Practicing with Compassionate Care: A Missing Piece in Behavior Analytic Training

• By: Ashley Kemmerer, MS, BCBA Graham Behavior Services
• March 26th, 2021
• ABA, behavior analysis, behavior analysts, compassion, empathy, feelings, parents, Spring 2021 Issue, stress, sympathy, training
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Becoming and practicing behavior analysis is often synonymous with a strong understanding of the technical components of behavior change procedures. Our training often emphasizes skills such as the memorization of terminology until it becomes second nature, evaluating and conducting research, and...