scholarly journals A Survey of Applied Behaviour Analysis Practitioners in Australia: Education, Training, and Barriers to Professional Practice

Societies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Erin Leif ◽  
Hannah Jennings ◽  
Brett Furlonger ◽  
Russell Fox
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Behaviour Analysis ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Applied Behaviour Analysis ◽  
Practice Standards ◽  
The Status ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
National Practice

In Australia, the prevalence of autism has increased over the past decade. This has resulted in increased demand for safe and effective interventions and supports. Many evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism have been derived from the scientific discipline of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). However, the professional practice of ABA is not yet formally regulated in Australia, and there are no national practice standards or qualification requirements for practitioners providing ABA-based interventions. In addition, very little is known about the qualifications and experiences of those in Australia who currently design and implement ABA intervention programs, information that would assist in developing practice standards and regulations for the profession. These regulatory and knowledge gaps have the potential to impact the safety of both consumers and practitioners. The aim of the current study, therefore, was to survey those who categorised themselves as ABA practitioners and, based on the analysis of the data, answer relevant questions about the status of the profession and provide recommendations for the development of ABA as a profession in Australia.

scholarly journals Served on a Plate: Engraved Sources of San Diego de Alcalá’s ‘Miraculous Meal’ for the Franciscans of Santiago, Chile (ca. 1710)

Arts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Catherine Burdick
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject

There exists a consensus in academic literature regarding the centrality of engraved prototypes for the production of colonial paintings in the Spanish Americas. In Peru, these artistic models were written into legal contracts between painters and clients. An examination of the notarial contracts produced in Cusco from 1650 to 1700 suggests that prototypes in a variety of formats were not only central to artistic professional practice, but that adherence to their images may have provided one motive for entering into such agreements. This study leans upon the centrality of Flemish print sources to confirm the attribution of a partial canvas at the Pinacoteca Universidad de Concepción, Chile as an episode of the series on the life of Diego de Alcalá (c. 1710) in Santiago, Chile. Commissioned from Cusco by the Franciscans of Santiago, the status of the hagiographic cycle as the most extensive ever produced on the subject of this missionary saint dictates that a multiplicity of sources was necessary for its creation. By identifying two engravings that served as its models, this study recovers the subject of this painting as a miracle that sustained Diego during an arduous journey.

scholarly journals Identification and management of prediabetes: results of the Latin America Strategic Prediabetes Meeting

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricio López-Jaramillo ◽  
Ramfis E. Nieto-Martínez ◽  
Gestne Aure-Fariñez ◽  
Carlos O. Mendivil ◽  
Rodolfo A. Lahsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Preventive Treatment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Care Systems

To understand the status of prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America and to evaluate the use of metformin for diabetes prevention in this context. A panel of 15 diabetes experts from seven countries in Latin America met on 14 – 15 August 2014 in Lima, Peru, to review the available literature, discuss the role of prediabetes in type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, analyze collected information, and make conclusions for prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America. Prediabetes diagnosis, screening, and treatment, including lifestyle changes, pharmacological treatment, and cost-effectiveness were discussed. Five resulting statements were issued for Latin America: prediabetes is a clinical and public health problem; health care systems do not currently diagnose/treat prediabetes; use of prediabetes risk detection tools are needed region-wide; treatment includes lifestyle changes, multidisciplinary education, and metformin; and registries of patient records and further studies should be supported. The expert panel concluded that in Latin America, preventive treatment through lifestyle changes and metformin are cost-effective interventions. It is important to improve prediabetes identification and management at the primary care level.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Professionalism in Small Specialist HE Course Management – Reflexive Thoughts on Ongoing Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nieky van Veggel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Status

This paper outlines evidence-based practice in the context of professionalism, and highlights the contribution evidence-based practice can make to the professional practice of higher education course managers. Implications of the changing HE landscape for the status of academics as professionals are reviewed, and evidence-based practice is proposed as a solution for both enhanced course management and to remedy perceived deprofessionalisation. Finally, questions regarding researching professional practice within one’s own institution are addressed.

Global streamers: Placing the transnational at the heart of TV culture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean K. Chalaby
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Video Sharing ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Transnational Media ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Globalization ◽  
Tv Culture

As media globalization has progressed, transnational media have evolved, and this article contends that a new generation has emerged. The first that developed in the latter part of the twentieth century consists of cross-border TV networks and formats. The second is the rise of streaming platforms. During the first generation, the transnational remained a professional practice out of viewers’ reach. With the arrival of the second generation, the transnational has become an everyday mode of media consumption and interaction. Online entertainment services have altered the status of the transnational within TV culture, and what was once at the margins now sits at the core. This article theorizes the notion of the transnational before examining the first and second generations of cross-border media. Considering the advent of streaming, it divides the market into three spaces: subscription video on demand (SVoD), advertising video on demand (AVoD) and video sharing. This article demonstrates how transnational consumption makes SVoD platforms more cosmopolitan than cross-border TV networks. Turning to video-sharing platforms – YouTube in particular – it argues that in the history of TV culture this constitutes a shift in status of the transnational by turning a professional practice into a popular one performed by millions. Based on interviews, this article shows how international access lowers the threshold of economic viability for content creators, while users get involved in cross-border conversations through memetic videos and comments. It is no longer place but technology that determines the fate of stories and ideas, and internet delivery has loosened the ties between TV culture and national culture more than ever.

ABA: l’analisi comportamentale applicata

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 527-528
Author(s):  
Sara Carucci
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Behaviour Analysis ◽  
Applied Behaviour Analysis

The paper reports the most characterising aspects and clinical applications of the applied behaviour analysis (ABA) through the description of and the comment on two cases. The aim is to share this important therapeutic approach with infantile neuropsychiatrists and psychologists for a correct indication and its prompt application.

scholarly journals Supervision for Certification in the Field of Applied Behaviour Analysis: Characteristics and Relationship with Job Satisfaction, Burnout, Work Demands, and Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Dounavi ◽  
Brian Fennell ◽  
Erin Early
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Work Demands ◽  
Behaviour Analysis ◽  
Collegial Support ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Applied Behaviour Analysis ◽  
Supervisory Practices ◽  
Supervisory Experience ◽  
Supervisory Practice

Background: Supervision of behavior analysts seeking certification and supervision of service delivery are key processes in the provision of quality behaviour analytic services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Our study is the first to examine international supervisory practices within the field of applied behaviour analysis. Method: An online survey was distributed to 92 professionals internationally, assessing supervisory practice, supervisor support, work demands, job satisfaction, and burnout. Results: Findings indicate high satisfaction with the supervisor and supervisory experience. Excessive work demands positively correlate with high burnout and low job satisfaction. Half of all professionals only worked with one or two clients before certification. Supervisor and collegial support seem to decrease the likelihood of suffering burnout and increase job satisfaction, although relationships were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Supervisor and collegial support warrant further research as protective factors. Implications for an evidence-based supervisory practice that produces ethical and competent supervisees are discussed.

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