What is ABA? “ABA is a Science...Applied behavior analysis is the science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change.” William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA-D, Professor Emeritus, Special Education Program College of Education and Human Ecology The Ohio State University “Although there are several journals devoted to the science of behavior analysis, the two primary journals are the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Both are highly rigorous and technical journals with strong citation indices. But all of this is well established fact and what surprises me is that any educated person would question it.” Patrick C. Friman, PhD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Centre “Of course Applied Behavior Analysis is a science. There exist decades of well controlled research documenting the benefits of ABA for a broad array of challenging behaviors and skill acquisition goals.” Sandra L. Harris, PhD. Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University , Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Emerita “I am extremely surprised and dismayed to hear that ABA is still viewed as an approach (one approach among many) rather than as the science that we know it to be... “ Neil Martin, PhD, BCBA-D Applied Science Representative, European Association for Behaviour Analysis; International Representative, Behaviour Analyst Certification Board “The field of study that is behavior analysis, and of which applied behavior analysis (ABA) forms part, is a science.” Professor Julian C. Leslie. Head of Research Graduate School, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster Thanks to Dr. Mickey Keenan for posting these quotes!
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:31:15 +0000