行为分析师为自闭症患者使用治疗方法:该领域的趋势
Kimberly B Marshall1,2, Kristin S Bowman1, Lisa Tereshko1
1Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Endicott College, Beverly, MA USA.
Behavior analysis in practice
|December 11, 2023
概括
经过认证的行为分析师使用应用行为分析 (ABA) 和未确立的自闭症治疗的频率越来越低. 其他人的说服影响治疗选择,突出需要在ABA中推广基于证据的实践.
科学领域:
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 自闭症谱系障碍 治疗 治疗
- 应用行为分析 (ABA)
背景情况:
- 以前的调查表明,ABA在自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的广泛使用.
- 对行为分析师使用未确定的治疗方法存在担忧,这可能会影响客户的结果和该领域的声誉.
- 近年来,ABA领域经历了显著的演变.
研究的目的:
- 通过认证的行为分析师评估目前使用自闭症治疗的趋势.
- 确定过去五年影响这些治疗选择的变量.
- 将目前的治疗使用情况与2016年调查的结果进行比较.
主要方法:
- 对921名参与者进行了调查,包括BCBA-Ds,BCBAs,BCaBAs和RBTs.
- 该调查评估了目前使用各种自闭症治疗方法的情况,包括ABA和未确立的干预措施.
- 参与者报告了影响他们治疗决定的因素.
主要成果:
- 与2016年相比,ABA和某些未确定的治疗方法 (例如DIR Floortime,感官整合疗法) 的报告使用量显著下降.
- 参与者经常将社会影响和来自他人的说服作为他们选择治疗过程中的关键因素.
- 该研究发现,与以前的报告相比,对既有和未确定的治疗方法的依赖减少的趋势.
结论:
- 这些发现表明行为分析师在治疗实践中的潜在转变,报告的ABA使用量显著下降,并且没有确立干预措施.
- 同龄人或其他专业人员的说服似乎是影响治疗选择的重要变量,强调需要对治疗建议进行批判性评估.
- 进一步的研究对于开发促进经验支持治疗方法的一致采用,以优化客户结果和维护应用行为分析完整性的策略至关重要.
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