Ethics and Professionalism Unit 6
Assignment 3, Diversity Assignment: Each student will choose one articles on cultural diversity in ABA and write a 1-page reflection based on the information presented. This could be on race and ABA, Gender and ABA, Diagnosis of Autism and Ethnicity, etc. There are a ton of topics available so just select any journal article on the topics and write your paper accordingly. Be sure to adhere to APA guidelines. Each student will be responsible for choosing an article on cultural diversity. The paper will cover your views of the article based on the information you have learned so far in this course and in your current/past work or life experiences. Each student will write a reflection based on the information presented.
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Assignment 3, Diversity Assignment:
The demand for behavior analysts to serve people from diverse cultural backgrounds has increased significantly in the recent years, thanks to globalization. The article “Cultural Diversity within the Field of Applied Behavior Analysis” by Rodriguez (2020) explores how increase in immigration in the US has made it difficult for therapists to offer culturally competent services. Rodriguez claims that this problem is higher among behavior analysts whose major aim is to offer behavior analytic measures for solving issues of social significance. However, a crucial distinction to make is that what is socially significant to me may not be for another person. We should consider this difference when implementing behavioral interventions for people with a different cultural background. Sometimes we may assess a client and identify a treatment goal that doesn’t conform to the patient’s cultural beliefs. This…..Read More
