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Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap: Training Behavior Analysts to Conduct Brief Literature Reviews
Jones, Nicole
Jones, Nicole
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Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) are ethically obligated to be informed on current literature to maintain their own clinical competence (Behavior Analyst Certification Board [BACB], 2020). Researchers have published suggestions on how BCBAs can maintain contact with the literature, but relatively few have investigated BCBAs' practices of conducting literature searches or evaluated how to teach BCBAs to conduct effective literature reviews. Bank et al. (2022) surveyed 180 BCBAs, and only 45% of respondents reported satisfaction with the research resources available to them. Most of the respondents reported barriers to accessing literature due to subscriptions and payment requirements, and 26% of respondents cited being unsuccessful at locating relevant literature. The current study evaluated a self-instruction training package consisting of computer-based training (CBT) and enhanced written instructions (EWI) to teach three BCBAs how to conduct brief literature reviews to address clinical scenarios. Results indicated that CBT was effective training for two of three BCBAs to conduct a meaningful review of the literature to better inform their practice as clinicians. Additional in-vivo feedback was necessary to increase responding for the third participant.
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2024-08-31
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University of Kansas
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Behavioral sciences, computer based training, enhanced written instructions, evidence-based practice, literature searches, professional practice, research-to-practice gap