Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training Plus Behavior Parent Training on Parental Implementation of Autism Treatment.

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) plus behavior parent training (BPT), when delivered via telehealth, on parental implementation of behavioral strategies, experiential avoidance (EA), and stress. The study also examined the subsequent effects on the parents' autistic children's behaviors. A multiple baseline design was implemented across four parent-child dyads who participated in the online training. The findings showed that ACT+BPT resulted in parental implementation reaching and maintaining high levels. The training also decreased EA and stress in three parents. Moreover, the parents' ratings of their children's challenging behaviors decreased. However, such a trend was not as clearly depicted by direct measures of the children's behaviors. A social validity interview revealed parents found ACT beneficial in assisting them to learn and use the BPT strategies. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Perception and Experience with Zero-Tolerance Policies and Interventions to Address Racial Inequality.

This study expands the current research on anti-Black racism and student discipline in schools. It examines perception, experiences, and alternatives of zero-tolerance policies in education, in relation to the call for action by Black Lives Matter at Schools. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students are affected at a disproportionate rate when it comes to school discipline, leading to high, inequitable incarceration rates. However, behavior analysis already has powerful tools and interventions that can stop this "school-to-prison pipeline" effect. A survey of school professionals investigated awareness of adverse outcomes from zero-tolerance policies and the use of effective, behavioral alternatives to exclusionary disciplinary practices. Results confirmed zero-tolerance policies still exist in North American schools, but that school professionals, including behavior analysts, support Black Lives Matter at School's call to end such practices. It is important to note that participants report already having the necessary skills to combat zero-tolerance; however, many still feel uncomfortable or ill-prepared to implement interventions specifically intended to decrease anti-Black racism in schools.

Comparación de dos procedimientos de enseñanza universitaria: Un ejemplo de interteaching / Comparação de dois procedimentos de ensino universitário: Um exemplo de interteaching / Comparison of two procedures of college teaching: An example of interteaching

El objetivo de ésta investigación fue comparar dos procedimientos de enseñanza universitaria en el rendimiento académico. Un total de 11 estudiantes fueron evaluados en las dos condiciones experimentales, interteaching con discusión por pares (ICDPP), e interteaching sin discusión por pares (ISDPP). Se utilizó un diseño de tratamientos alternantes para comparar ambas condiciones. En cada condición los participantes completaban unas guías de estudio, en la condición de (ICDPP) los estudiantes discutían en parejas los temas de las guías y seleccionaban los de la siguiente clase. Posteriormente el docente revisaba los temas de la clase anterior y administraba un quiz al final. La condición de ISDPP fue idéntica a la anterior, con la excepción que no se presentaba la discusión por pares. Los resultados muestran que las notas más altas en los quices ocurrieron en la condición de ICDPP. Se discuten los resultados y se presentan alternativas de investigación.

The objective of this study was to compare two methods of college teaching in increasing quizzes scores. A total of 11 students were tested in the two experimental conditions, interteaching with peer discussion (IWPD) and interteaching without peer discussion (IWOPD). An alternating treatment design was used to compare both procedures. In each condition participants completed study guides before class, then in the IWPD students meet in groups to discuss and selectt eaching topics for class. This condition ended with a quiz. The other condition, IWOPD was similar to the above, except students did not meet in groups to discuss the study guides. The results show that quiz scores were higher in the ICWPD. Some educational implications are presented and futures research described.

O objetivo desta investigação foi comparar dois procedimentos de ensino universitário relativos ao rendimento acadêmico. 11 estudantes foram avaliados em duas condições experimentais: interteaching com discussão por pares (ICDPP) e interteaching sem discussão por pares (ISDPP). Foi utilizado um delineamento de tratamentos alternados para comparar ambas as condições. Em cada condição os participantes completavam guias de estudo; na condição de ICDPP os estudantes discutiam em pares os temas das guias e selecionavam os da aula seguinte. Posteriormente o docente revisava os temas da aula anterior e administrava um questionário ao final. A condição de ISDPP foi idêntica à anterior, com a exceção que não se apresentava a discussão por pares. Os resultados mostram que as notas mais altas nos questionários ocorreram na condição de ICDPP. Discutem-se os resultados e se apresentam alternativas de investigação.

Comparison of simple and complex auditory-visual conditional discrimination training.

We investigated the relative effects of simple and complex auditory-visual discrimination training using an adapted alternating treatments design to establish derived stimulus relations in 2 children who had been diagnosed with autism and 1 typically developing peer. Emergence of untrained conditional relations was observed after training in both conditions, with a possible advantage of simple-sample training for 1 participant. Results of generalization and follow-up probes were mixed.

Consideraciones previas al estudio de los marcos relacionales / Preliminary considerations to the study of relational frames

El propósito de este artículo es señalar algunos aspectos cruciales del análisis del comportamiento en el abordaje de la conducta compleja humana. En primera instancia se revisan algunos supuestos referidos a cómo se concibe el conocimiento científico en análisis del comportamiento, posteriormente se desarrollan algunas ideas referidas a lo que se entiende por comportamiento y finalmente el tipo de conceptualización que es apropiada para describir su dinámica