Suitability of behavior analysis in pediatric primary care
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2021
Department/School
Psychology
Publication Title
Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond
Abstract
The scope of applied behavior analysis has been narrow, and behavior analysts have focused their attention on special populations. Concurrently, there are many children and adolescents outside of these special populations who may benefit from interventions based on behavior analytic practice and who do not access evidence-based treatments. By implementing interventions in the pediatric primary care setting, behavior analysts could expand the scope of practice in the field while improving access to behavioral health treatment for children and adolescents. Behavior analysts have the foundational skills to provide brief, solution-oriented, and problem-focused evidence-based treatment and, with the appropriate training, would be well-suited for work within a fast-paced pediatric primary care setting. There are current health care system barriers, such as licensure concerns, training barriers, and the need for experience functioning as a provider within a multidisciplinary team, that exist for behavior analysts providing services in this setting. Recommendations for how behavior analysts could overcome these barriers and gain competencies necessary for provBehavior Analyst Certification Boardding behavior analytic services in pediatric primary care are discussed.
Recommended Citation
LaLonde, L., Maragakis, A., Bruni, T., & Lancaster, B. (2021). Suitability of behavior analysis in pediatric primary care. In A. Maragakis, C. Drossel, & T. J. Waltz (Eds.), Applications of behavior analysis in healthcare and beyond (pp. 203–215). Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57969-2_9
Comments
A. Maragakis is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Psychology.
*L. LaLonde is an EMU student.