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Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology and Behavior Analysis.
Author : The Behavior Analyst Today
Release Date : January 22, 2006
Genre: Psychology,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 223 KB

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This paper outlines the development of the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement in medicine and psychology and discusses the criteria by which a given intervention is deemed evidence-based, in accordance with American Psychological Association's (APA) guidelines. Although the EBP movement has its benefits, there are a number of weaknesses that mitigate against implementing these in day-to-day practice. This paper discusses these weaknesses. Readers familiar with Chambless et al.'s (1996, 1998) report on empirically-validated therapies will note that a number of items pertain to behavior analytically-based interventions developed in the 1960s and 1970s. Few would argue that these were flawless upon their inception, however, as indicated on the list, have not been updated nor improved upon. This paper discusses why this might be so in a general context that suggests that applied behavior analysis has drifted from its empirical roots. This paper concludes by discussing the potential usefulness of behavior analytic technologies within the context of quality improvement. Keywords: evidence-based practice, empirically-validated therapies, applied behavior analysis, quality improvement.