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A behavioral prescription for promoting applied behavior analysis within pediatrics
K D Allen1, V J Barone, B R Kuhn
1Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Behavior analysts can improve child health by collaborating with pediatricians. This paper offers strategies for behavior analysts to become recognized experts in pediatric health behavior, fostering collaboration for better child health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric medicine
- Applied behavior analysis
Background:
- Pediatric medicine increasingly focuses on behavior's impact on child health.
- Behavior analysts have developed health behavior interventions but lack collaboration with pediatricians.
- Pediatricians do not widely recognize behavioral technology as a primary treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a framework for behavior analysts entering pediatrics.
- To promote collaborative development between applied behavior analysis and pediatrics.
- To enhance the social relevance of behavior analysis in child health.
Main Methods:
- The paper outlines a 'behavioral prescription' for behavior analysts.
- It details strategies for fostering collaboration with pediatricians.
- Recommendations focus on integrating behavioral science into pediatric practice.
Main Results:
- Applied behavior analysis (ABA) and pediatrics have developed in parallel, limiting ABA's recognition in child health.
- A collaborative approach is needed to establish behavior analysts as experts in child health behavior.
- Strengthening this interdisciplinary relationship can improve child health outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Behavior analysts need a strategic approach to integrate into pediatrics.
- Collaboration is key to establishing behavioral technology as a recognized treatment in child health.
- This integration will enhance the social impact of behavior analysis.