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Perkoski IR, de Souza Dahás LJ, Hamilton LFT, Rodrigues BD. Social Justice and the Political Organization of Behavior Analysts: Changing the Institutional Practices of a Brazilian Association. Behav Anal Pract 2024; 17:456-470. [PMID: 38966257 PMCID: PMC11219653 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00510-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Given the advancement of behavioral research in culture and social behavior, it seems natural for the community of behavior analysts to progress towards increased political engagement and a dedication to social justice. To reach this goal, it is necessary to act inside one's own communities and organizations. The purpose of this article is to report on the efforts of the Brazilian Association for Behavioral Psychology and Medicine (ABPMC) to increase equity and social justice during the 2017-2018 term. First, we present an overview of the ABPMC. Next, we describe the process of identifying, planning, and implementing equity and social justice actions in the association. The problems targeted were the discontinuation of policies from one term to another, elitism and centralization, the lack of topics with social and political relevance in the annual conference's scientific program, and the lack of support for the participation of women (especially mothers) in clinical and academic practice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-020-00510-2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Izadora Ribeiro Perkoski
- Department of Psychology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. Washington Luiz, São Carlos, SP 13565-905 Brazil
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- Institute of Psychology, São Paulo University (USP), Avenida Professor Mello de Morais, 1721, Butantã, São Paulo, SP 05508-030 Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Ruy Barbosa College (UniRuy-Wyden), Rua Theodomiro Baptista, 422, Rio Vermelho, Salvador, BA 41940-320 Brazil
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- Paradigma Center for Sciences and Technology of Behavior (Paradigma), R. Vanderlei, 611, Perdizes, São Paulo, SP 05011-001 Brazil
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Cran S, Cihon TM, Borba A, Kazaoka K, Smith M. A Pilot Study Exploring Practices that Support the Longevity of Community Gardens Supported by Religious Organizations. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2023; 32:1-37. [PMID: 38625135 PMCID: PMC10177712 DOI: 10.1007/s42822-023-00124-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Current food production methods in the United States (US) contribute to environmental degradation as well as food insecurity. Food production by means of community gardens has the potential to reduce the deleterious effects of current production methods. However, many community gardens face challenges that hinder their longevity, thereby reducing the likelihood of the support they might provide for environmentally sustainable food production and decreased food insecurity for community members. Researchers conducted a literature review regarding best practices for community gardens, and used ethnographic research methods to inform a culturo-behavioral systems analysis using the Total Performance System and matrix (systems interdependency) analysis to better understand the cultural practices of two established community gardens in the southwest region of the US. The results of the analyses are presented in terms of recommendations to support each community garden's sustainability. Recommendations regarding future research include environmental manipulations to identify functional relations and potential outcome measures for improving the longevity of community gardens. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42822-023-00124-7.
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Taira BW, Maunakea SP. Ma ka hana ka 'ike: Implementing Culturally Responsive Educational Practices. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2023; 32:1-15. [PMID: 38625203 PMCID: PMC10124931 DOI: 10.1007/s42822-023-00127-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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This study uses qualitative storytelling methodology to explore the culturally responsive practices of five educators in Hawai'i. Part of a larger study on a place-based resilience and sustainability graduate certificate program at The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, more broadly, we trace how their experiences as kumu both shape the program and are shaped by it. Their expertise and practices provide actionable examples of how responsive educational approaches, rooted in cultural practice, place, and community, can transform educational experiences for historically marginalized students and communities.
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- Brooke Ward Taira
- Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi USA
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- Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi USA
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Gelino BW, Critchfield TS, Reed DD. Measuring the Dissemination Impact of Culturo-Behavioral Science. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2023; 32:1-27. [PMID: 38625108 PMCID: PMC10014132 DOI: 10.1007/s42822-022-00120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Culturo-behavior science addresses many of the world's most significant problems and therefore has potential to create world-changing outcomes. Before systems level changes that improve the world can be implemented, however, it is first necessary for the public to know about and take interest in the accomplishments of culturo-behavior science. Measurable evidence that this kind of influence is being achieved is a component of "dissemination impact," an important but often overlooked form of accountability on sciences that target real-world problems. We describe a method for quantifying some aspects of dissemination impact and present data on how much of this impact has been earned by articles published in Behavior and Social Issues. The results provide considerable food for thought about how culturo-behavior science can proceed toward making the strategic pursuit of dissemination impact a component of its evidence-based practices. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42822-022-00120-3.
