Describe culture from a behavioral perspective.
Cultural humility is a key feature of effective and ethical practice. To fully respond to another’s culture, we have to remember that we view it through our own cultural lens. Also, specific beliefs and practices of two cultures can conflict. This is often the case with the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and anti-ABA autistics and advocates. Part of adopting a culturally humble approach involves understanding your own cultural practices and listening and learning from cultures other than your own.
In this assignment, you will be required to:
Understand specific cultural practices of behavior analysts.
Listen and learn about the perspectives and cultural practices of anti-ABA autistics and advocates.
Approach a culture different than your own in a non-judgmental and non-critical manner.
This assignment is intended to help you:
Understand culture from a behavioral perspective.
Consider the importance of incorporating culture in a client’s/participant’s context through a culturally humble approach.
Identify the skills needed to adopt a culturally humble approach and strategies in which we can develop those skills.
To complete your assignment, use the Cultural Humility in Practice Template [DOCX] to complete the following:
Describe culture from a behavioral perspective.
Discuss the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a client’s/participant’s context in applied practice.
Describe cultural humility and discuss the potential benefits of adopting culturally humble approaches to applied practice.
Discuss specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and specific ways we can develop and maintain those skills.
Provide at least two supporting examples of a culturally humble approach in action within the context of two groups of people in frequent conflict: (1) behavior analyst researchers and practitioners and (2) anti-ABA autistics and advocates.
Assignment Requirements
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style guidelines. Review the Evidence and APALinks to an external site. section of the Writing Center for more information on how to cite your sources.
Resources: 2–4 recent scholarly resources.
Length: 3–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to a title page and a references page.
Refer to the MS in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Research GuideLinks to an external site. for help finding resources.
Refer to Cultural Humility in Practice rubric to ensure you understand the grading criteria for this assignment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze ethical responsibilities to colleagues and to the profession.
Explain specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and specific ways we can develop and maintain those skills.
Competency 2: Analyze ethical responsibilities related to practitioner-client relationships and practitioner-family relationships.
Describes cultural humility and benefits of taking a culturally humble approach in practice.
Competency 4: Evaluate ability to work alongside people with diverse backgrounds and varying needs from your own.
Describe culture from a behavioral perspective.
Analyze the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a client’s/participant’s context in applied practice.
Describes two supporting examples of a culturally humble approach in action within the context of two groups of people in frequent conflict: (1) behavior analyst researchers and practitioners and (2) anti-ABA autistics and advocates.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines.
Demonstrate compliance with current APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
Requirements: 4 pages
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Culture in Behavior Analysis
Describe culture from a behavioral perspective and supports with examples or resources (10% of grade). Define culture from a behavior analytic perspective (cite your source). Include 1-2 examples of a culture based on the definition. Thoroughly analyze the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a client’s/participant’s context in applied practice and research and supports with examples (15% of grade). Analyze the importance of considering a client’s culture when conducting assessments or selecting interventions in applied practice. Provide 1-2 examples of how culture can be incorporated within this context. [See chapter 2 of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis to explore cultural identities and chapter 3 for content about culturally sensitive practices in ABA.]
Cultural Humility
Describe cultural humility and benefits of taking a culturally humble approach in practice while providing examples or explanations of what may happen if a humble approach is not used (20% of grade). Explain specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches and specific ways we can develop and maintain those skills. Support with examples and research – cite your source (15% of grade). [One example of a source is listening to Dr. Patricia Wright on Cultural Humility for a discussion on cultural humility. The link can be found in the reference list at the end of this document. See Chapter 14 of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis for content about how to build specific skills.]
Responding with Cultural Humility
Describe more than two supporting examples of a culturally humble approach in action within the context of two groups of people in frequent conflict: (1) behavior analyst researchers and practitioners and (2) anti- ABA autistics and advocates (20% of grade). Introduce the topic of anti-ABA movements. Describe some of the criticisms of ABA by Autistic self-advocates and why this is a conflict for ABA practitioners and researchers.
Provide three examples of culturally humble responses to criticisms about the field of ABA. The examples provided should be based on the specific skills needed to practice with cultural humility and steps that professionals can take to develop and maintain those skills. Hint: Explaining why one thinks anti-ABA movements misunderstand ABA is not an example of how to respond with cultural humility. [See For Whose Benefit?: Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions (ASAN, n.d.) for a review of the main concerns expressed about ABA by Autistic self-advocates. See podcast Beautiful Humans: The Social ChangeCast, episodes 25 & 26 for a discussion about ABA Reform with a BCBA and an Autistic self-advocate. Links are included in the reference list below.]
References
These references must be cited above to remain on the list. If you do not use one of the references or use additional references (you are welcome to use any relevant reference), you must make changes to this reference list.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN, n.d.). For whose benefit? Evidence, ethics, and effectiveness of autism interventions. https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/intervention-ethics/
Donovan, A., & Gingles, D. (Hosts). (2020-2021). Ep. 25: ABA Reform Movement with Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman. Beautiful humans. https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/episodes/Ep-25-ABA-Reform-Movement-with-Jo-Ramirez-Messina-and-Jeff-Newman-Part-1-ei4en9
Donovan, A., & Gingles, D. (Hosts). (2020-2021). Ep. 26: ABA reform movement with Jo Ramirez-Messina and Jeff Newman. Beautiful humans. https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/episodes/Ep-26-ABA-Reform-Movement-with-Jo-Ramirez-Messina-and-Jeff-Newmanpart-2-ei4foh
Conners, B. M., & Capell, S. T. (2021). Multiculturalism and diversity in applied behavior analysis: Bridging theory and application. Routledge.
Kelly, A. (Host). (2021, April 25). Dr. Patricia Wright on cultural humility. Behaviorbabe. https://anchor.fm/behaviorbabe/episodes/Dr–Patricia-Wright-on-Cultural-Humility-egq034
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