25 Essential Skills & Strategies for the Professional

Category      : E-Books

Author          : John Bailey & Mary Burch

Publisher      : Routledge

Year             : 2010

Page             : 344

Language     : English

File Type      : Pdf

Size              : 4,667 KB

Review         : This emotional and heart-wrenching plea came to us in the form of a desperate phone call from Kimberly, a newly certified behavior analyst. This extremely bright, enthusiastic, go- getting graduate student had such an intense desire to get her first job and begin helping clients with behavioral needs that no one would have

predicted she would find herself in the depressing situation she described. But she did. We began to notice that many other behavior analysts were experiencing similar problems, and we had a revelation—being an expert in behavior analysis is not sufficient for a behavior analyst xxii • Preface to be a successful consultant. As our field continues to grow, it is critical that we educate behavior analysts on all of the skills needed to be effective and make a difference in the life of others.