Scientific Framework for Compassion and Social Justice
Lessons from Applied Behavior Analysis
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A Scientific Framework for Compassion and Social Justice provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the behavior analytic principles that maintain social justice issues and highlights behavior analytic principles that promote self-awareness and compassion.
Expanding on the goals of the field of applied behavioral analysis (ABA), this collection of essays from subject-matter experts in various fields combines personal experiences, scientific explanations, and effective strategies to promote a better existence; a better world. Chapters investigate the self-imposed barriers that contribute to human suffering and offer scientific explanations as to how the environment can systematically be shaped and generate a sociocultural system that promotes harmony, equality, fulfilment, and love.
The goal of this text is to help the reader focus overwhelming feelings of confusion and upheaval into action and to make a stand for social justice while mobilizing others to take value-based actions. The lifelong benefit of these essays extends beyond ABA practitioners to readers in gender studies, diversity studies, education, public health, and other mental health fields.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Metta- Contingencies
Contributor: Michelle L. Zube
Chapter 1 Acceptance Commitment Training:
ACTing to Support Compassion-Focused Applied Behavior Analysis
Contributors: Jonathan Tarbox and Kristine Rodriguez
Chapter 2 Ageism:
Reconsidering Aging: An Examination of Contextual Factors and the Construct of Old Age
Contributors: Claudia Drossel and Rachel VanPutten
Chapter 3 Applied Behavior Analysis: An Evolution
Rooted in Compassion: How BF Skinner Planted the Seeds of Social Justice for Behavior Analysis and How We Have Grown Over the Past 70 Years…
Contributor: Sarah Trautman
Chapter 4 Behavior Economics:
In Health and in Sickness- Irrationality of the Decision Making Process
Contributor: Liliane de Aguiar-Rocha
Chapter 5 Black Lives Matter:
Black Lives Matter: From Theoretical Conceptualization to Function-Based Real-Life Application
Contributor: Denisha Gingles
Chapter 6 Blame:
Not I: A Behavioral Conceptualization of Perpetrator Blame
Contributors: Eva Lieberman, Emily Sandoz, and Karen Kate Kellum
Chapter 7 Bullying:
Queen Bees, Wannabees, Bee-havior Analysts: Looking at Bullying Through a Behavioral Lens
Contributor: Ann Beirne
Chapter 8 Burnout/Self Care:
Filling your Vessel: Recognizing Burnout and Choosing Self-Care
Contributor: Crystal Thompson
Chapter 9 Compassion:
The Role of Compassion in Social Justice Efforts
Contributors: Linda A. LeBlanc, Denisha Gingles, and Erika Byers
Chapter 10 Connectedness:
Connectedness: Lessons in Cultural Humility, Racial Capitalism, Racial Colorblindness, Implicit Bias, and Colorism
Contributor: Miguel Gallardo
Chapter 11 Corruption:
Corruption: An Integrity Violation Examined From a Behavior Analytic Perspective
Contributor: Tete Kobla Agbota
Chapter 12 Cultural Humility:
The Development and Implications of a Cultural Humility Approach to Behavior Change Programs
Contributor: Cherelle Masche Williams
Chapter 13 Culturally Aware Practice:
Cultural Considerations for Delivering Effective Treatment
Contributors: Lina Slim and David Celiberti
Chapter 14 Culture:
A Cultural Behavioral Systems Science Perspective on the Struggle for Social Justice
Contributors: Traci M. Cihon and Kyosuke Kazaoka
Chapter 15 Do Better Movement:
The Do Better Movement: The science of togetherness
Contributors: Megan Miller and Jennifer Phelps
Chapter 16 Equitable Education:
The Role of Behavior Analysts in Providing Equitable Services for Clients in Public Schools
Contributors: Nicole Hollins and Stephanie Peterson
Chapter 17 Gender Inequality:
We Can Shatter Glass: An Optimistic Reminder to Behavior-Analytic Feminists
Contributors: Natali Wachtman Perilo and Julie Ackerlund Brandt
Chapter 18 Gendered Language:
Moving Toward a Compassionate Gender Expansive Society
Contributor: Arin R. Donovan
Chapter 19 Global Impact:
Standing for Science Takes a Village - An International One
Contributors: David Celiberti, Maithri Sivaraman, and Lina Slim
Chapter 20 Higher Education:
Evidence-Based Teaching in Culturally Responsive Higher Education
Contributors: Lauren K. Schnell and April N. Kisamore
Chapter 21 Humanity of ABA:
ABA as a Humane Approach
Contributor: David Celiberti, Kirsten Wirth, and Kate McKenna
Chapter 22 Inclusive Settings:
"We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All out of Ideas!": Disruptive Behavior and Faith-based Congregations
Contributor: Bobby Newman
Chapter 23 Income Inequality:
Understanding the Needs of Economically Disadvantaged Children and Families
Contributors: Margaret Uwayo, Mya Hernandez, and Denise Ross
Chapter 24 Indigneous Rights:
Finding the Trail: Indigenous Considerations for Decolonizing Research and Clinical Work
Contributor: Louis Busch and Angela Levasseur
Chapter 25 Islamophobia:
Behavior Analysis and Islamophobia: A Behaviorist Point of View
Contributor: Wafa Attallah Aljohani
Chapter 26 Justice Reform:
The Implications of Dissemination of Applied Behavior Analysis in the Criminal Justice System
Contributor: Bree Lutzow
Chapter 27 LBGTQ2IA:
Supporting Ontogenic and Cultural Compassion Building for the LGBTQ2IA Community
Contributors: Worner Leland, August Stockwell, and Janani Vaidya
Chapter 28 Microaggressions:
Addressing Microaggressions in the Workplace Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Contributors: Shaneeria Persaud and Stephanie Bolden
Chapter 29 Mindfulness:
Skills and Lessons Learned During the 2020 Pandemic: A Behavior Analytic View of Honing Mindfulness, Awareness, and Kindness
Contributor: Jessica L. Fuller
Chapter 30 Organizational Behavior Management:
Promoting a Compassionate Culture within an Organization
Contributors: Jacob A. Sadavoy and Michelle L. Zube
Chapter 31 Nepantla:
Finding Spirit: The Pedagogy of Nepantla
Contributors: Shahla Ala’i and Alicia Re Cruz
Chapter 32 Neurodiversity & Ableism:
From Accountant to Advocate: Ableism & Neurodiversity In The Workplace
Contributor: Thomas Iland
Chapter 33 Perspective Taking:
A Relational Frame Approach to Understanding Perspective-Taking in Compassion and Social Justice
Contributors: Yors Garcia, Meredith Andrews, and Lisa Brothers
Chapter 34 Prejudice & Oppression:
Addressing Societal Issues of Prejudice and Oppression: How Can Behavior Analysis Help?
