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| Issues Regarding Graduate Training in Behavior Analysis: Curriculum Content |
| Sunday, May 28, 2017 |
| 8:00 AM–8:50 AM |
| Convention Center 401/402 |
| Area: TBA/PRA; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: James Moore, Ph.D. |
| Chair: James Moore (University of Southern Mississippi) |
| STEPHANIE M. PETERSON (Western Michigan University) |
| LAURA L. DUDLEY (Northeastern University) |
| MICHAEL F. DORSEY (Endicott College) |
| Abstract: Dixon et al. (2015) ranked graduate programs in behavior analysis per the publication rates of their faculty. While controversial, this established the contention that research productivity may be a vital component of graduate training. Conversely, Malott (1992) argued that graduate programs should focus less on researcher skills and more on developing practitioners. At ABAI 2016, Wilder, Reeve, and Dixon offered a panel to discuss the importance of research in graduate ABA training. The purpose of this panel is to continue and expand that discussion, particularity with respect to the content of the training curriculum. Participants will engage with the panel in open discussion regarding issues such should curriculum focus on the development of specific clinical skills or present an integration of science and practice, does the Approve Course Sequence and BACB Task List provide a good balance of these factors, and the relationship between research skills and clinical competency, to name a few. |
| Instruction Level: Basic |
| Keyword(s): Graduate Training |
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