Delivering Home-Supported Applied Behavior Analysis Therapies to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families

Overview

Journal Behav Anal Pract

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2020 Jan 25

PMID 31976301

Citations 17

Authors

Andrea Dennison

Emily M Lund

Matthew T Brodhead

Lilibeth Mejia

Ashley Armenta

Jesi Leal

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Abstract

The selection and adoption of culturally appropriate targets and practices, especially for home-based or parent-supported services, is an emerging interest in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA). Variations in cultural norms, caregivers' ability to participate in home-based service delivery, and family and practitioner linguistic competencies are some of the areas that the culturally competent ABA therapist must consider when designing a home-based program of therapy. Given the paucity of empirical research related to cultural competency in ABA service provision, the goal of the current article is to provide practitioners, their supervisors, and researchers with information to overcome many perceived barriers to successfully working with clients whose home languages or cultures differ from that of the dominant U.S. culture. Practical examples, integration of research from ABA and allied fields, and terminology are used to support these points and provide actionable guidance grounded in empirical literature.

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