Contributor: Lauren A. Goodwyn
Chapter 35 Privilege:
Read, Reflect, Resist: Deconstructing Privilege
Contributor: Sanyukta Bafna
Chapter 36 Racism:
Applying Behavior Analysis to Dismantle Racism: From Ideas to Action
Contributors: Kozue Matsuda, Yors Garcia, Robyn Catagnus, and
Julie Ackerlund Brandt
Chapter 37 Rural Access:
Rural Access to Ethical and Appropriate Behavior Analytic Treatment in Schools
Contributor: R. Nicolle Carr
Chapter 38 Sexual Harassment:
Sexual Harassment in the Modern Era
Contributors: Connie B. Newman and Kim Templeton
Chapter 39 Social Categorization & Stereotyping:
Stop Judging a Person by Their Cover; How Stereotypes Limit Our Connection with Others
Contributor: Jacob A. Sadavoy
Chapter 40 Social Justice:
Social Justice: An Overdue and Urgent Topic for Behavior Analysis
Contributor: Mary Jane Weiss
Chapter 41 Social Media:
A Global Social Tool or Dilemma?
Contributor: Ryan L. O’Donnell
Chapter 42 Stigmas:
Stigma Through a Behavioral Lens: A Kenyan Perspective
Contributor: Pooja Panesar
Chapter 43 Stimulus Equivalence:
A Derived Relational Account of Cultural Biases
Contributors: Leif K. Albright, Bryan J. Blair, and Daniel M. Ferman
Chapter 44 Urban Planning:
Urban Planning Through an Applied Behavior Analytic Lens
Contributor: May Beaubum
Chapter 45 Wellness:
Wellness and the Use of Acceptance Commitment Training in the Workplace
Contributor: Kate Elizabeth Harrison
Chapter 46 White Saviorism:
White Saviorism: Lessons Learned and Continued Reflections
Contributor: Whitney Hammel Anny
Chapter 47 Conclusion: Prosocial Framework
Designing organizations with love: An ACT Prosocial framework for social justice, diversity, and inclusion
Contributor: Thomas G. Szabo
Final Thoughts
References
Index
Editor(s)
Biography
Jacob A. Sadavoy, QBA, BCBA, has 20 years of behavior analytic experience improving socially significant outcomes in schools, centers, businesses, hospitals, and homes in more than 15 different countries.
Michelle L. Zube, MA, BCBA, has been in the field of behavior analysis for over 15 years consulting for schools and businesses both locally and internationally. She believes in the utility of the science and its broader applications for meaningful and sustainable change.
Reviews
From mindfulness to income inequality to urban planning, Sadavoy and Zube’s ambitious tome is a must read for all behavior analysts! These essays are filled with ideas on how to incorporate compassion into our work, and how the science of behavior can be applied to a wide range of critical social issues. If you want to know what Love has to do with it, and how behavior analysis can indeed change the world, this is a great place to start.
Bridget A. Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D, Alpine Learning Group
The field of behavior analysis has waited a long time for a book like this, almost too long, but it’s right on time. The content serves as the beginnings to an actionable methodology for an.cyone ready to embrace the science of behavior analysis as a powerful vehicle for positive social change. Threaded together by themes of compassion, humility, and justice, this book arrives as a call to action for all of us to reflect on our own values and beliefs and how they inform our work as practitioners of behavior analysis. Undoubtedly, this is an essential reading for everyone in our field and at all levels.
Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi, EdD, BCBA, CEO & founder, ULEZI, LLCSkinner's vision of behavior analysis was that it was a generic science that would one day be seen to be relevant for all human behavior. Clearly that vision has not been realized. Behavior analysis has flourished under one tail of the normal distribution but it has not often ventured very far out and underthe dome of that distribution. At least that is how the field is viewed by most people outside of it. Needed are demonstrations that make good on Skinner's vision and this book fits the bill perfectly. The expanse of its conceptual diversity is unmatched by any behavior analytic books I have in my extensive collection. The book is timely without being trendy and could ultimately serve as a go to resource for persons interested in behavior analytic perspectives on contemporary, cultural, and professional issues.
Patrick C. Friman, PhD, ABPP, vice president of Behavioral Health, Boys Town; clinical professor of Pediatrics, UNMC