In this assignment, you will be required to:
Define culture from a behavior analytic perspective.
Analyze the importance of culture in practice and research.
Understand specific cultural practices of behavior analysts, listen and learn about the perspectives of anti-ABA autistics and advocates, and approach different cultures non-judgmentally.
Describe cultural humility and identify the benefits of a humble approach and discuss consequences of not using it.
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, providing more than one example and supporting your description with at least one recent scholarly resource.
Discuss the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a client’s/participant’s context in applied practice, supporting your description with more than one example (a sufficient amount would be 2-3) and a scholarly source.
Describe cultural humility and support your description with at least one recent scholarly resource. Discuss several (3-4 recommended) of the potential benefits of adopting culturally humble approaches to applied practice and provide several. examples or explanations of what may happen if a humble approach is not used.
Discuss and explain three or more specific skills needed to adopt culturally humble approaches, the ways to develop and maintain those skills, and support your discussion with several examples and recent research.
provide at least two supporting examples of a culturally humble response in action based on the following statement from an anti-ABA autistic adult.
Include how you would verbally respond and what actions you could take in practice to address a statement like this with the context of two groups of people in frequent conflict: (1) behavior analyst researchers and practitioners and (2) anti-ABA autistics and advocates.
“As an autistic adult, I am strongly against the use of ABA therapy. ABA therapy is based on the harmful idea that autism is a deficit that needs to be fixed. It can involve coercive and aversive techniques, such as punishment, isolation, and physical restraint.
These techniques can be traumatic for children and can lead to long-term psychological harm.
I believe that ABA therapy is fundamentally unethical. It teaches autistic ___children that they are wrong for being who they are. It also teaches them to ____suppress their emotions and to conform to social norms. This can lead to a ____number of negative consequences, including anxiety, depression, and self- ____hatred.
I am grateful that I did not receive ABA therapy as a child. However, I know ____many autistic adults who have been harmed by ABA therapy. They have ____shared stories of being punished for stimming, being forced to make eye ____contact, and being isolated from their peers. They have also spoken about ____the long-lasting psychological effects of ABA therapy, such as anxiety, ____depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
I believe that autistic children should be supported and accepted for who ____they are. They deserve to learn and grow in a safe and inclusive environment. _____ABA therapy does not provide this kind of environment. It is a harmful ____practice that should be abandoned.
I urge parents and caregivers of autistic children to consider alternative ____approaches to supporting their children. There are many ways to support ____autistic children without using ABA therapy. These approaches focus on ____accepting and supporting autistic children for who they are, and on helping ____them to thrive in their own unique way.“
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 Academic Writer Links to an external site. for more information on how to cite your sources.
Resources: 2–4 scholarly or professional resources published within the last 10 years.
At least one of these MUST be a research article from a peer-reviewed journal.
A scholarly resource is a credible, evidence-based publication authored by experts and often peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, academic books, professional podcasts, or dissertations. Anything outside of this must be approved by your instructor.
Length: 3–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to a title page and a references page.
Some recommended articles will be posted in the announcements.
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 rubric 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.
Describe 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 and support this description with examples.
Analyze the importance of incorporating culture as a part of a client’s/participant’s context in applied practice.
Describe 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.
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