Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis

An Introduction to ABA for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals

Albert J. Kearney

Part of the JKP Essentials series

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2007, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 120pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-860-3, BIC 2: JM JNSG

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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is based on the premise that behavior can be influenced by changes in environment and by the reinforcing consequences of that behavior. This introductory guide to ABA demystifies the basic terminology, the underlying principles, and commonly-used procedures of ABA using accessible, everyday language.

Albert J. Kearney explains the kinds of learning and reinforcement processes that form the basis of ABA programs. Having covered these essential principles, he describes how the science of behavior analysis can be effectively applied to real life behavior problems. He looks at how behavior is assessed and various intervention techniques that are often employed with children who have autism and other special needs. Having laid these essential foundations, Kearney touches on more advanced topics: the applications of ABA in behavioral education, such as precision teaching and programmed instruction.

Clear, accessible, and with a structure that is easy-to-follow, this book is an essential introduction to the discipline of ABA and its applications for parents and professionals.

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• Albert J. Kearney

Subject areas

• Education
• Parenting
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
• Psychiatry and Psychology

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Keywords

• ADD,
• addiction,
• applied behaviour analysis,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• challenging behaviour,
• child psychology,
• children,
• education,
• high functioning autism,
• inclusive classroom,
• occupational therapy,
• parenting,
• special education

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