Dr. Derek Reed

Director of Applied Behavioral Science at Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc.

Derek Reed is Director of Applied Behavioral Science at Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc. He was previously a Scientist in the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment and a Professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas where he directed the Applied Behavioral Economics Laboratory. He is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the Doctoral Level, and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the State of Kansas. Derek received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Illinois State University and his Master’s and PhD in School Psychology from Syracuse University. He has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice, and The Psychological Record. Derek has over 180 publications, coauthored three edited books and one textbook, and has won numerous awards for his scholarship, such as the American Psychological Association Division 25 B. F. Skinner Foundation New Applied Researcher Award and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences Early Career Award. He served as Coordinator of the ABAI Science Board and on the Board of Directors for the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, of which he was previously Executive Director. Derek’s research investigates quantitative models of choice and reinforcer efficacy, as well as the role of reinforcement pathologies of health and addictive behaviors. Toward this end, he specializes in the development of behavioral economic measures of substance use and risky health decisions, with the aim of using these concepts and measures to inform treatment and public policy.

SESSION

THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF BASIC FOUNDATIONS FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS

October 20, 2023 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Behaviour analysis has grown exponentially in the past decade. As more BCBAs enter the workforce, the “business” of ABA has become a significant enterprise. The intense market demand for BCBAs has created the need for practitioner-oriented training programs that ABA consumers desperately need. As the evolution of ABA accelerates forward at unprecedented rates, there is a concern that the relevance of basic behaviour analysis is becoming less obvious.

This presentation proposes that quality ABA service provision relies on some fundamental linkages with the basic behaviour analytic literature. This presentation uses historical and research-based examples to highlight the importance of practitioners accessing basic research findings in behaviour analysis. The presentation concludes with strategies practitioners can use to search and access experimental findings to help mitigate applied problems.

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will be able to define basic research in behaviour analysis

2. Attendees will be able to describe ways to access the basic behaviour analytic literature

3. Attendees will be able to provide examples of applied problems that required basic

4. solutions in the ABA literature

1 BACB Learning CEU

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