Why psychologists and therapists should learn clinical behavior analysis
Why Psychologists and Therapists Should Learn Clinical Behavior Analysis By Angela Coreil, PhD, LP, BCBA One of the most surprising things I've learned after years of clinical practice is that becoming a better therapist wasn't about learning another therapy. It was...
Working Toward Clinical Behavior Analysis: Practical Pathways for Behavior Analysts
Working Toward Clinical Behavior Analysis: Practical Pathways for Behavior AnalystsBy Angela Coreil, PhD, LP, BCBA One of the most common questions I receive from behavior analysts is surprisingly straightforward: "How do I get into clinical behavior analysis?"...
Psychotherapy’s Taxonomy Problem
Every generation of researchers tries to build a better way of understanding human suffering. That’s exactly what science should do. New theories propose new mechanisms. New measures. New therapeutic languages. New ways of organizing behavior.
Over time, though, something subtle happens.
What is ‘clinically relevant behavior’: Sign or sample
Much of how ‘psychopathology’ is understood depends on whether ‘unusual’ behavior is determined a sign of an underlying condition or a sample of behavior within a particular context.
Multi-trait Multi-method Assessment
Evaluate construct validity of the self-report inventory of generalized anxiety by interpreting all four sets of correlation coefficients within the multitrait-multimethod matrix that is obtained. Which, if any, of the four measures appears to possess adequate construct validity?
The Matrix Viz: A functional assessment of verbal behaving
Today I’m going to introduce a project that is one of many formulations of functional assessment we’ve been developing. The current formulation was first put to use more than a year ago with Benji Schoendorff, MSc and the Contextual Psychology Institute (CPI).
A Beginner’s Guide to Clinical Behavior Analysis (CBA) and Related Treatments (ACT, DBT, FAP)
What is Clinical Behavior Analysis?
Clinical Behavior Analysis (CBA) is at the intersection of behavior analysis and psychology. It is the application of behavioral principles to changing behaviors previously considered to fit in within the are of ‘mental health’. Clinical Behavior Analysis focuses on changing behavior through functional analysis and reinforcement of more adaptive behaviors
Finding Clinical Behavior Analysis: Part I
by Angela Coreil, PhD In my recent invited talk at CalABA on Clinical Behavior Analysis as a way of unifying the behavioral sciences, I alluded to a series of painful learning experiences that brought me to Clinical Behavior Analysis. My training path has been long...
Notes from CalABA 2022: A field ready for change.
by Angela Coreil, PhD Fields Ready for Change: Notes from CalABA 2022 As I sit here today, recalling my experience of CalABA and the responses to talks, including but not limited to my own talk on unifying the sciences, it is clear that change is both needed and...
Exposure to Privilege
The Function of Privilege within Our Science and Beyond Angela Coreil, PhD If you’re familiar with my writing or social media, you are probably familiar with my tendency to advocate for the underrepresented and disempowered in our society. Recently, I’ve found myself...
Subscribe Today!
Stay up to date on advances in the field, special offers on our courses, and new blogs!