Lost in Translation: A Reply to Shyman (2016)

A recently published article sought to determine the extent to which behaviorism and humanism can be reconciled (Shyman, 2016). However, the "current" conceptions of behaviorism and applied behavior analysis (ABA) used for the analysis were based on mischaracterizations, rendering moot man...

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Published in:Intellectual and developmental disabilities 2018-08, Vol.56 (4), p.278-286
Main Authors: Cox, David J, Villegas, Andrea, Barlow, Molly A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied Behavior Analysis
Attitudes toward Disabilities
Autism
Behavior Patterns
Behavioral psychology
Behaviorism
Collaboration
Developmental disabilities
Developmental Disabilities - therapy
Disability
Education
Humanism
Humans
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Misconceptions
Misrepresentation
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Philosophy
Professionals
Professions
Social Attitudes
Writers
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Summary:A recently published article sought to determine the extent to which behaviorism and humanism can be reconciled (Shyman, 2016). However, the "current" conceptions of behaviorism and applied behavior analysis (ABA) used for the analysis were based on mischaracterizations, rendering moot many of the points made. Nevertheless, Shyman (2016) highlighted a very important question we believe all helping professionals should attend to: Should normalization be the focus of therapeutic goals? This response article was written to provide readers of this journal an accurate representation of behaviorism and ABA. We have also offered an alternative approach to answering the question of normalization that uses a behavior-by-behavior approach and individual client values as the deciding factors. [For Shyman's 2016 article, see EJ1116435.]
ISSN:1934-9491
1934-9556
DOI:10.1352/1934-9556-56.5.278