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- Brett W. Gelino
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USA
- Present Address: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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Constructing Global Climate Justice: The Challenging Role of Behavior Science. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s42822-022-00119-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mattaini MA, Roose KM, Fawcett SB. Behavioral Interventions Contributing to Reducing Poverty and Inequities. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2022; 32:1-24. [PMID: 38625310 PMCID: PMC9718469 DOI: 10.1007/s42822-022-00114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Behavioral science has a long history of engaging in efforts to understand and address socially important issues. Poverty and inequities in health and development are among the most important and complex social issues facing the world today. With its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations (2015) has focused attention and guidance on addressing key global challenges, including to "end poverty" (SDG 1), "ensure good health and well-being for all" (SDG3), and "reduce inequality within and among countries" (SDG 10). In this paper, we provide a framework and illustrative examples of contributions of behavioral science to these issues. We feature illustrative behavioral interventions at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. We highlight the diversity of issues, intervention methods, and settings reflected in applications of behavioral science. By joining methods from behavioral science, public health, and other disciplines-and the experiential knowledge of those most affected by inequities-behavioral methods can make significant contributions to collaborative efforts to assure health and well-being for all.
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- Mark A. Mattaini
- Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago, PO Box 1045, Paguate, NM 87040 USA
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- Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USA
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ABA from A to Z: Behavior Science Applied to 350 Domains of Socially Significant Behavior. Perspect Behav Sci 2022; 45:327-359. [DOI: 10.1007/s40614-022-00336-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cihon TM, Borba A, Benvenuti M, Sandaker I. Research and Training in Culturo-Behavior Science. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2021; 30:237-275. [PMID: 38624823 PMCID: PMC8635479 DOI: 10.1007/s42822-021-00076-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Culturo-behavior science (CBS) is a developing area and recently formalized specialization in behavior science that brings together principles and techniques from behavior analysis (e.g., Skinner, 1953), behavioral systems analysis (e.g., Brethower, 2008), cultural analysis (e.g., Glenn et al., 2016), and cultural systems analysis (Mattaini, 2020). Culturo-behavior scientists typically work within a selectionist and/or (ecological) systems perspective to advance our understanding of how cultural phenomena develop and change over time and how more effective cultures and systems can be designed (Cihon & Mattaini, 2019, 2020b). The purpose of the current article is to describe CBS, to introduce the recently formulated Association for Behavior Analysis International verified course sequence (VCS) and certificate program in CBS, and to present different pathways to training in CBS. We do this through the presentation of examples from the literature and from four universities that have adopted the CBS VCS and certificate program that are illustrative of how different programs may approach research and training in CBS.
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- Traci M. Cihon
- Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #310919, Denton, TX 76203 USA
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Emerging Culturo-Behavior Science Contributions to Global Justice. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42822-021-00073-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Raiff BR, Burrows C, Dwyer M. Behavior-Analytic Approaches to the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Current Status and Future Directions. Behav Anal Pract 2021; 14:240-252. [PMID: 33732594 PMCID: PMC7900358 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00488-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, requiring a series of complex behavior changes that must be sustained for a lifetime (e.g., counting carbohydrates, self-monitoring blood glucose, adjusting insulin). Although complex, all of these tasks involve behavior, making them amenable targets for behavior analysts. In this article, the authors describe interventions that have focused on antecedent, consequent, multicomponent, and alternate procedures for the management of diabetes, highlighting ways in which technology has been used to overcome common barriers to the use of these intensive, evidence-based interventions. Additional variables relevant to poorly managed diabetes (e.g., delay discounting) are also discussed. Future research and practice should focus on harnessing continued advances in information technology while also considering underexplored behavioral technologies for the effective treatment of diabetes, with a focus on identifying sustainable, long-term solutions for maintaining proper diabetes management. Practical implementation of these interventions will depend on having qualified behavior analysts working in integrated primary care settings where the interventions are most likely to be used, which will require interdisciplinary training and collaboration.
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- Bethany R. Raiff
- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 USA
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Practical Considerations for Researchers at Teaching-Focused Colleges. Behav Anal Pract 2021; 15:339-346. [DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00536-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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