesting that as our field has grown, we may have lost sight of client-centered interventions and outcomes. In this article, we propose a reconceptualization of the practice of ABA, adding compassion to the current dimensions that have represented our field since 1968. Adding compassion as a definitional dimension of ABA will help behavior analysts find their way back to implementing interventions in a responsive, collaborative, and humble manner that includes working with our consumers and our critics, and listening to perspectives that can help us improve our practice.
应用行为分析（ABA）植根于这样一个信念：行为改变可以提高生活质量。应用行为分析的目标始终是帮助我们的消费者实现对他们来说重要的成果和里程碑，并以他们自己选择的方式改善生活。半个多世纪以来，事实证明这种方法是成功的。但是，我们现在听到越来越多关于行为原则应用问题的担忧，这表明随着我们领域的发展，我们可能已经忽略了以客户为中心的干预和结果。在这篇文章中，我们建议重新认识 ABA 的实践，在自 1968 年以来一直代表我们领域的现有维度中加入同情心。将 "同情 "作为 ABA 的一个定义维度，将有助于行为分析师重新找到以积极响应、协作和谦逊的方式实施干预的方法，包括与我们的消费者和批评者合作，倾听有助于我们改进实践的观点。
期刊介绍：
Behavior Analysis in Practice, an official journal of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, is a peer-reviewed translational publication designed to provide science-based, best-practice information relevant to service delivery in behavior analysis. The target audience includes front-line service workers and their supervisors, scientist-practitioners, and school personnel. The mission of Behavior Analysis in Practice is to promote empirically validated best practices in an accessible format that describes not only what works, but also the challenges of implementation in practical settings. Types of articles and topics published include empirical reports describing the application and evaluation of behavior-analytic procedures and programs; discussion papers on professional and practice issues; technical articles on methods, data analysis, or instrumentation in the practice of behavior analysis; tutorials on terms, procedures, and theories relevant to best practices in behavior analysis; and critical reviews of books and products that are aimed at practitioners or consumers of behavior analysis.
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